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Installing Guidewire

This content applies solely to Connected Underwriting, which must be purchased separately from the Appian base platform. This content was written for Appian 24.1 and may not reflect the interfaces or functionality of other Appian versions.

Introduction

The Guidewire Quoting 1.1 module ships as a separate module supported on Connected Underwriting P&C 24.1.1.5 and higher. This guide outlines the steps for downloading and installing the Guidewire Quoting module and integrating it with your Appian Connecting Underwriting P&C solution. The steps include:

System Prerequisites

  • Appian platform running version 23.4 or greater.
  • A supported version of MariaDB as a business data source.
    • Note: Instructions below are for MariaDB databases. For use with other databases, the SQL script.
  • A supported web browser.
  • Imported Connected Underwriting P&C base application v1.5 and higher.
  • A running Guidewire PolicyCenter cloud instance

Step 1: Downloading the software package

The first step in installing the Guidewire Quoting module is to download the ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0 - Forum.zip software package containing the following files.

  • ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0.zip
  • ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0.properties
  • 01.ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0.sql

These files will be used in the remaining setup steps.

To download the software package:

  1. In MyAppian, navigate to the SUPPORT tab.
  2. Select DOWNLOADS > SOLUTIONS.
  3. In the grid, click Connected Underwriting P&C v1.5.
  4. Under Downloads > Add-ons, click Connected Underwriting AddOn Guidewire Create Quote v1.1.0 and agree to the License Agreement.
  5. Click Connected Underwriting AddOn Guidewire Create Quote v1.1.0 to download the ZIP file.
  6. Unzip ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0 - Forum.zip to access the software installation files.

Step 2: Deploying plug-ins

The steps for deploying plug-ins differ depending on whether you have an Appian Cloud or a self-managed environment. Before importing the Guidewire Quoting module files, you must deploy and configure the Guidewire plug-in required for your environment in the target system. For more information about Appian’s Connected System for Guidewire InsuranceSuite, see Guidewire Plugin documentation.

To download the necessary plug-ins and deploy them to your environments, follow the steps that match your environment setup.

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 the Guidewire plugin.
  6. Click DEPLOY.

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: Importing the application

Next, you need to import the application into the target environment. To import the application files:

  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 application ConnectedUnderwritingAddOnGuidewireCreateQuotev1.1.0.zip file.

  5. Click INSPECT to ensure that there will be no complications on import.

    • Note: The inspection could take several minutes to complete and may time out. If this occurs, the import will continue in the background.
  6. Click IMPORT.
    • Note: The import may time out due to file size, but the import will continue in the background.
  7. Review the import results.

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