Alternate Desktop Client Deployments - SmartPlant Foundation - IM Update 38 - Installation & Upgrade

SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client Workstation Setup

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You can allow users to run SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client using one of the following deployment options:

  • You may choose to run the SmartPlant Foundation client software from a central server. There are many advantages to running the application this way, including no client deployment issues, no initial install, and access control. In this case, you would run the Desktop Client from a central server by executing it via command line over a network share.

  • You can also set up a Desktop Client workstation and launch the application via a URL. Using SPFOpen.exe in the URL string runs an executable file installed on the local workstation that is registered as a custom URL protocol. Instead of downloading the URL-parsing executable file from the server, in this case the executable file is run locally on the client workstation. This URL deployment may be preferable where security restrictions forbid clients from downloading .exe files from a remote server.