System Requirements BUSINESS 2016

The following hardware and software is necessary or recommended for working with the program:

If you can choose between a 32- or 64-bit operating system, you should always choose the 64-bit variant. You benefit from increased system performance, especially with extensive calculations and demanding graphics.

More information about the dependencies of the DATAflor Products can be found in the chapter Compatibility lists.

32-bit operating system:

• Windows 7 / 8.1 (except RT) / 10 (except Mobile) and the latest service pack for the operating system.
• Processor: at least Intel Core 2 Duo with at least 3,0 GHz (better Intel i5)
• Memory: 4 GB
• 15 GB free hard disk space (DATAflor Recommendation: SSD hard drive)
• DVD drive

64-bit operating system:

• Windows 7 / 8.1 (except RT) / 10 (except Mobile) and the latest service pack for the operating system.
• Processor: at least Intel Core 2 Duo with at least 3,0 GHz (better Intel i5)
• Memory: 4 GB better 8 GB
• 15 GB free hard disk space (DATAflor Recommendation: SSD hard drive)
• DVD drive

32-bit operating system:

• Windows 7 (from Professional) / 8.1 (Pro & Enterprise) (except RT) / 10 (Pro & Enterprise) (except Mobile) and the latest service pack for the operating system.
• Processor: at least Intel Core 2 Duo with at least 3,0 GHz (better Intel i5)
• Memory: 4 GB
• 10 GB free hard disk space (DATAflor Recommendation: SSD hard drive)

64-bit operating system:

• Windows 7 (from Professional) / 8.1 (Pro & Enterprise) (except RT) / 10 (Pro & Enterprise) (except Mobile) and the latest service pack for the operating system.
• Processor: at least Intel Core 2 Duo with at least 3,0 GHz (better Intel i5)
• Memory: 4 GB better 8 GB
• 10 GB free hard disk space (DATAflor Recommendation: SSD hard drive)

General information about the server:

The DATAflor BUSINESS Software can be installed as a Peer2Peer system or as a server + workstation. With the Peer2Peer installation there is no additional server, but a workstation acts as a server and workstation. This solution can have a performance impact. For reasons of speed and data security, we recommend a correct server / client network installation from the 3rd workstation onwards. The address space for the network addresses must be configured according to IP V4.

Operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation or Standard
• Windows Small BUSINESS Server 2011 Essentials or Standard (Windows Home Server 2011 is not supported)
• Windows Server 2012 Standard, Foundation and Essentials
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, Foundation and Essentials

Server hardware minimum:

• Processor: at least Intel i5
• RAM 8 GB or more, 4 GB at 32 bit
• 15 GB free disk space
• We recommend the use of a RAID system for reliability
• DVD drive

• Administrator rights are required for the installation
• DOT.NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1
• DOT.NET Framework 4 Full Pack - DOT.NET Framework 4.5.2
• Free space in the temporary folder of about 1.50 GB
• 10 GB free hard disk space on drive C
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
• Internet access (email contact with the DATAflor Hotline / use of DATAflor Online service / access to online hotfixes and updates)
• recommended: anti-virus program
• Recommended: External data backup on USB hard drives

Network:

• We recommend fixed cabling with 100/1000 Mbit for the network
• A W-LAN is particularly insufficient for replication

Graphic:

• Graphics resolution at least 1280 * 768 (recommended 1280 * 1024), true color
• small fonts

Printer:

• Laser printer PCL 5e or 6
• for fast and high quality output of texts
• Color printer for plant images and image processing
• A separate consultation is required for the use of dot matrix printers
• To set up printing in networks, full access rights to the printer must be available

Microsoft Office software:

For the DATAflor Construction file offers the option of registering an add-in for the desktop version of MS Outlook. Please note that Microsoft Office should also be installed in the 64-bit version on 32-bit computers. For the connection of the BUSINESS-Addresses to the Outlook contacts and the follow-up to the Outlook tasks, the desktop version of Microsoft Office from version 2007 is required.

Documentation and online help:

The program documentation is only available digitally (online help). It can also document content that is not part of the program. Printed manuals are not available.