Installing IBM Business Process Manager for Microsoft Office Add-On using Microsoft Systems Management Server

You can install IBM® Business Process Manager for Microsoft Office Add-On using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

1. Start the SMS Administrator Console.
2. Create an SMS collection that includes all the users or client systems to which you are installing IBM BPM for Microsoft Office. For example, the collection might include All Users, or All Windows XP Professional Systems.
3. Enable IBM Business Process Manager folder home pages using a group policy. In Microsoft Office Outlook, the home page setting is disabled for non-default stores. Therefore, by default the IBM BPM for Microsoft Office Today and My Tasks views are disabled. To enable the views, apply a group policy by following the instructions provided under Resolution: Method 1 in the Microsoft Support knowledge article.
4. Copy the IBM-BPM-for-Office-Installer.msi file to a local directory on the SMS server.
5. Create an SMS Package for the IBM BPM for Microsoft Office installation.
   1. You can create a package in the SMS Administrator console by clicking Packages , then selecting New > Package .
   2. In the Package Properties window, click the General tab, and enter the package values.
   3. In the Data Source tab, select This package contains source files.
   4. Under Source directory , click Set .
   5. In the Set Source Directory window, select Local drive on the site server.
   6. Navigate to the directory that contains the MSI file, and set the directory as the Source Directory for the package.
6. Add a distribution point to the package. For example, the distribution point can be the local SMS site server.
   1. Edit the Program Properties to add the program to the SMS package.
   2. In the Program Properties window, click the General tab, then enter the appropriate installation command. For example:

      "IBM-BPM-for-Office-Installer.msi" /quiet LSWSERVER=http://myserver:8081 LSWUSER=tw_admin LSWSAVEDSEARCHES=1,2,3 LSWAUTHTYPE=basic

   3. Add the program requirements. For more information about program requirements for IBM BPM for Microsoft Office, see Software and hardware requirements for installing IBM BPM for Microsoft Office.
   4. Click on the Environment tab, then set the Run Mode to Run with administrative rights . Make sure that the option Allow users to interact with this program is not selected.
   5. Click on the Advanced tab, then select Run once for the computer.
7. Distribute IBM BPM for Microsoft Office software to the client systems.
   1. Right-click on the collection name that you created previously. This collection must include all users or client systems where you want to install IBM BPM for Microsoft Office.
   2. Click All Tasks > Distribute Software to Clients.
   3. Select your Package.
   4. Select your Distribution Point.
   5. Select your Program.
   6. Select Create a New Advertisement, and set the advertisement schedule.
   7. Select Assign the Program, and set the assignment time.
8. On the client system, when the assignment time arrives, the IBM BPM for Microsoft Office installation is launched.
   1. A message is displayed with the following text:

      Assigned Program About to Run An assigned program will run in 5 minutes Double-click here for more information . . .

   2. You can see detailed information about the installation by double-clicking in the message. For example:

      Program Countdown Status <name of the installation package> This program will begin running in 1 minute 42 seconds If you are ready to run this program now, click Run

   3. When the countdown ends, the installation begins.
   4. When the installation is complete, restart Microsoft Outlook.