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Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
Installation
Get an overview of the installation process and find step-by-step guidance for installing PLA 3.0 in your environment.
Step-by-step installation
Find detailed descriptions of the tasks required to install PLA 3.0 in your environment.
2. Install the PLA 3.0 software
Install the PLA 3.0 software in your environment according to your deployment scenario.

Get started
Explore PLA 3.0, its key features and ongoing enhancements, and learn how to log in and register.
Key concepts
Learn how the key concepts of PLA 3.0 form the structural foundation for your daily work, supporting method development from initial design to routine production.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
- Before you begin
  Review essential information and prerequisites to help you plan and prepare your PLA 3.0 installation or update.
- Common deployment scenarios
  You can deploy the licensed version of PLA 3.0 in a variety of scenarios, depending on your system environment and licensing option.
- Installation
  Get an overview of the installation process and find step-by-step guidance for installing PLA 3.0 in your environment.
  - Installation overview
    Get an overview of the main steps required to install PLA 3.0.
  - Step-by-step installation
    Find detailed descriptions of the tasks required to install PLA 3.0 in your environment.
    - 1. Download the setup files
      Use a computer with internet connection to download the required setup files and distribute them in your environment, according to your deployment scenario.
    - 2. Install the PLA 3.0 software
      Install the PLA 3.0 software in your environment according to your deployment scenario.
    - 3. Install the PLA 3.0 license system
      Find details on how to install the PLA 3.0 license system in your environment.
    - 4. Activate your PLA 3.0 license
      To activate your PLA 3.0 license, you install a software key on the computer or license server that should hold the PLA 3.0 license. Activating the PLA 3.0 license automatically activates the license keys for your add-ons.
    - 5. Create a PLA 3.0 database
      To store your data, PLA 3.0 requires access to a database. If you do not want to use an existing database, you need to create one.
    - 6. Connect PLA 3.0 to a database
      Use the database connection management feature to create new PLA 3.0 databases, connect to existing databases, initialize databases, or import database connection profiles. You can add any number of connection profiles
    - 7. Download and refresh your information package
      PLA 3.0 distributes license keys employing an information package. If PLA 3.0 cannot access the internet, you have to manually download and refresh your information package to authenticate your license keys.
    - 8. Import your add-ons into the add-on repository
      Setting up add-ons in an offline environment is a two-step process. Importing your add-ons into the add-on repository is the first step.
    - 9. Activate your PLA 3.0 add-ons
      PLA 3.0 add-ons extend the functionality of the PLA 3.0 framework to include the analytical methods your users require and enable them to visualize, document, and report results. To make the functionality of the add-on available for use, you have to activate it in your database.
- Update and migration
  Get an overview of the update process and find step-by-step guidance for updating to the latest PLA 3.0 version. Learn how to migrate your PLA 2.x assay data and how to migrate PLA 3.0 to another system.
- Advanced setup
  Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
PDF downloads
Download PDF guides of current and previous framework and add-on versions.
Sample lab
Meet the team at Stegmann Labs, where PLA 3.0 plays an essential role in every step of bioassay management.
Glossary
Find definitions of terms.

2. Install the PLA 3.0 software

Required for all installation options.

Install the PLA 3.0 software in your environment according to your deployment scenario.

Important:

The installation process removes existing PLA 3.0 installations.

Before you begin

Make sure your system has enough free disk space and meets the system requirements.
Verify that you have the necessary permissions to install programs in the C:\Program Files directory.

About this task

When you install the PLA 3.0 software, you are actually installing the PLA 3.0 framework. The PLA 3.0 framework is responsible for the integrity and reliability of measurement data. It provides the features you need to achieve regulatory compliance such as access control, data integrity, security, validation, and traceability.

Procedure

On the computer on which you intend to run PLA 3.0, complete the following steps:

Run the PLA 3.0.7.1017-windows-x64.exe setup file as an administrator.
Follow the setup assistant to install the PLA 3.0 framework.

Results

The setup assistant installs the PLA 3.0 framework in the destination folder you selected and adds a shortcut to the PLA 3.0 application to your desktop.