Setting Windows Permissions and Registry Keys Needed for ICXE

Description

The following support note Outlines the permissions required by Users of the Inventory Controller XE software Application.

In general Inventory Controller XE Domain Users must have READ / WRITE / MODIFY permissions to a set of predefined REGISTRY KEYS and FOLDERS/FILES within the software environment.

Failure to provide adequate security permissions can cause certain features and functions of ICXE to operate incorrectly or not at all.

Detail Steps

Step 1: Log into the Server console as an Administrator

Step 2: Open Windows Explorer by right clicking on the start button and clicking explore

Step 3: Locate the folder in which Inventory Controller XE has been installed. Eg. C:\Program Files\Datapel Systems

Step 4: Right click on the folder and click Properties

Step 5: Click the Security tab at the top of the Properties box

Step 6: Check that the user you are about to add is not already in the list.
If the user is in the list skip to step 15.

Step 7: Click the Add… button

Step 8: Type the username of the user to be added and press the Check Names button

Step 9: If the name underlines then you have spelt the name correctly. Skip to step 14.

Step 10: If the name did not underline and the following window popped up then select Remove from selection and press OK

Step 11: If you mistyped the username, repeat from step 8.
If you are not sure of the particular username then press the Advanced Button

Step 12: Press Find Now and locate the user from the list below

Step 13: Double click the user you wish to add

Step 14: Now that the username is underlined, press the OK button

Step 15: Click on the user in the list and then tick the Full Control check box under Allow in the list of permissions

Step 16: Now repeat steps 7 to 15 for all users that will be using ICXE

Step 17: Consider adding a New ICXE Users Security Group that way new users can be added to the group without the need to apply the user to each system attribute.
To finalise the permissions press the OK button on the Properties box

Step 18: Now locate the following folder and repeat steps 4 to 17.

• ICXE Workspace Eg. C:\Program files\Datapel Systems\Inventory Controller\Database

Windows Registry Keys Procedure

The Following steps modify the permissions of registry keys.
These steps should be followed with extreme care and by an authorised system administrator.

Step 19: Open a command prompt. Click Start then Run and type cmd into the box. Press OK

Step 20: Type Regedit at the command prompt. The registry editor will open

Step 21: Locate the Folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE , Then SOFTWARE, Then Datapel Systems

Step 22: Right click on the Folder and click Permissions - Repeat Steps 6 to 17 for this folder

Step 23: Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Subscriptions and repeat Steps 20 to 22

Step 24: Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe and repeat Steps 20 to 22

Step 25: If Using Server 2008 it is recommended you DISABLE UAC - this can be done from the Security Policies section of Server Management.

Step 26: It is recommended you restart the server/workstation to allow all changes to take effect.