BimlFlex Installation Overview

This section describes system requirements and the installation of the BimlFlex App.

System Requirements

Everything you need in order to install and work with BimlFlex.

• BimlFlex Software and Hardware requirements

Installing BimlFlex

How to install the BimlFlex software, as well as supporting technology you may need.

• Installing the BimlFlex App
• Installing the BimlFlex Database
• Installing an SSIS server
• Installing a BimlFlex build server
• Installing the BimlFlex developer tools

Please follow this link for detailed information on the individual BimlFlex components.

Upgrading BimlFlex

Information on upgrading BimlFlex versions, and making sure everything still works after the upgrade.

• Upgrade and Testing Process

Deploying with Azure DevOps

Automate database deployments using DACPAC files and Azure DevOps pipelines.

• Deploying Databases

Setting Up a BimlStudio project

A BimlStudio project is used to build and generate the metadata configured in BimlFlex, either directly or as part of a DevOps pipeline.

• BimlStudio project setup

Ensuring Correct Bitness For The Excel Add-In

Both Microsoft Office Excel and the BimlFlex Excel installation comes in two bitness flavors, 32-bit and 64-bit. The installed BimlFlex version needs to match the bitness of the installed version of Excel. This is initially set during installation of the BimlFlex App, but can be modified afterwards.

• Configuration Excel bitness