Getting Started

This article covers the installation process for eBusiness Web Services. For installation information regarding the Sage 100 software, refer to your applicable Installation and System Administrator’s Guide. For a complete list of system requirements, refer to the Sage Knowledgebase article: Supported Platform Matrices for Sage 100 (solution ID 223924950047649).

The eBusiness Web Services installation process is more complicated than standard modules. Every effort has been made to make this process as simple as possible; however, before you start, you must know some important information about your network configuration.

eBusiness Web Services must be installed on the same machine where your Sage 100 installation resides. Internet Information Services (IIS) must be installed before installing eBusiness Web Services.

The installation process consists of the following

  1. Install a server certificate for Internet Information Services. For more information, see Configuring Server Certificates in IIS 7.
  2. Ensure that the .NET Framework 4.0 is installed.
  3. Enable required extensions and features.
    • IIS 6: Allow the ASP.NET v4.0.30319 Web Service Extension through Internet Information Services Manager
    • IIS 7: No additional steps are required
    • IIS 8: Install the .NET Framework 4.5 WCF Services HTTP Activation feature from Add Roles and Features
  4. Install eBusiness Web Services.
  5. Enable Web Services for the system.
  6. Enable Web Services for the company.
  7. Enable Web Services for the user.

Installing eBusiness Web Services

After installing Sage 100 with an eBusiness Web Services enabled activation key, you are ready to install eBusiness Web Services.

To begin the installation process

  1. Click the applicable Sage 100 product from the installation Autorun screen, click Productivity Applications, and then click Install eBusiness Web Services to begin the installation.
  2. Click Next to proceed with the installation. A Windows user account named eBusinessWebServices is required to run the eBusiness Web Services service.

Uninstalling eBusiness Web Services

You must first uninstall eBusiness Web Services prior to uninstalling Sage 100.