Product installation on user’s computer
Prerequisites: Excel 2013/2016/2019/Microsoft 365, SAP GUI 7.50 (SP10 or higher)/7.60, Microsoft operating system Vista or later.
Prerequisites for the trial version: Internet connection in order to request the temporary license key.
EasyInput installation on user’s workstation is quite easy:
a) Unpack the installation package if provided as compressed (zip) file
Important: If automatic product update is envisaged, then the user should put the installation files into a shared folder. Then after the users install the product from that shared folder, EasyInput will check for updates in this path once a week. Putting the new version of EasyInput installation files to the shared folder (exactly the same path) will automatically allow companywide product update (Microsoft ClickOnce technology).
Important: If together with installation the license is to be read, then put the EasyInput.lic file (name is important) in the same folder with setup.exe installation file (recommended)
Important: If together with installation some configuration settings are to be set for each user, then create EasyInput.cfg file and put it file in the same folder with setup.exe installation file. The EasyInput.cfg file cane be exported from EasyInput program via menu EasyInput Info> Settings > Tab Other > Button “Export settings”.
b) Form the subfolder \User\ run setup.exe
* One may need administrator rights to fully install the program on a workstation.
* For 64-bit Office one need to choose the relevant setup.exe file. Note, that even in 64-bit operating systems 32-bit MS Office is commonly used. See the readme.txt file within the installation details to check the Office version.
Select install if the system asks you to confirm installation from a publisher that cannot be verified.
Important: Computer reboot may be required, if additional Microsoft components (e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime) are needed to be installed.
After successful installation, the user should be presented with the window confirming the success:
Important: When re-installing (running setup on a computer with EasyInput already installed), the old example files may be overwritten with new versions.
Important: To use EasyInput the user needs authorizations in the SAP system, which are described at the end of this manual in the chapter “Authorizations in the SAP system”.
After the installation the user can:
a) Build new EasyInput workbooks based on the empty template (use New EasyInput workbook ribbon menu button)
b) Try the examples provided with the tool accessible with EasyInput ribbon menu > Open EI template.
Important: Most of the financial examples will work without much adjustment. The logistics examples are usually too dependent on the system configuration to be executed successfully on another system, that the one they were created on. The functional scripts (FM) and OData (OD) are less prone to system changes than transactional scripts (TR/GS).
After installation it is recommended to set the EasyInput global settings that will be used for every EasyInput workbook. This global settings can be accessed via
EasyInput ribbon menu > EasyInput Info > Settings button
To uninstall EasyInput use standard Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Program and Features.