Installation of FDM 11.1.1

Hi All,
I am going to install FDM 11.1.1 on my machine
I have installed
hyperion shared service,
essbase ,
hyperion Planning,
hyperionWorkspace,
hyperion Repoting and analysis
for hyperion 11.1.1.1.0 version on my machine.
Can any one tell me what other softwares and the steps do I need for the installation of FDM 11.1.1 .
Thanks

Hi,
All the information is in the doc
The FDM Web Server components use the Microsoft .NET Framework, therefore you must specify the Windows account under which the .NET process will run. The FDM DCOM objects also use this account. The permissions required for the account to run the .Net process are listed below. The account can be a local or domain account. The alternative to granting the permissions listed below is to make the account a member of the local administrators group, though this is less secure. For detailed information on what access the specified Windows account requires for the .NET Framework, refer to the following Web page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/THCMCh19.asp.
If the specified account does not have administrator rights, on the Web server, the account must have at least full control permission for the following folders and sub-folders:
*\\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003*
*\\WINNT\Microsoft.NET*
*\\Program Files\Common Files\Data Dynamics\ActiveReports Pro*
*\\WINNT*
The Windows account must also have full control permission on the FDM application folders that reside on the data server rights to the target system.
If you don't have an account to use just create one with the correct permissions.
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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