Post-installation steps

After Spotfire Server is installed and configured, the Spotfire administrator must complete these setup tasks before end users can access and work in Spotfire.

  1. Install Spotfire Analyst on a computer for the administrator to use.
    Note: Steps 3-6 in this list require Spotfire Analyst.
  2. Set up users and groups; see User administration and Group administration for details.
  3. Assign licenses and preferences to groups; use the Administration Manager in Spotfire Analyst to accomplish these tasks.
    Note: For a description of the licenses and preferences, see the Administration Manager help.
  4. Set up the Spotfire library by using Spotfire Analyst.
  5. Optional: Import demo database files into the library files so that users can experiment with the demo database ; see Enabling demo database use.
  6. Optional: Import geocoding tables into the library so that data can be displayed on maps; see Enabling geocoding tables for map charts.
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