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Version 6.621.1088 (6.621.1088) (7/11/2023)

If you are installing Drafting Assistant to end users who do not see Software Update Options in Drafting Assistant's System Preferences, use this Static install. You may also wish to use this Static install for a variety of reasons related to your account’s specific environment, including if: 1) you have network restrictions which may block product binaries download, 2) you want to limit the size of user-level cache folders, or 3) you have a non-persistent VDI environment and want to avoid reoccurring cache restore.

Complete the following steps to install Drafting Assistant software products using an unattended installation.

If desired, install prerequisite software first. The Prerequisite Software section below contains download links. If you don't install prerequisites, they are downloaded and installed automatically as needed during the Drafting Assistant installation.
Click the Proceed with download button below.
Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. To access a command prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and click OK.
Navigate to the folder where you saved the installation files (use the cd command) and then type: TRDT.exe /q /norestart
Press Enter. Dialog boxes may be displayed during installation, but none require interaction.

The following support packages are available for individual download:

Here is the order and the commands to install the above components:

If you currently have 4.xxx version installed and would like to install 6.xxx version it is required to uninstall 4.xxx version before 6.xxx version installer launch. If the current version installed starts with 5.xxxx or higher, please ignore the below steps and move to step #2. In order to perform silent uninstall of previous version please use the aforementioned silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs following the next steps:
1. Save silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs the script file to your local hard drive. Readme file with additional help on how to use silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs could be downloaded as well.
2. Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. Click Start, enter cmd in the Search field, right-click the cmd.exe application, and click Run as administrator.
3. Enter the following command:
  cscript.exe [path_to_the_script]\silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs
After Uninstall is complete (if that was needed), Installation process could be launched:
1. Save TRDT_setup.msi installer file to your local hard drive.
2. Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. Click Start, enter in the Search field, right-click the cmd.exe application, and click Run as administrator.
3. Install the component as it is listed for your version of Microsoft Windows below:
  
  64-bit Microsoft Windows: Desktop Framework: msiexec.exe /i [path_to_the_file]\TRDT_setup.msi INSTALLDIR="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD" /lv "%temp%\trdfinstall.log" /q /norestart
  
  32-bit Microsoft Windows: Desktop Framework: msiexec.exe /i [path_to_the_script]\TRDT_setup.msi INSTALLDIR="%ProgramFiles%\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD" /lv "%temp%\trdfinstall.log" /q /norestart

File name: TRDT.exe
File size: 183 MB

Proceed with download

Version 6.621.1087 (6.621.1087) (7/11/2023)

Please note this install allows product binaries to be downloaded to the end user’s machine. Product binaries allow end users to receive desktop enhancements and fixes without the need to reinstall Drafting Assistant.

Complete the following steps to install Drafting Assistant software products using an unattended installation.

If desired, install prerequisite software first. The Prerequisite Software section below contains download links. If you don't install prerequisites, they are downloaded and installed automatically as needed during the Drafting Assistant installation.
Click the Proceed with download button below.
Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. To access a command prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and click OK.
Navigate to the folder where you saved the installation files (use the cd command) and then type: TRDT.exe /q /norestart
Press Enter. Dialog boxes may be displayed during installation, but none require interaction.

The following support packages are available for individual download:

Here is the order and the commands to install the above components:

If you currently have 4.xxx version installed and would like to install 6.xxx version it is required to uninstall 4.xxx version before 6.xxx version installer launch. If the current version installed starts with 5.xxxx or higher, please ignore the below steps and move to step #2. In order to perform silent uninstall of previous version please use the aforementioned silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs following the next steps:
1. Save silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs the script file to your local hard drive. Readme file with additional help on how to use silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs could be downloaded as well.
2. Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. Click Start, enter cmd in the Search field, right-click the cmd.exe application, and click Run as administrator.
3. Enter the following command:
  cscript.exe [path_to_the_script]\silent_thomson_reuters_utility.vbs
After Uninstall is complete (if that was needed), Installation process could be launched:
1. Save TRDT_setup.msi installer file to your local hard drive.
2. Run a Windows command prompt as an administrator. Click Start, enter in the Search field, right-click the cmd.exe application, and click Run as administrator.
3. Install the component as it is listed for your version of Microsoft Windows below:
  
