Installation

1. Java version Java version 11 or above is required In order to check java version 0pen command window and execute command: java –version

• if Java version is 11 or above - see section 4
• if the default Java version is not 11 or above but you have it installed on the computer - see section 3
• if no Java version which is 11 or above is installed - see section 2

2. Install Java Install Java 11 or higher There are several license free options for Java 11 or higher, e.g.: AdoptOpenJDK OpenJDK

3. Configure Java If Java is not recognized there are two possibilities to configure your computer in order to use Java 11 or higher

• Set JAVA_HOME entry Note that if JAVA_HOME entry is modified to Java 11 or higher it sets this Java version as default. Therefore, other programs that use the default version will use the new default. So be aware if the JAVA_HOME entry is already configured for an other java version, other programs may not work when changing the JAVA_HOME entry.

In order to configure JAVA_HOME you can follow this guide: Setting up JAVA HOME

4. Launch of CimPal The launching of CimPal can be done from either

• Windows Explorer (as any other executable) or
• from command prompt using java -jar "cimpal.jar" This needs to be executed in the folder where the jar file is located