Workgroup installation - IDES held on separate server to the application

Question

Hi
We are looking to implement Mobile Sales Workgroup fro a number of users, however, our current environment standards have all databases housed in a number of SQL Enterprise servers but the appliactions run on individual application servers.
Is it going to be possible to have workgroup set up like this where conntransservice.exe will be running on a different server to the IDES repository?
Thanks very much
James

Answer 1

James
The workgroup solution works like any standard client-server software: The 'client' side needs to contain the application files (UI Layer, BOL and BDoc Transaction Layer), the DB is only connected via the DSN. So no matter where you put the DB, it will work as long as you can reach it via the DSN. The conntrans will work on the application server as it relies also on the BDoc Transaction layer (which is not located at the DB server).
As it is not possible to separate the UI Layer, BOL and BDoc Transaction Layer the whole application will then be physically running on the application server, and the clients can then access the SW via i.e. citrix.
However, this scenario is pretty complicated; as with CRM 2007 the new UI is on mobile level there is no reason to use the workgroup solution anymore as it
a) is more difficult to set up
b) has more administration work
c) does not usually provide enough authorisation functionality
Hope this helps
Kai