Authenticate Rulerunner Service

You must set up the Rulerunner Service to use one of the authentication systems that are supported by Datacap.

TMA authentication

You must do the following when Datacap is set up to use the TMA authentication method.

Ensure that a Datacap user exists in your application that the Rulerunner Service can use. All instances of Rulerunner can use the same user. For details, see Adding a Datacap user to your application.
Ensure that a Datacap station exists in your application that the Rulerunner Service can use. All instances of Rulerunner can use the same station. For details, see Adding a Datacap station to your application.
In the Rulerunner Manager, set up each instance of Rulerunner to use Datacap Authentication and enter the Datacap user, password, and Datacap station information.

You must do the following when Datacap is set up to use the ADSI or LDAP authentication method.

Obtain the name of the domain in which Datacap and your authentication server are located. For details, see Obtaining the name of the domain.
Obtain the name of the Datacap Active Directory (AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) security group that is used to authenticate Rulerunner. For details, see Obtaining the name of the AD/LDAP security group
Ensure that at least one domain/Windows account exists that the Rulerunner Service can use, and that the Windows account is part of the Datacap AD/LDAP security group. All instances of the Rulerunner Service can use the same Windows account. When you install and configure Rulerunner, be sure to use this Windows account for the Rulerunner Service.
Add a Datacap group to your application with a name that corresponds to the AD/LDAP security group and short domain name. For details, see Adding a Datacap group to your application for Rulerunner.
Add a Datacap station for each Rulerunner server. The station name must be the same name as the Rulerunner server to your Datacap application. For details, see Adding a Datacap station to your application for Rulerunner.
In the Rulerunner Manager, set up each instance of Rulerunner to use Windows Authentication.

You must do the following when Datacap is set up to use the ADLDS or LLLDAP authentication method.

Ensure that an account exists for the Rulerunner Service and that the account is set up in the ADLDS or LLLDAP authentication system. All instances of the Rulerunner Service can use the same account.
Ensure that a Datacap user exists that corresponds to the ADLDS or LLLDAP account. All instances of Rulerunner can use the same user.
Ensure that a Datacap station exists that the Rulerunner Service can use. All instances of Rulerunner can use the same station.
In the Rulerunner Manager, set up each instance of Rulerunner to use Datacap Authentication and enter the Datacap user, password, and Datacap station information.