Configure Rulerunner authentication

The checklist includes tasks that setting up Rulerunner to authenticate with the Datacap authentication method or an external authentication system.

On Do This
Datacap server Create or ensure that a domain/Windows account exists for Rulerunner. All instances of Rulerunner can use the same account.
Datacap server Start the Datacap Server service.

In the Start menu, click IBM Datacap Services > Datacap Server Manager .

Developer workstation Log in to Datacap Web Client.
  • Open Internet Explorer and enter http://WebServerName.
  • Select application, enter user ID, password, station, and click Login.
Developer workstation When you are using Datacap authentication
  • Create or ensure a Datacap user exists that Rulerunner can use.
  • Create or ensure a Datacap station exists that Rulerunner can use.
  • Set up Rulerunner to use Datacap Authentication and enter Datacap user, password, and station.
Developer workstation When you are using ADSI or LDAP
  • Obtain the name of the domain and authentication security group.
  • Create or ensure a domain/Windows account exists that Rulerunner can use.
  • Add group to Datacap application where Name is a group ID that is a concatenation of your security group name, a dot, and the short domain name.
  • Add station to Datacap application where Name is the name of Rulerunner server, and set Maximum to 9999.
  • Set up Rulerunner to use Windows Authentication.
Developer workstation When you are using ADLDS or LLLDAP
  • Create or ensure that an account for Rulerunner is set up in ADLDS or LLLDAP authentication system.
  • Add Datacap user to application with same name as authentication system account.
  • Add station to Datacap application.
  • Set up Rulerunner to use Datacap Authentication and enter Datacap user, password, and station.