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This page lists the officially supported requirements and configurations for Census. If you are interested in running Census in a different system configuration, please contact a MetaQuest sales representative.
Supported Configurations
Census supports two possible configurations: Standard and Distributed. In both configurations, all Census components are installed on the Web server. The difference between the two configurations is the location of the databases.
Standard Configuration
- All Census components are installed on the Web server.
- All databases are located on the Web server. By default, the databases are Microsoft Access databases, but you can migrate them to SQL Server.
Distributed Configuration
- All Census components are installed on the Web server.
- All databases are SQL Server, and are located on a separate SQL Server computer.
Both configurations allow you to install additional copies of Census Admin and the Web View Editor on other computers. For example, you may want to install a copy of the Web View Editor on your computer, so you can edit and regenerate existing Web views from your desk (to create new Web views, you must run the Web View Editor on the Web server).
Note The distributed configuration is available only with Census Enterprise.

System Requirements
Web Server
Web views
Web Admin
E-mail Submission
Additional copies of Census Admin and Web View Editor
Power Customizations
Custom Reports
Web Server
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Operating System
As of Census 7.0, Windows NT is no longer supported for the Web server.
| Census Enterprise | Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003* |
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Internet Information Server (IIS)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, or Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional should be used only for evaluation and testing, because they support a maximum of ten concurrent connections to IIS.
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Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 |
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Database
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SQL Server 7, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 (SQL Server licenses must be purchased separately).
Note that SQL Server does not have to be installed on the Web server; another computer may be used as the SQL Server computer.
The following documents from Microsoft will help you decide what type of licenses are best for you.
SQL Server Processor Licensing Clarification March 02, 2003
Choosing How to License SQL Server July 22, 2003
How to Buy SQL Server July 02, 2003
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE), Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
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Browser Internet Explorer v5.01 to v7.0.
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Cookies, Java, and Javascript must be enabled.
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Disk space requirements depends on database size (minimum of 270 MB).
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E-mail System Census e-mail notifications require an SMTP e-mail server.
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Crystal Reports
For custom reports, Census uses the Crystal Reports v9.0 Runtime Software, which is included with the Vector Census.
Crystal Reports v9, 10 or 11 is needed if you want to build your own custom reports.
A license for the Crystal Reports Creation API is needed if you want to use Crystal Reports for auto-generated listing reports.
By default, Census uses HTML-based reports for listing reports, printing issues, and formatting e-mail notification messages.
Microsoft Access Census Admin requires Microsoft Access 2000 Runtime (included with Census), Access 2000, or Access XP.
Web Admin
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Java Runtime Environment from Sun v1.4.2 or higher
- Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.01 to v7.0
E-mail Integration
- POP3 and SMTP compliant e-mail server
Web views
- Windows
- Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.01 to v7.0
- Netscape Navigator v6.0 to v8.0
- Mozilla Firefox, all versions up to v2.0
Macintosh
Cookies, Java, and Javascript must be enabled.
If you need Java Runtime Environment for the clients accessing the Web views, you can download it from Sun Java Software.
In Internet Explorer, Web views support v1.4.1.x and higher of the Sun Java Runtime Environment.
Additional copies of Census Admin and Web View Editor
This section specifies the minimum requirements for installing Census Admin and the Web View Editor on other computers.
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Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, or Server 2003.
Requires Microsoft Access 2000 Runtime (included with Census), Access 2000, or Access XP.
Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher is recommended.
Requires minimum of 30 MB of hard disk space (additional 60 MB for MS Access Runtime).
Requires minimum of 32 MB of RAM. (Additional memory will significantly improve performance).
Workgroup users need networking software - Microsoft Networks, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Novell Netware, Artisoft Lantastic, and more.
Internet Explorer v5.0 to v7.0.
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| Web View Editor |
Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, or Server 2003.
Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher is recommended.
Requires minimum of 30 MB of hard disk space.
Requires minimum of 32 MB of RAM. (Additional memory significantly improves performance).
Workgroup users need networking software - Microsoft Networks, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Novell Netware, Artisoft Lantastic, and more.
Internet Explorer v5.01 to v7.0.
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Power Customizations
Power customizations require Census Enterprise.
Power customizations involve using the Microsoft Access/SQL Server development environment, Visual Basic, Javascript, and other advanced techniques to customize Census.
- If you have Census Access Enabled, you need a Microsoft Access 2000 or Access XP license.
- If you have Census SQL Enabled and you migrate the global databases to SQL Server, you'll need a license for SQL Server or a third-party tool for editing the data in SQL Server database tables.
Custom Reports
Custom reports require Census Enterprise.
Census includes the Crystal Reports v9.0 Runtime Software. The Setup program installs the Runtime Software on your Web server. This allows users to view custom reports with Crystal Reports.
To build custom reports, you need:
- Crystal Reports v11.x (Standard, Professional, Developer, or Advanced edition).
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- Crystal Reports v10.x (Standard, Professional, Developer, or Advanced edition).
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- Crystal Reports v9.x (Standard, Professional, Developer, or Advanced edition).
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- Crystal Reports v8.5 (Standard, Professional, or Developer edition).
Optionally, you can also license the Creation API to accelerate the building of custom reports. To do this you first use a Census Web view to create a listing report (Web views have to create a listing report the first time it is viewed).
Crystal Reports must be purchased separately from Business Objects or another supplier.
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