The installation of the rule manager consists of two parts.
- A regular installation of the 'Acumen Business Components'
- a ClickOnce deployment of the 'Acumen Business - Rule Manager'
You can find the latest version at
http://www.acumenbusiness.com/Product/Download.htm Issues with the ClickOnce deployment
The ClickOnce deployment allows us to deploy automatic updates for the rule manager, unfortunately we have also receive many issues with the ClickOnce process. Typical reported issues:
- Unable to retrieve application file, File corrupt in deployment.
- System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype)
- **.dll: The manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
- The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required.
Here are some suggestions from
Microsoft:
ClickOnce and Web Browser Compatibility¶
Currently, ClickOnce installations will launch only if the URL to the deployment manifest is opened using Internet Explorer. Make sure that Internet Explorer is set as your default Web browser.
Note1:
Mozilla Firefox is supported if the deployment provider is not blank or the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant extension is installed. This extension is packaged with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
Note2:
Internet Explorer contains a setting called Automatic prompting for file downloads, which affects this behavior. This setting is available on the Security Tab in its Options menu that affects this behavior. It is called Automatic prompting for file downloads, and it is listed underneath the Downloads category. The property is set to Enable by default for intranet Web pages, and to Disable by default for Internet Web pages. When this setting is set to Disable, any attempt to activate a ClickOnce application programmatically (for example, by assigning its URL to the document.location property) will be blocked. Under this circumstance, users can launch applications only through a user-initiated download, for example, by clicking a hyperlink set to the application's URL.
You can try the direct ClickOnce URL link at
http://www.acumenbusiness.com/_downloads/publish.htm after the 'Acumen Business Components' are installed.
A graphical storyboard of the installation steps
step 1
 Download the zip archive |
step 2
 Extract the archive, run the 'setup.exe' |
step 3
 Acumen Business Components installation starts |
step 4
 Provide your customer information |
step 5
 Read the End-User License agreement |
step 6
 Install on default location |
step 7
 Final confirmation |
step 8
 Please wait... |
step 9
 Your OS might ask for extra privileges. click Yes |
step 10
 Components are installed |
step 11
 ClickOnce deployments begins |
step 12
 Wizard informs about the ClickOnce deployment |
step 13
 Security warning; Acumen Business is not a known publisher. click Install |
step 14
 Acumen Business - Rule Manager is installing |
=step 15
 Installation complete. click Close |
step 16
 The Rule Manager launches |