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Collabion Charts for SharePoint provides an easy installation process.
Download Collabion Charts for SharePoint from http://www.collabion.com/products/ccsp/download
The download file varies based on the version of SharePoint you are using. Please select the appropriate download button.
The Server-side and client-side requirements for Collabion Charts for SharePoint are:
Requirement at server-side
- SharePoint Server 2016 / SharePoint Foundation Server 2016 or
SharePoint Server 2013 / SharePoint Foundation Server 2013 or
SharePoint Server 2010 / SharePoint Foundation Server 2010 or
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 / WSS 3.0
- .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
Requirement at client-side
- Web Browser – Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 3+, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera
(Flash charts require Flash Player 8 and above)
After you have downloaded the required file, all you would need to do is:
- Copy the downloaded file to the PC in which SharePoint server is installed
- Extract the downloaded zip file in a folder
- Run (as Administrator) the Setup (Setup.exe) file found in the extracted folder
Setup runs you through a wizard that helps you install and deploy Collabion Charts for SharePoint in a few simple steps. As the first step, you will see a welcome screen as shown below:
Click Next to proceed to the next step.
The installation wizard checks the system for required resources as shown below:
Once the System Check is successfully completed, click Next.
System Check is followed by End-User License Agreement screen as shown below:
Select the “I accept the terms in the License Agreement” check box to accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to proceed.
The Site Collection Deployment Targets screen appears as shown below:
Select one or more web applications/site collections where you want to install Collabion Charts for SharePoint. Click Next.
By default the Activate feature in selected site collection(s) / web application(s) checkbox is selected. This ensures that the feature will be activated in all the site collection(s)/web application(s). For example, in case of the above screenshot the feature is activated in all the 3 site collections of pc-nibir2010 web application.
If you have large number of site collections then you can opt to activate the feature later after installation. To do this, clear the Activate feature in selected site collection(s)/web application(s) checkbox at the time of installation. After the installation is completed follow the steps given below: »
In MOSS 2007/WSS 3.0:
- Open the default root site collection.
- Click Site Actions drop down list on the top right corner of the page.
- Select Site Settings.
- Under Site Collection Administration section, click Site collection features.
- Click Activate present beside the site for which you want to activate. For example - CollabionCharts for SharePoint.
In SharePoint 2010:
- Open the default root site collection.
- Click Site Actions drop down list on the top left corner of the page.
- Select Site Settings.
- Under Site Collection Administration section, click Site collection features.
- Click Activate present beside the site for which you want to activate. For example - CollabionCharts for SharePoint.
The installation starts and is indicated by a progress bar as shown below:
On successful installation,the Manage Collabion Licenses page in the SharePoint Central Administration site for the selected WFE is launched in a browser and the user is prompted to choose the type of license he/she wishes to begin with as shown below:
If you select Standard mode, then you will be able to use the Standard version of Collabion for FREE forever!.
If you select Free Trial, you will start a 30 day free trial for the Pro version of Collabion Charts for SharePoint- without any feature restrictions.After this free trial period is over, you would be required to buy an annual subscription from Collabion to continue using all the features. In case you do not buy a license, your Collabion Charts would be shifted to Standard mode which is free for life.
This completes the installation and deployment of Collabion Charts for SharePoint. Click OK to close the dialog and then click Next in the following screen:
The Installation Successfully Completed screen appears showing more details on the location where you have installed Collabion Charts for SharePoint.
Click Close to exit the wizard.
This completes installation of Collabion Charts for SharePoint. Please keep the downloaded installation file in a safe location, as you might require it to repair or uninstall the existing installation.
Uninstalling Collabion Charts for SharePoint also involves the same wizard used for installing it.
To uninstall, do the following:
- Copy the downloaded file of Collabion Charts for SharePoint to the PC in which SharePoint server and Collabion Charts for SharePoint is installed
- Extract the downloaded zip file to a folder
- Run (as Administrator) the Setup (Setup.exe) file found in the extracted folder
Setup runs you through a wizard that helps you uninstall Collabion Charts for SharePoint. As the first step, you will see a welcome screen as shown below:
Click Next. The wizard checks the system for existing installation of Collabion Charts for SharePoint.
Once the system check is complete, the wizard shows a message stating, “Collabion Charts for SharePoint is already installed”. Click Next.
The Repair or Remove screen appears as shown below:
Select Remove and click Next to begin the uninstallation process.
The uninstallation process starts and is indicated by a progress bar as shown below:
On successful uninstallation, “All operations successfully completed.” message is displayed as shown below:
This completes the uninstallation process. Click Next.
The Uninstall Successfully Completed screen appears showing more details.
Click Close to exit the wizard.
NOTE: The uninstallation process does not remove the charts created using Collabion Charts for SharePoint, so that you can get the charts back when you re-install Collabion Charts for SharePoint. However, if you want to remove the charts, you need to remove the chart Web Parts from your pages. |