Installation Notes for
IBM Office Connect Analytics Edition
Version 4.0

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Server Compatibility and System Requirements

III. Installing IBM Office Connect

IV. Launching IBM Object Connect

V. Accessing IBM Office Connect Documentation

I. Introduction

These installation notes provide system requirements, installation instructions, and other information to help you start using the IBM Office Connect Analytics Edition, Version 4.0.

II. Server Compatibility and System Requirements

Office Connect supports the following platforms:

The computer on which you install Office Connect (usually your development computer) requires:

III. Installing IBM Office Connect

IMPORTANT: Before you install Office Connect 4.0, you must uninstall all previous versions of Office Connect, using the Add/Remove utility in the Windows Control Panel. After uninstalling Office Connect, you must shut down and restart your computer.

To install Office Connect Version 4.0

  1. From the product CD, run the OfficeConnectsetup.exe file, which launches the InstallShield wizard.

  2. When the installation is complete, shut down and restart your computer.

IV. Launching IBM Office Connect

The Office Connect installation adds the IBM Office Connect menu to the Microsoft Excel menu bar and adds the Office Connect-Excel integrated toolbar to the Excel window. Use the commands on these tools to launch the different components of Office Connect.

Occasionally, Excel will not automatically display the IBM Office Connect menu options and toolbar after installation, and you will need to display the options and toolbar manually.

To display the IBM Office Connect menu options and toolbar

  1. From the Excel main toolbar, select Tools->Add-Ins.

  2. In the Add-In dialog box, select Browse and locate the directory in which you installed Office Connect.

  3. Select TMSExcelAdd.Xla. The menu options and toolbar will display.

V. Accessing IBM Office Connect Documentation

After you install Office Connect, you can access the following documentation:

To access overview and procedural online help

To access the tutorial

To access the What's This? help


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Last updated May 5, 2003.