Setting Station Execution Permissions for the Excel and Word Components

If you will be allowing the execution of Excel or Word components on any SIMULIA Execution Engine station that you install, you must have launch and activation permissions for Excel and Word, especially if the SIMULIA Execution Engine station is being run as a service.

  1. Perform one of the following steps, based on your operating system:

    • Windows Server 2003: Click the Start button, and click Run.

    • Windows Server 2008: Click the Start button.

  2. Perform one of the following steps, based on your operating system:

    • Windows Server 2003: In the Open text box, type dcomcnfg, and click OK.

    • Windows Server 2008: In the Start Search text box, type dcomcnfg, and click ENTER.

    The Component Services dialog box appears.

  3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Component Services.

    Folder options appear on the right side of the dialog box.

  4. Double-click Computers, and double-click My Computer.
  5. Double-click DCOM Config.
  6. Right-click one of the following icons:

    • Microsoft Excel Application

    • Microsoft Word Document or Microsoft Office Word Macro-Enabled Document

    If you cannot find the icons, use the MMC comexp.msc/32 command. If you cannot find an entry for Microsoft Word, look for a string named {0020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} to right-click instead. However, before you alter this string’s settings, you should access the properties of this string and confirm that the local path points to the WINWORD.EXE program.

  7. Select Properties.

    The Properties dialog box appears.

  8. Click the Security tab.
  9. In the Launch and Activation Permissions area, click Customize, and click Edit.

    The Launch Permission dialog box appears.

  10. Click Add.

    The Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box appears.

  11. In the Enter object names to select text box, type the necessary user name (be sure to include the computer/domain name).

    You can click Check Names to verify that the user name you entered is valid. You can also search for the name by clicking Advanced. If the user name you specify matches more than one known user, the Multiple Names Found dialog box appears, allowing you to pick the exact user.

  12. Click OK.

    You are returned to the Launch Permission dialog box, and the user name you entered now appears in the list at the top of the dialog box.

  13. In the Permission for <user_name> area, click Local Launch and Local Activation in the Allow column.
  14. Click OK.

    You are returned to the Properties dialog box.

  15. Click OK.

    You are returned to the Component Services dialog box.

  16. If needed, repeat step 6 through step 15 for either Excel or Word (whichever application you didn’t configure the first time).
  17. Close the Component Services dialog box.