System Requirements

End-users
The WorkflowGen Administration Module and User Portal are fully web-based applications.
Operating systems
Windows 8 / 8.1
Windows 10
macOS
Web browsers 
Internet Explorer 11 or higher
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Chrome
Display 
1280 × 800 or higher resolution
For form designers, the suggested minimum resolution is 1366 × 768
Web server
The system requirements for the web server hosting WorkflowGen are as follows:
Operating systems 
Windows Server 2012 or later (all releases)
Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 (recommended for development environments only)
Web server 
Microsoft IIS 8 or higher

.NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher (.NET Framework and ASP.NET 4.7.2 are supported for runtime and web form development)

​IIS URL Rewrite (requires IIS)
Server options to enable
These options are located in the Server Manager console in Windows Server, and in Windows Features in Windows 8, 8.1, and 10.
Server role
Web server (IIS)
Features
.NET Framework 4.6 features (or higher):
.NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher
 ASP.NET 4.6.1 or higher
Web Server role (IIS) / Role services
Security:
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication (optional)

Application development:
ASP.NET 4.6 or higher
.NET Extensibility 4.6 or higher
ISAPI extensions 
ISAPI filters
Minimum hardware configuration
Quad-core processor
8 GB RAM
SATA hard disk with 40 GB free
See the WorkflowGen Features and Technical Requirements guide for up-to-date server specifications based on your planned usage of the system.
Node.js-based web applications
To use the optional GraphQL, incoming webhooks, OpenID Connect Auth, and SCIM APIs, you must first install the following requirements:
​Node.js v14.15.1 LTS

​iisnode

​IIS URL Rewrite

​Visual C++ Redistributable

✏️ Note: This library is required if you encounter the error The specified module could not be found regarding the edge and edge-js libraries when accessing the /wfgen/graphql, /wfgen/hooks, or /wfgen/scim web apps. 
Database server
The system requirements for the database server hosting the WorkflowGen database are as follows:
Hardware specifications
Quad-core processor
8 GB RAM
SATA hard disk with 40 GB free
Database servers supported
Microsoft SQL Server 2012, R2 and Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 and Express Edition
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
The WorkflowGen database only supports SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation. Make sure your database is configured to use this specific collation before creating it.

Oracle database is no longer supported as of WorkflowGen 7.16.0.

SQL Server 2008 is no longer supported as of WorkflowGen 7.10.0. 

SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported as of WorkflowGen 6.2.0.
See the WorkflowGen Features and Technical Requirements guide for up-to-date server specifications based on your planned usage of the system.
Authentication methods and directory synchronization
Authentication methods
Integrated Windows or IIS Basic (Active Directory)
Applicative (WorkflowGen)
Forms
Custom (SSO: single sign-on)
OpenID Connect
Directory synchronization
Active Directory (supports all releases of Windows Server 2012 and later)
LDAP-compatible directory
Text files
SCIM
Notifications and XML syndication
Email notifications
Email notifications are sent via SMTP protocols (Exchange and Lotus Notes are compatible). 

Any email client can receive WorkflowGen notifications. 

Email layout and content can be customized in HTML or plain text.
For best performance, the IIS SMTP gateway should be used (see Using IIS SMTP gateway).
XML syndication
WorkflowGen provides an XML RSS feed (called the "Portlet") to embed existing Web Portal with WorkflowGen data.

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Operating systems

Web browsers

Display

Web server

Operating systems

Web server

Server options to enable

Minimum hardware configuration

Node.js-based web applications

Database server

Hardware specifications

Database servers supported

Authentication methods and directory synchronization

Authentication methods

Directory synchronization

Notifications and XML syndication

Email notifications

XML syndication