Acctivate Mobile Warehouse Management Software (WMS) Installation Overview

Acctivate Mobile WMS is designed to provide real-time access to certain Acctivate functions on supported Android device. We’re very confident that you will find Acctivate Mobile WMS to be a powerful productivity tool for your company.

Note

Professional assistance may be required.

Acctivate Mobile WMS was designed to be installed and configured by a Microsoft networking professional that has experience with web services, the Microsoft Web Server component (IIS) and other networking processes. We strongly urge you to consult with a professional network administrator or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) regarding this installation, especially if Acctivate is installed on a remote or hosted server.

Please refer to the Acctivate System Requirements before proceeding.

Install Acctivate Mobile Web Service

Requirements

  • You must have the Microsoft Web Server component, also known as Internet Information Services (IIS) installed and running on the computer where you would like to install Acctivate Mobile WMS. Please refer to our Installation Resource page for instructions on installing the Web Server (IIS) component.
  • The Acctivate Mobile web service is typically installed on the main Windows Server that is also running Acctivate and Microsoft SQL Server. However, Acctivate WMS can be installed on any computer that has access to an Acctivate installation path, whether locally (e.g., "C:\Program Files (x86)\Acctivate") or over the network (by sharing another computer's Acctivate directory). The New Install package will create a web service that processes Acctivate transactions from the mobile devices.

Installation

  1. Download and execute the Acctivate Mobile New Install package from downloads.
  2. You will be prompted for the location of the Acctivate software. Acctivate will typically be located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Acctivate
  3. Accept the terms of the Acctivate License then click Next.
  4. Choose a web server Virtual Directory for Acctivate Mobile WMS. The default is AcctHandheld, but this can be changed. The Virtual Directory will appear in the URL for the web service (e.g., http://192.168.1.123/AcctHandheld/ or http://ServerName/AcctHandheld/).
  5. Click Install to begin the installation and configuration of the Acctivate Mobile WMS web service.
  6. The Acctivate Web Service should now be accessible in a web browser by navigating to http://localhost/AcctHandheld/ or by using the web service URL for the server (see step 4 for examples). It may take longer than usual to load the Acctivate Web Service status page for the first time.
Tip

The web service URL will be written to the Web Service section of the Configuration Manager. It's recommended that you confirm that this URL is correct. If it's not the correct URL, you can edit the entry.

Ensuring the correct URL is stored will aid in the setup of Acctivate on your mobile devices by making the web service easily accessible from within Acctivate. To view the web service URL, in Acctivate, navigate to File → Set Up Mobile Device

Install Acctivate Android App

Acctivate Mobile can be run on supported Android Devices.

  1. On the server, perform the Acctivate Mobile Web Service installation.
  2. On your Android device, open the Google Play app and search for Acctivate.
  3. Press Download to begin the download and install process.

Once the installation is complete, you will be prompted to enter in the Web Server URL for the Acctivate Mobile Web Service:

  1. In the desktop installation of Acctivate, open File → Set Up Mobile Device.
  2. Scan the QR code on screen or type in the URL.
  3. Click Test Connection to confirm it's correct. Click the back arrow.
  4. You can now login to Acctivate Mobile
Note

If your Android device does not come loaded with the Google Play app, you can sideload the app. Open a web browser on the device and navigate to the web service URL found in File → Set Up Mobile Device. You will see a link to download the APK. After the APK has been downloaded, locate it in the downloads directory of the device and click it to begin the installation.