# Invantive Web Service Software
Execute following steps to make the Invantive Web Service available to the users.
- Install Microsoft IIS 7 or 8 including ASP.NET support.
- Install Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 or newer. In the Control Panel among the installed programs there will then be listed ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5’.
- Copy invantive-web-service in the distribution to the well known folder within Microsoft IIS, preferably ‘webservice’ within the folder of the application or alternatively c:\inetpub\wwwroot\invantive-web-service, c:\inetpub\wwwroot\<OMGEVING>-ws or (preferably) ENVIRONMENTDIR\webservice.
- Adjust settings.xml in this folder as described in settings.xml.sample.
- Start Microsoft IIS with ‘inetmgr’ or through Control Panel.
- Select ‘Properties’ from the folder.
- Convert the folder to application with an own application pool:

- Set the application in for use of the application pool 'ASP.NET v4.0':

- Set the standard page Service.ashx:

- You can now test the web service by opening the page. You will receive output such as (t23522):
