Installation

Requirements

For SQL Nexus version 7.24.02.18 and later, the following must be installed for SQL Nexus to function properly:

• RML Utilities
• .NET Framework (version 4.8 is required)
• An instance of SQL Server 2016 or above to import data. It does not need to be on the same machine where you run SQL Nexus

For SQL Nexus version 7.23.06.06 or earlier to function properly, the following must be installed:

• CLR Types
• Report Viewer
• RML Utilities
• .NET Framework (version 4.8 is required)
• An instance of SQL Server 2016 or above to import data. It does not need to be on the same machine where you run SQL Nexus

Automated installation of Prerequisites (Requirements)

You can use the following PowerShell script to install all the prerequisites for you automatically:

1. Copy the file (or its contents to a new file named with .ps1 extension) on the system

2. Run using the following command

   powershell -File SetupSQLNexusPrereq.ps1

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest binary files from Releases
2. Unzip the file to a local directory
3. Run sqlnexus.exe to start SQL Nexus

Note: We don't recommend this tool to point to your production SQL Server.