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Alfresco Document Transformation Engine
Platform
Alfresco
Product
Alfresco Document Transformation Engine
Release
2.2
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2026-05-06T17:29:20.529000
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en-US
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Archived

The standalone Document Transformation Engine is installed using the MSI file.

Note

When upgrading the Document Transformation Engine, the previous installation must be uninstalled first. If your old version of the Document Transformation Engine is earlier than 1.3.1, use the Control Panel Uninstall a program option to remove the old version, and then manually remove the Document Transformation Engine directory. By default, the Document Transformation Engine directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Transformation Engine\. If your old version of the Document Transformation Engine is 1.3.1 or later, the new Document Transformation Engine MSI package prompts you to uninstall the previous version. When the uninstall is complete, you can run the MSI package again to install the new version. There is no need to manually remove anything.

  1. Log onto the Windows Server as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Double click the MSI installer package alfresco-document-transformation-engine-server.msi.

  3. Click Next and the license information screen displays.

  4. Click Next and select an installation folder or accept the default folder, and then click Next.

  5. Select the TCP/IP ports used by the Document Transformation Engine.

    The default values are 8080 (HTTP) and 8443 (HTTPS) but you can also use the standard ports 80 and 443 (or any other port) if this fits better into your network infrastructure.

  6. Click Next to start the installation.

    You will see a progress bar and a command line window during the installation. The installer will show a confirmation when the installation is finished.

  7. Click Close to finish the installation.

  8. Verify that the installation has completed successfully.

    1. Check the Windows Services in the management console.

    2. Locate the new service called Document Transformation Engine, and check that it is Started.

Note

Each time a file is transformed in Alfresco Content Services, the .NET program starts and Microsoft Office tries to check for a Certificate Revocation List (CRL). Depending on the access that the Document Transformation Engine has to the Internet when transforming a file, this check can delay the operation for up to two minutes, and will therefore, delay transformation of the file. To prevent this, use the Windows server firewall to block internet access for all office binaries.