Installation and Upgrades
This is a step-by-step guide on how install and run the ARIS application. It contains information about its requirements, installation and upgrades.
Requirements[edit]
To execute the new ARIS app you will need to install before, few things on your system that will allow you to run the program without any error, installing these dependencies should take less than 5 minutes. In the following list you will found the dependencies you need to run it:
· Python 3.7 (The program runs with other python versions, but its correct working is not guaranteed)
· Node.js (Latest version preferred)
Installing Python[edit]
You will find the proper python installer on its official page which can be accessed from the following link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-379/
Once you are on the page in the Files section, as the following image shows, you will have to install the executable installer for your operating system by clicking on the version name, in this case Windows.
Open the installer that you have downloaded to continue with the python installation.It will open a new window where some options need to be selected for the correct installation.
You will have to select the Install launcher for all users option and the Add Python 3.7 to PATH option. Once you selected it, continue with the installation by clicking on Install Now.
Note: If you can`t select the Install launcher for all users option that means that you had installed a python launcher before only for the current user. You will need to remove the Python launcher on the Add/Remove Programs menu of Windows.
Before finishing the installation you have to select the Disable path length limit option. Then you will have successfully completed the python installation.
If you want to check that python was successfully installed, open a MSDOS terminal (just type "cmd" in the MSWindows start menu) and write the following commands in that terminal:
python --version
pip --version
If everything went well, these commands will show their versions.
Installing Node.js[edit]
You will find the proper Node.js installer on its official page which can be accessed from the following link: https://nodejs.org/es/
Now that you are on the official page, you have to download the windows installer by clicking on the LTS version, as it can be seen in the following image.
Once you have downloaded the installer, it’s time to execute it. This will open a window where will show the instructions to install Node.js.
Its installation is as simple as clicking the following button in each window (accepting the terms of the License Agreement). The following images show a visual guide of the same.
If everything went well, a final window will be displayed with a Finish button that you need to click to complete the installation.
If you want to check that Node.js was successfully installed, open a MSDOS terminal and write the following commands:
node --version
npm --version
If everything went well, these commands will show their versions.
Installing the ARIS application[edit]
Before starting this step, make sure that you have installed the necessary requirements, otherwise the application will not be able to run successfully. See the Installing Python and Installing Node.js steps for more information.
Now that you have installed the necessary requirements, it is time to install the new ARIS application. To start the installation, you have to execute the ARIS_Setup that is the installer of the application. This will open a window where you can select the language of the installation instructions. Here we choose English, but choose the language you are most familiar with.
Once you select the language and click on the accept button, on the following screens you only have to click on the next button. Notice that the Create a desktop shortcut is selected, we recommend selecting it.
The next step is to click on the install button in the next window. This will install all the necessary files for the proper working of the application.
If everything went well a final window will show a satisfactory message, as it can be observed in the following image. To finalize the installation press the Finish button of the window.
Running ARIS[edit]
If you created a link in your desktop, just double-click it. Otherwise, go to the folder where you installed it ("C:\Users\Public\ARIS" by default in MSWindows) and double click "ARIS.exe". This will open two MSDOS terminals that you should not close, and a tab in your default browser. The first time you run it, it will take a while, because it needs to install all the required libraries.
Once you have run the application for the first time it will contain the "admin" user, whose password is also "admin". You are advised to change it immediately.
Congratulations you have successfully installed and executed the new ARIS application.
Update ARIS[edit]
You do not have to worry about updating the application since it is done automatically. To update the application you will only need an internet connection. Once you are connected to the Internet, if there is a new version of ARIS, the next time that you open the application it will update automatically. This should take a few minutes. Note that if you had internet connection when you first ran the application, you will have the latest version available.