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Installing GSS

This content applies solely to Government Source Selection, which must be purchased separately from the Appian base platform.

Introduction

The Government Source Selection (GSS) solution is built on the Appian low-code platform and helps your organization monitor, track, and complete source selection tasks and actions associated with evaluating vendors.

This guide provides how-to instructions for installing the GSS solution, which consists of five main steps:

  1. Download the software package.
  2. Deploy GSS plug-ins to the Appian environment.
  3. Create the database objects in the business data source.
  4. Import the GSS application into the Appian environment.
  5. Install hotfixes for your GSS solution version.

Before starting the installation process, review the System Requirements to make sure all minimum requirements are met.

System requirements

Step 1: Download software package

To install GSS, download the software package that contains the following files you will use in the remaining setup steps.

  • scripts/01.SourceSelectionv1.7.0.sql: SQL script for creating the database objects needed for the GSS application.
  • SourceSelectionv1.7.0.zip: Application package to import into Appian.
  • SourceSelectionv1.7.0.properties: Import customization file for configuring the application package.

To download the software package:

  1. Go to the SUPPORT tab on My Appian.
  2. Click the DOWNLOADS tab.
  3. Click SOLUTIONS.
  4. Find and open Source Selection V23.4.1.7.0.
  5. In Downloads, click the Download Source Selection link.
  6. Click PROCEED to agree to the License Agreement.
  7. Click Download Source Selection v23.4.1.7.0 to download the ZIP file.
  8. Unzip GSS Components v23.4.1.7.0.zip to access the software installation files.

Step 2: Deploy plug-ins

For the GSS application to work, you must deploy the Appian Solutions, Content Tools, and Azure OpenAI Connected System plug-ins. The steps for deploying plug-ins are different for an Appian Cloud or self-managed environment. Be sure to note which set of deployment steps you need for your environment.

Appian Cloud Environments

To deploy the plug-ins for an Appian Cloud environment:

  1. In the target environment, log in as the deployment user.
  2. Navigate to the Admin Console.
  3. On the left side of the console, click Plug-ins.
  4. Click ADD PLUG-INS.
  5. Search for and click Appian Solutions.
  6. Click DEPLOY.
  7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for the following additional plug-ins:
    • Content Tools
    • Azure OpenAI Connected System

Self-Managed Environments

To deploy the plug-ins for a self-managed environment:

  1. Download the following plug-ins directly from the Appian AppMarket:
  2. Follow the Deploying Plug-ins instructions above to deploy the plug-ins.

Step 3: Create database objects

To create the structure for the database tables, views, and other objects that are a part of the GSS application, you need to run a DDL script in your database.

To create the database objects in MariaDB:

  • Run the scripts/01.SourceSelectionv1.7.0.sql DDL file that was downloaded in Step 1 in your database.

  • Note: This DDL file is optimized for MariaDB. If you are using a different type of database, the DDL file may need to be modified.

To create the database objects in Oracle:

  • Run the oracle-scripts/01.SourceSelection1.7.0.sql DDL file that was downloaded in Step 1 in your database.

Step 4: Import the application

The final step needed to install the GSS application is to import the application files into the target environment.

To import the application:

  1. In the target environment, log in as the deployment user.
  2. Navigate to the Appian Designer.
  3. Click IMPORT.
  4. Click UPLOAD and choose the SourceSelectionv1.7.0.zip file that was downloaded in Step 1.
  5. Select Include related import customization file.
  6. Click UPLOAD. Select the SourceSelectionv1.7.0.properties file that was downloaded in Step 1.
  7. Click INSPECT.
  8. Review the inspection results. If there are no issues, click IMPORT PACKAGE.
    • NOTE: The import may time out due to file size, but import will continue in the background.

Note:  If the business database is not called Appian, a warning will occur when importing the data stores. After the import completes, open each data store object and update the Data Source dropdown list to fix this issue.

Step 5: Install hotfixes

After you finish installing GSS, be sure to check for any relevant hotfixes, and if applicable, apply the latest hotfix version by performing the following steps:

  1. Go to the SUPPORT tab on My Appian.
  2. Click DOWNLOADS.
  3. Click SOLUTIONS.
  4. Find and open the Government Source Selection version installed in your environment.
  5. In Downloads, click the first link under the Hotfix section.
  6. Click PROCEED to agree to the License Agreement.
  7. Click the hotfix file name to download it.
  8. Unzip the hotfix package to access the software installation files.
  9. Repeat the main installation steps from 3 to 5 above.

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