Installation of Web Services Framework

In this section, we present the installation process of Web Services Framework.

Pantheon web services are avaliable from version Pantheon 3000.

The process is divided into several steps:

1. Windows Features

First, you should enable features in Windows Features | Turn Windows features on or off | Internet Information Services as shown in the image below.

2. Installation of framework software

On your PC, install the following software:​

• ASP.NET Core 8.0 Runtime (v8.0.11) - Windows Hosting Bundle

3. Creating PAWS folder

Create a PAWS folder and extract the PAWS source files that you have downloaded from the ftp server. 

4. Setting up Internet Information Services (IIS)

In this step, you:

• create a new PAWS application pool,
• set up PAWS POOL, 
• set up a Web Site,
• test the Web Site.

4.1 Creating a new PAWS application pool

Right click on Aplication Pool and select Add Application Pool:

• Set .NET CLR version to No Managed Code.
• Set Managed pipeline mode to Integrated.

4.2 Setting up PAWS application pool

To set up the PAWS application pool, right click on the PAWS pool and select Advance Settings.

In the section Process Model | Identity, set up an account with access rights to the SQL server where the used database is located.

4.3. Setting up the Web Site
 

Under Sites, select Default Web Site  and click on Basic Settings.

Connect your PAWS application pool with Web Site as shown in the image below.

Aplication pool: PAWS

Physical path: C:\ PAWS – specify the folder path where PAWS program files were extracted.

4.4. Extracting PAWS program files

PAWS program files will be extracted or updated with help of Clotho progam:

• Take the latest version of Clotho file dlPantheonUpgrade_SQL_SL_SL.
•  Run Clotho program as administrator

• Set parameters for Download Upgrades and Online Upgrade (because PAWS program files will be downloaded from FTP server) and click on Advanced button.

•  At Service Tab enable PANTHEON WEB Services-PAWS check box.

In Site field select your site from IIS server that you set up. Your site is binded with path (Directory) where the PAWS program files are located.

In field Application select / for the root.

• Then run Clotho Upgrade. You can upgrade PANTHEON database and PAWS or only PAWS program files.

Clotho will download new version of PAWS files and extract it at defined directory.

You can check your result in Clotho upgrade LOG file.

4.5 Testing if the Web Site is working

5. Connect database with PAWS

In this step, you need to connect your database with PAWS.

Open appsettings.json from the PAWS directory and specify the credentials.