TBC Deployment Options
The TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi package file is the primary installation package for Trimble Business Center. The package can be run directly or from the command line for silent or unattended installations.
The typical usage for the command line interface is: TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi<parameter>=<value>/qn
Multiple parameters can be used in the command line. The /qn option runs the installation silently with no user interface.
The following table lists the available parameters when running from the command line.
Parameter
Description
INSTALLDIR=<path>
Path to the Trimble Business Center installation directory.
If the parameter is not used, the default path is C:\Program Files\Trimble\Trimble Business Center.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msiINSTALLDIR="D:\Trimble\Trimble Business Center"/qn
ProductLanguage=<lcid>
Sets the default language of the installation.
<lcid> is the language code identifier of the specified language. For the list of language codes, see Language Codes.
If the parameter is not used, the installation uses the current system locale.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msiProductLanguage=1031/qn
ADDLOCAL=<feature>
Comma-delimited list of program features to be installed. This can be used to specify additional languages in the installation. For the list of available features, see ADDLOCAL features.
If the parameter is not used, only the language specified with the ProductLanguage parameter or the current system locale is used in the installation.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi
ADDLOCAL=Trimble_Business_Center,Program_Files,Trimble_Modules,External_Modules,Program_Files_German/qn
DESKTOP=""
Prevents a Trimble Business Center from being created on the desktop.
If the parameter is not used, the shortcut is created by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi DESKTOP=""/qn
ICM=false
Disables installation of Bentley i-model importers.
If the parameter is not used, the importers are installed by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi ICM=false/qn
MM=false
Disables the commands used to manage Mobile Mapping data.
If the parameter is not used, the commands are enabled by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi MM=false/qn
RCP=false
Disables exporting point cloud data in the RCP file format for use in Autodesk ReCap.
If the parameter is not used, RCP export is enabled by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi RCP=false /qn
SDX=false
Disables use of the GPU for high-performance graphics rendering when working with point clouds and imagery.
If the parameter is not used, an enabled GPU is used by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi SDX=false /qn
VC90=true
Enables installation of GCS900 12.5 through 12.8 machine control exporters.
If the parameter is not used, the exporters are not installed by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi VC90=true /qn
WOV=false
Disables installation of Work Order Viewer.
If the parameter is not used, the Work Order Viewer is installed by default.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi WOV=false/qn
TRIMBLE_SYNCHRONIZER_DATA= <path>
Path to the data synchronization area (sync root folder).
If the parameter is not used, the default path is C:\Trimble Synchronizer Data.
If the folder was created from a previous installation, then the parameter is ignored.
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi TRIMBLE_SYNCHRONIZER_DATA="D:\Trimble Synchronizer Data"/qn
ADDLOCAL Features
The components in a Trimble Business Center installation package are organized into features. A feature is an installable part of the application that can represent a specific capability such as the files required for running the application in a specific language.
Features can be added in the command line using the ADDLOCAL parameter. If more than one feature is required, use a comma delimiter to separate the values.
Usage: ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,...
The following table lists the features that must be included when using the ADDLOCAL parameter.
Feature
Description
Trimble_Business_Center
Trimble Business Center installation
Program_Files
Trimble Business Center program files
Trimble_Modules
Files shared by Trimble applications
External_Modules
Third-party files used in the application
The following table lists the available features for installing language-specific program files.
Feature
Description
Program_Files_Chinese
Chinese (Simplified) language-specific program files
Program_Files_Czech
Czech language-specific program files
Program_Files_Danish
Danish language-specific program files
Program_Files_Dutch
Dutch language-specific program files
Program_Files_EnglishUK
English (United Kingdom) language-specific program files
Program_Files_EnglishUS
English (United States) language-specific program files
Program_Files_Finnish
Finnish language-specific program files
Program_Files_French
French language-specific program files
Program_Files_German
German language-specific program files
Program_Files_Italian
Italian language-specific program files
Program_Files_Japanese
Japanese language-specific program files
Program_Files_Korean
Korean language-specific program files
Program_Files_Norwegian
Norwegian (Bokmal) language-specific program files
Program_Files_Polish
Polish language-specific program files
Program_Files_Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazil) language-specific program files
Program_Files_Russian
Russian language-specific program files
Program_Files_Spanish
Spanish language-specific program files
Program_Files_Swedish
Swedish language-specific program files
The following command line sets the default language of the installation to German and enables the application to also run in French and Spanish:
TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi ProductLanguage=1031ADDLOCAL=Trimble_Business_Center,Program_Files,Trimble_Modules,External_Modules,Program_Files_German,Program_Files_Fre nch,Program_Files_Spanish/qn
Uninstall
There are several options to remove an application that was installed from a Trimble Business Center installation.
The most common way is to select the application from the Windows Start menu > Settings > Apps > Apps and Features and then click Uninstall.
For the Trimble Business Center installation package and other Windows Installer-based (.msi) installations, these can also be removed through the command line using the Windows Installer executable program msiexec.exe.
Usage: msiexec /x <package>.msi /qn
msiexec /x TrimbleBusinessCenter.msi /qn
