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Deploying via Microsoft Intune? If you’re planning to deploy Draftable Legal using Microsoft Intune, you can use both this article and our dedicated Enterprise installation for Draftable using Intune article as reference points. The Intune article covers adding Draftable to Intune, deploying via Intune, and managing product keys through Intune group policy.

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Deployment options via standard MSI installer

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Download and run the Machine Wide MSI (you can download the latest version of this installer via https://dl.draftable.com/desktop/DraftableDesktopSystem.msi)
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In the installation menu, select the Advanced option and click ‘next’
Select item to see menu
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In the Advanced screen, you will see an expandable feature tree user interface. Expand the Draftable Desktop node, then the Office add-ins node to view individual add ins (pictured)
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Select the add in(s) that you do not want installed and use the menu to select Entire feature will be unavailable
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Select Install to proceed with installation without the add-in(s)
The iManage HTTP Listener Service requires more configuration beyond that is setup in this article. The steps in this article merely deploys the Listener Service, but for complete configuration please see here.

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Custom MSI deployment via scripted automated installs

The following steps are suitable for administrators deploying Draftable Desktop via a command line interface, InTune or similar. It outlines how to programmatically control features being installed by the MSI via the well-known ADDLOCAL property (link to Microsoft Learn page). This allows administrators to provide a comma-separated list of features to be installed.
Planning to use iManage? If your organization intends to use iManage integration with Draftable Legal, it is strongly recommended that you include the HTTP Listener Service (HttpListener) in your deployment. This service is required for iManage integration to function correctly. For complete iManage configuration, please refer to the iManage HTTP Listener Service installation guide.
The features available for specification are listed in the table below
Feature name (“Title”)Feature ID (“Feature”)
Draftable for OutlookOutlookAddin
Draftable for WordWordAddin
Draftable for ExcelExcelAddin
DesktopDesktopShortcut
Start MenuStartMenuShortcut
iManage HTTP Listener ServiceHttpListener
Use the ADDLOCAL property to programmatically specify which ‘Features’ are installed by the MSI by listing the Feature ID (see table above). Note, this property specifies what IS INSTALLED. Features absent from this property will NOT be installed.

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Basic command - MSI installation

Below is a basic example of how to install Draftable via a command line. This example shows installation without the Outlook add-in but including the Word and Excel add-ins and the two shortcuts and the iManage HTTP Listener Service. 
msiexec /i DraftableDesktopSystem.msi ADDLOCAL=StartMenuShortcut,DesktopShortcut,HttpListener,WordAddin,ExcelAddin
Based on the above, running the installer would result in the following Advanced UI set-up:

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Advanced command - MSI installation

If you wanted a more complex configuration that specifies: 
  • The install location
  • Multiple Draftable add-ins
  • HTTP listener service for imanage
  • Quiet/silent installation
  • Specify no machine restart after installation
  • Verbose logging of the full install. Recommended if you are having issues with certain components not installing correctly.
The command below is more advanced with demonstrates more options during installation. 
Start-Process msiexec -ArgumentList '/i "DraftableDesktopSystem.msi" ADDLOCAL=StartMenuShortcut,DesktopShortcut,HttpListener,WordAddin,ExcelAddin,OutlookAddin INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Draftable" /qn /norestart /L*V "C:\Logs\draftable_install.log"' -Wait
For logging to work, please ensure you create the logging location prior to installation. This command will also wait to complete before returning to the command line, that way you know when the installation is completed.  If you need further assistance in deploying the Draftable Machine-wide MSI via command line, please contact support@draftable.com