This page describes the command-line parameters that can be used to install the Simplify Suite, ScrewDrivers, and other products in silent mode without a user interface.

Parameter Groups

Tricerat supports several parameter groups.  The following table shows which parameter groups apply to each product.

Basic Parameters

Applies to: All installers

/exelang <language choice code>    English = 1033, French = 1036, German = 1031, Japanese = 1041 and Spanish = 1034

/exenoui tells the installer not to display any dialogs

/qn is a MSIEXEC command line switch to tell Windows Installer to run silently

APPDIR=<fully qualified path name>  This parameter can be used to override the destination installation folder

Licensing Parameters

Applies to: Simplify Suite, ScrewDrivers Server, and Service Based Printers

For a license server:

LICENSE_MODE=LicenseServer

LICENSE_PATH=<port number@FQDN of license server>  Unless there is a specific requirement the port number should be set to 6200.

For an activation code:

LICENSE_MODE=LicenseActivate

ACTIVATION_CODE_PROP=<ABCD-1234-EFGH-5678>  The activation code is provided to each customer by Tricerat.

Feature Parameters

Applies to: Simplify Suite and ScrewDrivers Print Server 

ADDLOCAL=<comma-delimited list of selected features>  ADDLOCAL=ALL will install all product features.

For Simplify Suite:

• Required features for all Simplify Suite installations

  • RequiredFilesAndRegistry

  • SimplifySuite – Must be selected when any component of the Simplify Suite is desired for installation

  • Database – Installs the database components, required for all installs.

  • SimplifyLicensing – Installs the licensing feature, required for all installs.

• Optional features

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  • SimplifyConsole – Installs the management console

  • SimplifyPrinting – Install Simplify Printing

  • SimplifyProfiles – Installs Simplify Profiles

  • SimplifyDesktop – Install Simplify Desktop

  • SimplifyLockdown – Install Simplify Lockdown

For ScrewDrivers Print Server:

• Optional features

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  • PrintJobReporting – Installs the print job reporting feature

Database Parameters

Applies to: Simplify Suite, ScrewDrivers Print Server, and Service Based Printers

SQLSERVER_SERVER_PROP=<SQL Server name>

SQLSERVER_DATABASE=<SQL Server database name>

For SQL authentication:

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_PROP=UserDefined

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME=<SQL Login ID>, e.g. “sa”

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD=<SQL password>

For Windows authentication (using static or fixed credentials):

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_PROP=StaticWindowsAuth

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_USERNAME=<Windows user name>, e.g. “TriceratSimplify”

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_PASSWORD=<Windows password> 

TRI_SQLSERVER_AUTH=Yes

For Windows authentication (using credentials of logged-on user):

SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION_PROP=TrustedConnection 

Simplify Suite Example

ScrewDrivers Client Example

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