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Configuring Draftable Business settings via Group Policy

Draftable Business offers a range of Group Policy settings for license deployment, application configuration and update management. More information is documented here.

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Installer for enterprise deployments

For deployments in enterprise environments, the default installer for Draftable Business may not be suitable. Draftable Business offers an alternative installer: a machine-wide MSI installer. Each installer has trade-offs, different recommended deployment scenarios, advantages, and installation steps.

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Default Installer

Installer Type: Regular executable (.exe) Installer Scope: Per-user Requires Admin: No Recommended scenarios: Individual users, small-scale deployments Download URL: https://dl.draftable.com/desktop/DraftableDesktopSetup.exe This installer is recommended for most scenarios and is the default installer provided. It’s the easiest to use and has minimal requirements - ideal for individual users.

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Benefits

  • No administrator privileges are required for installation
  • Updates are automatically applied

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Notes

  • Each user on the system needs to run the installer (per-user deployment)
  • Each user maintains their own copy of the product

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Installation

  1. Run the installer
  2. Wait for the installer to finish. It installs Draftable for your Windows user account and does not ask for an install location or a product key. You enter the product key the first time you open Draftable, unless it has been deployed by Group Policy.
  3. Draftable Business is installed and ready to use

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Machine-Wide MSI

Also Known As: Native MSI, Per-Machine MSI Installer Type: MSI (Windows Installer) Installer Scope: System Requires Admin: Yes  Recommended scenarios: Citrix & Remote Desktop Services deployments, high-security environments  Download URL: https://dl.draftable.com/desktop/DraftableDesktopSystem.msi This installer is only recommended for specific deployment scenarios where the other installers are unsuitable. The most common scenario is Microsoft RDS and Citrix deployments where a single shared installation is desired, typically for storage efficiency. This installer is a “true” system-wide installer. The software is installed to a
system-wide location and can be launched by all users of the system, including concurrently as in RDS
and Citrix deployments.

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Benefits 

  • A single installation can be shared by all users on that machine
  • Administrators have the control to manage updates
  • Offers support for concurrent usage by multiple users on that machine

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Notes

  • Administrator rights are required for the initial installation and updates
  • All product updates must be manually downloaded and installed
  • System dependencies must be manually installed (e.g. .NET)
Include the HTTP Listener Service — this is required. Every machine-wide MSI deployment must include the HTTP Listener Service (the HttpListener feature). It runs in the background so that Draftable can open when it is not already running and so background integrations work reliably. It is one of the installer’s default features, but ADDLOCAL replaces those defaults with exactly the list you provide, so any command line deployment that uses ADDLOCAL must include HttpListener. During an Advanced install, confirm Http service (under Integrations) is set to install.

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Installation

  1. Run the installer with administrator rights
  2. Select I accept the terms in the Agreement, then choose Install for the standard installation, or Advanced to change the install folder and the features to install. The installer does not ask for a product key. Draftable asks for it the first time it is opened, unless it has been deployed by Group Policy.
  3. Open Draftable Business as a standard user and run a test comparison to confirm that it starts and your license is active.
  4. Open Windows Services and confirm that the HTTP Listener Service installed with Draftable is present and running.