Model-Based Testing and Validation with Reactis®

The fully installed system uses about 140 MB.

The Reactis Windows release comes with a self-executing installer.

If you obtain your release via download, then reactis-setup-V200*.exe will be copied to your computer. You may then execute this directly to perform the installation.

If you receive the distribution on a CD or DVD, you should be able to launch the installer by inserting the disk in your drive. If it does not launch automatically, manually run the program reactis-setup-V200*.exe that is included on the disk. Once the installer is launched you will be prompted for the information necessary to complete the installation.

After the installer completes, you must then configure Reactis to either access a local License File or a remote License Manager. See Chapter Installing Reactis of the Reactis User's Guide of the Reactis User's Guide for more details on installing under Windows.

In order to run Reactis, you will need a valid license file. The license file may be stored locally on your machine, or it may be managed remotely on a different machine. The routine that performs the remote management operation in the latter scenario is called the Reactis License Manager.

If you wish to share one or more floating licenses among users running Reactis on different machines, then you will need to install the Reactis License Manager.

In order to control the spread of illegally obtained copies of Reactis, Reactive Systems requires license files to be digitally signed by the company before the tool can run. Sending us your license file allows us to do this.

Yes, it is possible to install multiple versions of Reactis on the same computer, as long as the different versions have different major release numbers. For example, you can install both 2006.0.8 and 2006.2.5 on the same machine since the major release numbers are 0 and 2. The following example clarifies this issue:

1. Assume you currently have V2006.0.8 installed on your machine and would like to try V2006.2.5.
2. You should then download and run reactis-setup-V2006.2.5.exe. Note, that you do not need to first uninstall V2006.0.8. When you run the installer, it will automatically copy configuration information (including your license file) from the older installation.
3. Assume that V2006.2.6 is later released. It is not possible to have both V2006.2.5 and V2006.2.6 on your machine, but you can easily upgrade to the newer version. To do so, download and run the patch reactis-patch-V2006.1.6.exe or select Help, Check for Updates from within Reactis.