How can I install and activate "MetaVis Information Manager" product?

  1. You will receive an email from metavistech.com that contains the link to the software and the activation code.    Download the zip file to your SharePoint server and unzip it to a convenient folder.
  2. Run setup.exe which will present the installation wizard.
  3. Go through the wizard pages and accept MetaVis Technologies product license.
  4. Select WEB Applications where MetaVis Information Manager needs to be installed.
  5. After installation complete, open SharePoint Administration Console and click on MetaVis Settings / License Activation link.
  6. Select "MetaVis WEB Classifier" link and paste the provided activation code text box.  Press "Activate Automatically" button. The license should appear in the License box and Activation Status should turn green.
  7. Click "Complete Activation" button and proceed to the product configuration.
  8. Alternatively, if the "Activate Automatically" button does not retrieve the license successfully, press "Activate Manually" button. This button will pop up a browser with the license displayed. Copy the license including the lines with the words "LICENSE BEGIN" and "LICENSE END" into License box of the license screen. Then press Check License button. License status should become green. 
  9. In the event this computer does not connect to Internet, save the URL shown in the browser's address and re-run on another computer with Internet access.  Copy the license to a text file and paste it into the License box on your SharePoint server. The license status should become green.  In the rare case when you are still unable to attain your license code, email the URL that appears in the browser to support@metavistech.com and we will email the license code back to you.
  10. Once the product is successfully activated, activate MetaVis Information Manager in the Site Collection Feature area.  The Classify button should now be available in the ribbon area.