e-Isuite Site Installation

…the basics…

Server Requirements

Windows 7 Professional or Windows 2003/2008 Server

No competing http Services (Tomcat6 will provide web services on server machine)

Must have Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Redistributable installed

Brower Requirements IE 11 Officially Supported Popup Blockers Turned Off Latest Adobe Flash Installed

Install e-ISuite on Server

Download Site Installer from http://eisuite.nwcg.gov and run it

Must have administrator privileges to install

Initial setup requires user to create initial e-ISuite Database and initial admin user/Account Manager

Admin User must set up e-ISuite user accounts (either manually or via user import file)

Initial Incident Setup

Initial Incident setup can be done manually or via ROSS Import or Data Transfer Requires Data Steward Role Does not have to be done on Server

machine Cannot be done using Admin User

account Does not have to be done by CTSP

(Team decides who does this – could be Plans or Finance)

Account Manager/Admin User Account Manager performs 2 major

functions in e-ISuite User Account Management▪ Add, Update, Delete User Accounts

Database Management▪ Copy/Create/Delete/Merge Databases (can have

up to 5 separate Databases on a Site Installation)

▪ Auto and Manual Database Backup▪ Database Restoration from Backup▪ Database (and Site) Password Recovery Tools

Setup Client Machines

No Client Installations LAN Connectivity to Server Required Client machines need Adobe Reader (or

equivalent pdf reader) installed Internet Connectivity Not Required for Site Browser Setup Requirements

Latest Version of Adobe Flash Turn off Popup Blockers May need to encourage users to use F11

Function Key for Full Screen Mode in Browser Browser must have Javascript Enabled

Data Steward Functions(DO NOT have to be performed on Server Machine)

Add/Delete/Edit Incident (Incl Acct Codes) ROSS Import (Requires NAP/ROSS Acct) Financial Export (Requires DMS Acct) Data Transfer to/from e-ISuite Enterprise Could be performed by different Sections

Finance could Edit Incidents and do Financial Exports

Resources could do ROSS Imports

Data Transfer Functions

Performed by Data Steward Transfer and/or Sync data between

Site and Enterprise – Requires NAP/e-ISuite Acct Transfer Incident from Enterprise to Site Transfer Incident from Site to Enterprise Sync Data between Site and Enterprise Basic mechanism is a special file

transfer between Site and Enterprise

Tutorials Available

User Account Management Database Management Data Steward

ROSS Imports Financial Exports Edit Incidents Transfer Data to/from e-ISuite Enterprise