Run FIN

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First, unzip and place the FIN folder in a spot to store it. In our case, we saved it on the desktop.

• It is recommended to include the FIN version in the name to know which version is being used.

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License

If a license is available on hand to upload, add it to the var > lic folder now or upload it later after running FIN. Name of license file does not matter.

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through Cmd Prompt

This will walk you through on how to start FIN from the cmd prompt regardless if FIN is installed as a service or not. However, if FIN is installed as a service, it needs to be stopped so that it won’t conflict with the cmd prompt.

Prerequisites:

• FIN available whether as service or not. If installed as a service, make sure it is stopped.

• License in the FIN directory

• Adjust the Java Memory Heap to account for the project size if it is a large project. How to change this below if needed.

Updating Java Memory Heap

If a large project exists in the FIN directory, usually more than 10K points, it would be best to increase the memory heap. More info about sizing in the System Requirements page.

1. Navigate to the FIN directory you wish to run and go the etc → sys folder.
   Path should be something like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\FIN Framework\FIN Framework 5.1.4.191\etc\sys

2. Open the config.props file on a notepad editor.

3. Edit the second to last line that looks something like below to uncomment it and change it from 512 to whatever you want to adjust it to.
   What it looks like: // java.options=-Xmx512M
   After changing it, should look something like this but with whatever value you set: java.options=-Xmx2048M

4. Save the file and that it is. Now when running FIN via a cmd prompt, it’ll utilize this Java Memory Heap size.

Cmd Prompt

Open a cmd prompt window as admin. Then navigate to the bin folder and copy the path to it. (there are other ways to get to it, but going to use this method)

In our case its: C:\Users\Kimberly\Desktop\FIN Framework 5.1.0.3325\bin

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Run FIN

1. After coping copying the folder path, enter the path in the admin command prompt (paste your path after entering the opening quote)cmd prompt enter cd and the path to change directory to that bin folder.

• Example Cmd: cd C:\Users\Kimberly\Desktop\FIN Framework 5.1.0.3325\bin

2. Enter the command, then Then type in the fin command and execute it

• The default port used is 8080 unless changed (look at Change Port section below on how to change it to something other than 8080 if needed)

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Connect to it via browser by going to http://localhost:8080. Will be prompted by the login screen where the username and pass will be 'su' for both upon first login. After logging in, a reset password will be required.

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user can login.

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Stopping FIN

To stop FIN from running, either close the cmd prompt or to keep it open to restart again after some changes, hit Ctrl + C and then Y  for Yes or Ctrl + C again and that will stop it. 

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