Running The Process Modeler via Terminal Server

The Process Modeler uses a built in setting to prevent multiple instances from running at the same time on the same computer. Generally when a users tries to start the program a second time, they really want to open a project in the existing Modeler or they can’t find the Modeler window or forget that it is already running. An exception to this is when you want to run the Process Modeler over Terminal Server, Citrix, or something similar. In this case, multiple users can be logged into the same computer at the same time and both want to run their own copy of the Process Modeler. You can run the Process Modeler over Terminal Server with three requirements:

1. Each user must have their own Windows profile. This is the standard use of thing like Windows Terminal Server with two different users logging into the Terminal Server with their own different logins. Multiple users log-in into a Terminal Server with a shared user name is not supported. The reason for this is that the Modeler saves permanent and temporary data to the users home directory. Having different Modelers access the same user directory simultaneously will have undefined, and unsupported results.
2. Add/change the setting “allowMultipleInstances=true” in the Modelers system.properties file located in the Modeler root installation directory.
3. Each user must have their own license to the Modeler. “Machine” level licensing for a Terminal Server is not supported.

That’s it! Your users should be able to simultaneously run their own copy of the Modeler.

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