  64-bit Microsoft Windows: Desktop Framework: msiexec.exe /i [path_to_the_file]\TRDT_setup.msi INSTALLDIR="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD" /lv "%temp%\trdfinstall.log" /q /norestart
  
  32-bit Microsoft Windows: Desktop Framework: msiexec.exe /i [path_to_the_script]\TRDT_setup.msi INSTALLDIR="%ProgramFiles%\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD" /lv "%temp%\trdfinstall.log" /q /norestart

File name: TRDT.exe
File size: 183 MB

Proceed with download

The Nuget package cache directory has changed from the user-specific %USERPROFILE%\.nuget folder to the ProgramData folder in order to spare space, and prevent the need to download the packages from Thomson Reuters’ cloud by each user if the same version packages are already available in the installer cache or downloaded by another user. Also, the location of the nuget cache folder could be configured during installation by an additional parameter if ProgramData does not work well.

Drafting Assistant Links

Questions? Call 1-800-387-5164

The following installation parameters are supported, only one can be set at a time:

Parameter	Specifies
INTEGRATION_SAML_GROUPID	Group ID for SAML SSO. Example: INTEGRATION_SAML_GROUPID=XXXXX *cannot be used with an RM/OL parameter
NUGET_GLOBAL_PACKAGES_FOLDER How to execute : msiexec.exe /i [path_to_the_file]\TRDT_setup.msi NUGET_GLOBAL_PACKAGES_FOLDER="C:\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD\packages"	Where Nuget packages will be stored

System requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10, 32-bit or 64-bit – Office 2013 (32-bit & 64-bit), Office 2016 (32-bit & 64-bit), Office 2019 (32-bit & 64-bit) Only

Note that "Home" editions of Windows are not supported.

Windows User Account

To install and update software, you must have administrator privileges on the computer.

Supported Word Processors**

Microsoft Word 2019, 32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft Word 2016, 32-bit or 64-bit

**Note these exceptions:

Office 365 subscriptions are supported in the desktop version of Microsoft Office for Windows. Online versions of Microsoft Office are not supported at this time.

Browser: Microsoft Edge

Please Note: Drafting Assistant 5.571.2038 and prior builds rely, primarily, on Internet Explorer 11 Runtime. Microsoft ended support for the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on certain operating systems on June 15, 2022. This action will not impact the security of the Drafting Assistant application in 5.571.2038 and previous builds, as Microsoft will continue to provide security updates for the Internet Explorer 11 Runtime. Please refer to this article for details.

Hardware

Personal computer with 1 GHz dual-core or faster processor

At least 1 GB of RAM

At least 2 GB of available space on the hard disk

Prerequisite Software (Installed Automatically If Needed)

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 offline installer for Windows – Downloads Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies for your Office version

Office 2010
Note: The Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies for Office 2013, Office 2016 and Office 2019 are automatically installed with the product. For further information, visit microsoft.com.

Download Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime from Official Microsoft Download Center

Note: The Drafting Assistant .exe file automatically installs the above prerequisite software. To avoid a reboot during the installation process, though, you must install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 before installing Drafting Assistant.

WebView2 Runtime

Additional Software

For Build Document access to Contract Express templates, Contract Express version 7.1 or later is required for full functionality.

Unless otherwise stated in your order form/contract, by downloading and using Drafting Assistant, you agree to the Thomson Reuters General Terms and Conditions Version 2 and, if applicable, the Product Specific Terms, both located at:
https://store.thomsonreuters.ca/support/licence/

Starting with release 5.541.1023 (5.541.1023), Drafting Assistant installation consists of two parts:

Installation framework installed into the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Thomson Reuters\TRIAD folder and providing core services for add-in startup and hosting product binaries
Product binaries installed into the%LocalAppData%\TRIAD folder and containing business logic

The version numbering scheme includes a number for the installation framework, followed by the version number for the product binaries in parentheses. The product binaries contain business logic that can be updated more often than the installation framework. Product binaries are hosted by the installation framework that precedes the product binaries version. Therefore, the product binaries version number will be the same or newer than that framework version number. Product binaries can also be updated automatically without reinstalling Drafting Assistant.

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