Installing Antero Requester
To install the Antero Requester stand-alone application, run the separate installer program, Setup_AnteroRequester. This installation package will be located in any of the installation directories where the Antero application has been installed.
This file is able to be freely distributed by any means including email, file transfer, shared server location, etc. and contains only the requisite application and application support files necessary for the Antero Requester application to run. It does not contain user-specific, user-generated, or license information related to the end user.
In order for the Antero Requester application to work, it will be necessary for the users computer to be on the same network as the server and the user must be added to the databases security in order to communicate directly with the SQL database engine.
Following the installation of the Antero Requester application, a new desktop shortcut can be be added by checking the option in the installer.
Setting up Work Request Application
To finalize the installation process, direct the Antero Requester application to connect to the necessary database. Follow the steps below in order to accomplish that process:
1.Double-click on the Antero Requester desktop shortcut icon.
2.The first time the Antero Requester application opens, the user will be presented with the Select Antero Database window.
3.Select a database under the Can be opened header and then click the Open Database button in the upper right-hand corner of the window.
4.The Antero Requester application will open and will show any requests currently in the database.
5.The Antero Requester application no longer uses an XML file as the intermediary document for communication between the main Antero application and the old Work Requester application. The work requests will be stored in Anteros application database.
