📓System requirements

For Novacura Flow server and Novacura Flow web client

📀 Operating system

• Windows Server 2008 R2

• Windows Server 2012

• Windows Server 2012 R2

• Windows Server 2016

• Windows Server 2019

Server roles and features

• .NET Framework 4.6.1

• Internet Information Services (IIS) v7.5 or higher

• Web Server (IIS) -> Web Server -> Application Development:

  • .NET Extensibility 4.5

  • Application Initialization

  • ASP

  • ASP.NET 4.5

• HTTP Activation (found under .Net Framework 4.5 Features -> WCF Services)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable

• Internet Information Services - World Wide Web Services - Common HTTP Features:

  • Static Content

💻 Hardware recommendations

The hardware required for a Novacura Flow installation depends on many factors, including the number of concurrent processes, the amount of data processed by the workflows, and the frequency of calls to third-party systems.

Memory

The amount of RAM used by the Flow Server or Web Client varies depending on usage. The software depends on RAM caches to speed frequent look-up operations; a high RAM for the server process is not necessarily a sign that more memory needs to be added.

Recommendation: 4 to 8 GB. (Up to 16 GB if Web Client and Server are installed on the same machine.)

Disk

A fast disk will speed up some operations in the Novacura Flow Server and Web Client. This is true especially for workflows that handle large data sets or files. There may be some delay before disk space is freed, so it is normal to see a build-up of disk space usage in the initial stage of Novacura Flow Server usage.

Recommendation: 20+ GB of disk space available.

CPU

The Novacura Flow Server and Web Client are hosted in Microsoft IIS, making use of its threading and process model. Performance scalability is improved as clock speeds and number of cores increases.

Recommendation: At least 2 GHz clock speed, at least 4 cores (8 if Web Client and Server are installed on the same machine).

License requirements

The address https://home.novacuraflow.com need to be reachable from the machine where the Novacura Flow is installed, so the Novacura Flow service can call home and check if the license is valid. If it is not possible to open up for https://home.novacuraflow.com, the license will need to be manually updated through the Novacura Flow studio every month.

🗺️ Clients

• Android Client, requires Android version 5.0 or higher.

• iOS Client, requires any of the latest two major versions of iOS.

• Web Client, requires IE 10 or newer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge browser.

• Windows CE Client, requires version 5.0 or newer with .NET Compact Framework 3.5.

• Windows 10 Client, requires computers, tablets or mobile phones running Windows 10.

• Portal, requires IE 10 or newer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge browser.

• Portal 2, requires Google Chrome or Firefox.

Scanning devices

Definition of support:

• FULL SUPPORT: We can scan in all applicable controls (text inputs, list selections, etc.). The workflow moves forward automatically when appropriate.

• LIMITED SUPPORT: We can scan in text inputs. The workflow does not move forward automatically, and scanning may not work in list selections and other non-textual controls.

• NO SUPPORT: Scanning will not work at all.

Support for different kind of scanners:

• Android

  • Honeywell CT50: FULL SUPPORT

  • Zebra scanning devices supported in fig 1: FULL SUPPORT

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge with semicolon character as pre-and postfix and send the scanned characters as key events: FULL SUPPORT.

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge: LIMITED SUPPORT.

• iOS

  • Linea Pro: FULL SUPPORT.

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge (scanning into any application): LIMITED SUPPORT.

  • Other scanners which do not support keyboard wedge: NO SUPPORT

• Windows CE

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge with a configurable pre- and postfix: FULL SUPPORT.

  • Scanners with keyboard wedge but no configurable pre- and/or postfix: LIMITED SUPPORT.

• Web

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge with return/carriage return as postfix and send the scanned characters as key events: FULL SUPPORT

  • All scanners which support keyboard wedge: LIMITED SUPPORT.

Device/Os compability chart for Zebra for Android scanning

The following devices has been tested by Symbol/Zebra and is officially supported according to: Zebra Support Site

Device	Android KitKat	Android Lollipop	Android Marshmallow	Android Nougat
CC5000-10		x
ET5X		x	x
MC18	x	x
MC32		x
MC33				x
MC40	x	x
MC67	x
MC92	x
TC20				x
TC25				x
TC51			x	x
TC55	x
TC56			x	x
TC70	x	x
TC70x			x	x
TC75	x	x
TC75x			x	x
TC8000	x	x
VC80x				x
WT6000		x

fig 1

All devices requires at least version 6.7.10.1010 or higher of Zebra EMDKSERVICE on the device. Lower versions of EMDKSERVICE than this has limited scanning usability. Also note that Novacura Flow Android Client requires Android Lollipop or higher, which means supported Android KitKat devices will work with other scanning but will not run Novacura Flow client.

From version 6.10 for Zebra, the Data Wedge is used to control and execute scanning.

If upgrading to 6.10 and using the flow client preferences for scanner specific settings, please note that these must be moved to the data wedge application.