These instructions for WebReport version 14.06 and newer.
Older releases should refer to the previous download page.

File Downloads:

WebReport/i software download.

After downloading the software, download the user's guide. It is in Adobe Acrobat format.:

• WebReport/i User's Guide - Release 14
• WebReport/i Report Intranet User's Guide - Release 14
• WebReport/i PDF Form Feature User's Guide - Release 14
• WebReport/i Dropbox Feature User's Guide - Release 14
• WebReport/i HTTP Apache Configuration Files
• WebReport/i Configuration Powerpoint presentation

Previous release documentation:

• WebReport/i User's Guide - Release 13.12
• WebReport/i Report Intranet User's Guide - Release 13.12
• WebReport/i PDF Form Feature User's Guide - Release 13
• WebReport/i Dropbox Feature User's Guide - Release 13

Installation Instructions

To install the WebReport/i product on your system from the SAVF file you downloaded, please follow these exact instructions:

Note: These instructions can be used for either a new product installation or for a software upgrade if you already have WebReport/i installed. If you experience a problem during this upgrade process, please refer to our recovery procedure. Contact Kisco Information System for support if this happens.

Upgrade Note: If you are using this procedure to upgrade an existing WebReport/i installation and you currently have a release level of 10.03 or higher installed, skip the rest of this paragraph. WebReport/i release level 10.03 and higher contains a different software authorization code process. If you have the software installed on an LPAR system or you have it installed in a partition other than the standard 001 partition, you will need new software authorization codes from Kisco Information Systems. You must have these codes on hand BEFORE you start the upgrade process. If there is any question, please contact Kisco Information Systems now.

1. Sign on to your IBM i from a 5250 terminal session. You must sign on using a security officer user profile (*SECOFR). During the install, make sure that this is the only session active for the profile.

2. After completing your logon process, run the IBM i OS command DSPMSG and clear any messages that are displayed. You can clear all of them using the F16 function key. If you are unable to remove messages it indicates that the user profile is already logged into the system from another session. The install process cannot continue until this is resolved.

3. Check the following system values. They should be set as indicated here. If they are not, note the current settings then change them to these settings:
   • QALWOBJRST - *ALL
   • QVFYOBJRST - value 3 or lower
   • QFRCCVNRST - value 1
   
   
4. Create the special user profile, WEBREPTUSR, that is required by WebReport/i for ownership of the objects within the application library. Use the following command:

   CRTUSRPRF USRPRF(WEBREPTUSR) PASSWORD(*NONE)
   PWDEXP(*NO) USRCLS(*SECOFR) ASTLVL(*SYSVAL)
   TEXT('WebReport/i Ownership User - DO NOT DELETE')

5. Run the following command to create a save file on your system:

   CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/WEBINST) TEXT('WebReport/i Install Objects from Kisco Systems')

   If the file already exists, clear it using this command: CLRSAVF FILE(QGPL/WEBINST)

6. From your PC, create a folder on your desktop named TEMP and move the WEBINSTnnnn.SAVF file into it.

7. This file now needs to get transferred into the WEBINST save file just created on your system in the QGPL library. This can be done using the following method:
   • Start the FTP server on your system: STRTCPSVR *FTP (if it is already running, no need to do this again)
   • Open a window on your PC and change ("cd") to the TEMP folder on your desktop
   • Start an FTP session with your IBM i system: FTP yoursystem.com
   • Complete the sign-on process
   • Issue the following FTP commands: BIN PUT WEBINSTnnnn.SAVF QGPL/WEBINST
   • When the PUT command ends, use the command “QUIT” to exit FTP.

   At this point, the software is ready to install or upgrade on your system.

8. Important! - If you are doing an upgrade to an existing WebReport/i installation, make sure that no WebReport/i functions are currently active on your system. This includes making sure that no users have any of the menus active on their terminal and that the all active Router or Monitor functions have been stopped. To check if the Router or any Monitors are currently running, you can use this command: WRKACTJOB SBS(EREPORT). If the EREPORT subsystem is active, then it must be shut down using normal processes before you start the next step.

9. From the command line, run the install process with the following command:

LODRUN DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QGPL/WEBINST)

10. If you changed any system values above, reset them back to their original values once the install processing has completed.

The software will now be installed and the WebReport/i menu will be displayed.

If you have just completed installing an upgrade of your already active license for WebReport/i, go to the INSTALL menu and run option #3. Verify that the display still shows that the software is permanently installed. If not, you will have to update the code that you obtained before starting the upgrade process. Also, please contact Kisco and advise us that you have updated to a new release level. Let us know the specific version that you have just installed so we can keep our records current about your installation.