FluenceXL Web Edition Prerequisites


Required Windows Components

Before installation, FluenceXL Web Edition requires several Windows components to be installed. This can be found in Server Roles for Windows Server operating systems, or in Windows Features for non-server versions.

  • Static Content
  • .NET Extensibility
  • ASP.NET
  • ISAPI Extensions
  • ISAPI Filters
  • HTTP-Activation
    • Control Panel / Programs and Features / Turn Windows features on or off / .Net Framework 4.5 Advanced Services / WCF Services / HTTP Activation
  • Any Security components that will be required to connect to the data sources, usually Basic Authentication or Windows Authentication

Additional Prerequisites

FluenceXL Web Edition requires several packages installed in order to operate correctly. These will be downloaded and installed automatically when you run the FluenceXL Web Edition Setup program.

If access to the internet is unavailable, the packages can be manually installed in this order prior to installation.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (x86) or (x64) Note: install the version appropriate for the application pool architecture you are using
  • Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 16.0 OLEDB Provider (x86) or (x64)


Supported environments

Web Server:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 or above
  • Internet Information Services 7.5 or above
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.8

Web Client:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge

Excel Edition:

  • Windows 11, 10, 8
  • Office 365, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.8

Supported Versions of SQL Server:

  • SQL Server 2000 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2005 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2008 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2008R2 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2012 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2014 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2016 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2017 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2019 Standard or higher
  • SQL Server 2022 Standard or higher