Configure Process Service for automatic startup (Windows)

The first time you enable automatic startup of Process Service on a Windows-based Process Engine (PE) with a local database, you must take these additional steps to ensure that the database software is running when the Process Service software starts.

To configure Process Service for automatic startup

  1. Stop all FileNet software running on the PE server. From Process Task Manager, select Process Service and click Stop on the toolbar. Close the Process Task Manager.
  2. Start the Windows Registry Editor.
    1. From the Start menu, select Run.
    2. In the Open field, enter regedt32.
    3. Click OK.
  3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services.
  4. Select IMSService. Add a new string value as follows:
    Windows 2000 Windows 2003
    1. Select Add Value from the Edit menu.
    2. Enter DependOnService in the Value Name field.
    3. From the Data type list, select REG_MULTI_SZ.
    4. Click OK.
    5. In the Data box, enter one of the following:
      Microsoft SQL Server MSSQLSERVER
      Oracle: OracleService<xxx>, where <xxx> is the ORACLE_SID value
    6. Click OK.
    1. Select New/Multi string value from the Edit menu.
    2. Enter DependOnService in the Value Name field.
    3. Select Modify from the Edit menu, and enter one of the following in the Data box.
      Microsoft SQL Server MSSQLSERVER
      Oracle: OracleService<xxx>, where <xxx> is the ORACLE_SID value
    4. Click OK.
  5. Select VWServicesPE. Add a new string value as follows:
    Windows 2000 Windows 2003
    1. Select Add Value from the Edit menu.
    2. Enter DependOnService in the Value Name field.
    3. From the Data type list, select REG_MULTI_SZ.
    4. Click OK.
    5. In the Data box, enter IMSService.
    6. Click OK.
    1. Select New/Multi string value from the Edit menu.
    2. Enter DependOnService in the Value Name field.
    3. Select Modify from the Edit menu, and enter IMSService.
    4. Click OK.
  6. Close the Windows Registry Editor.