Use Mart Portal as a Windows Service

There are two ways to start the web server that hosts erwin Mart Portal and erwin ER360:

  • Start the web server manually.
  • Use a Windows service to start the web server.

For example, if you have used Apache webserver as the server to host Mart Portal, you can start it in two ways:

  • Start Apache through the startMartServer.cmd file or through a shortcut to this file.
  • Use a Windows service to start Apache.

The benefits of using a Windows service to start a web server are as follows:

  • Any user with administrative privileges on a computer can start the Windows service, whereas, only designated users can start a web server manually.
  • A Windows service runs regardless of whether a user has logged in. A manually-started web server shuts down when the user who started it logs out.

Follow these steps:

  1. On the Windows Start Menu, click erwin > Create Mart Services to create erwin Mart Portal Windows services.

    Creating the service is a one-time task. After the service is created, you only have to start and stop the service.

  2. On the Windows Start Menu, click erwin > Start as Service to start the web server.
    The necessary services are created

You can find the log files, martportal.log, er360.log, and vaultservice.log, at {user account}\AppData\Local\erwin\Mart Portal\logs\.

Enable Logging in Local AppData

To enable logging in a user's AppData while using erwin Mart Portal as a Windows Service, follow these steps:

  1. Once the service is created, go to service properties.
  2. On the Log On tab, click This Account.
  3. Enter the credentials.
  4. Start the service.

    Logging is now enabled for your instance of erwin Mart Portal as a Windows service. The log files, martportal.log, er360.log, and vaultservice.log will be created at {user account}/AppData/Local/erwin/Mart Portal/logs.