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  1. Upgrade the Application

    To upgrade Comparion, extract the contents of the new zip you received to your C:\Websites  directory. For example, if your zip file is named  5.70.016.45531PS-SH.zip your C:\Websites directory could look like this, shown with 4 different versio...
  2. Creating a database, workgroups and installing your license

    Open up a browser and browse to the URL you specified for your Comparion installation in the previous step, “Configure the Comparion setup file”. Add /install to the end of the URL For example, Subdomain.PrimaryDomain.TopLevelDomain/install Pr...
  3. Install Expert Choice Self host instance

    To install Comparion: Make sure you have saved setup.ini , and then Open a Powershell prompt with elevated Administrator privileges. Navigate to the install directory where  SelfHostSetup.ps1 is located. Make sure your system can run powershe...
  4. Troubleshooting

    What could go wrong? Site at the FQD N specified in the setup.ini doesn't load or is not found You might not have access to the webserver. Try pinging it. IIS not installed or not configured properly. From the webserver with I...
  5. Configure the setup.ini

    Replace the instances comparion.example.com   of your FQDN fully qualified domain name), eg. comparion.acme.org   in the setup.ini file. Set the DB_COMPARION  value to the name you wish to call your Comparion database. Leave OPTIONS_ForceSS...
  6. Machine Certificates

    You should have your own machine certificate, but if not you can create a self-generated certificate. To create a self-generated certificate: Start Powershell with administrator privileges Navigate to the Certs folder which is contained in the m...
  7. Setting up IIS on Windows Server 2016

    Use Server Manager to add roles and features to enable IIS and the necessary components. (On Windows 10, use Control Panel | Turn Windows features on or off instead of Server Manager and define only the features.) From a fresh Windows Server 2016,...
  8. Comparion Installation Pre-requisites

    Windows Server 2016 (and above) -or- for isolated computers such as laptops, we can install on Windows 10. SQL Server 2008 (and above) Windows IIS (Internet Information Services) must be enabled If not already installed, Server Manager must be i...
  9. Anytime versus TeamTime™ Decision Making & Measurement Definition

    In addition to defining the “measurement type” for each decision node, Project Managers can set one of 2 modes to make judgments about objectives (criteria) and alternatives (projects): Anytime or TeamTime ™ on the Collect Input screen: AnyTime...
  10. Comparion 2024 Release Notes (Improved UI/UX)

    June 01, 2024 | Version 6.19.1 Introducing our latest release, we are thrilled to present a brand-new interface and an improved user experience!  In addition to the UI/UX improvements, new functionalities are also added:  Color Settings  ...