This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing the SOUL software for university libraries. It describes downloading the installation file, selecting installation options, sharing the soulserver folder, editing the soul.ini file to update the database and server name, starting the soul server, and logging into the soul applications software. The instructions include screenshots to illustrate each step in the process.

1. SOUL
Software Installation
by
Dr. Prashant Shrivastava
Guest Faculty
School of Open Learning
University of Delhi

2. Please insert the CD inside the CD-ROM Drive=>The following
Setup screen appears.
Select the Install Products from the given options.
Click on Next Buttons.
Step-1,
Choose
this
option
Step-
2,
Click
here

3. When this screen appears
Select 32-bit long name option
Click on Next Button
Step-
1,
Select
this
option

4. When the following setup option Screen appears,
Select on Custom
Click on Next Buttons
Step-1,
Select
this
option
Step-
2,
Click
here

5. When the above Screen appears
Select the Software for University Libraries
Click on Details Button
Select this
option

6. When this Screen appears,
Select the SOUL Application Files
Select SOUL Server FilesStep-1,
Select these two options
Click on OK Button
Step-1,
Select
these two
options
Step-2,
Click
here

7. When this Setup Warning Screen appears
Click on OK Button
Click
Here

8. Step-1,
Choose this Option
When the following Screen appears,
Select the Overwrite all option.
Click on Next Button.
Step-1,
Choose
this
Option
Step-
2,
Click
Here

9. When this Install Product Screen Appears,
Select Install nowStep-1,
Select this option
Click on Next Button
Step-1,
Select
this
option
Step-2,
Click
here

10. When this Begin Installation Screen appears with the above
message then
Click OK Button
Click Next Button
Step-1,
Click
Here
Step-
2,
Click
Here

11. When following Screen appears, Please wait as Installation is In
Progress…………………..

12. When the following completed Copying Files screen appears,
Click on Next Button.
Click here

13. When The following Setup Complete Screen appears,
Click on Finish Button.
Click Here

14. Installation…
The Software for University
Libraries
Has been Installed
Successfully…………..

15. Select the My computer=>right click the mouse=>select the explorer
Click
Here

16. After Installation of SOUL Software we
have to do Following things…
1. Run install.exe file for hardware
lock execution.
2. Share Soulserver Folder for Clients
3. Find Soul.ini file.
4. Change the database name and
Server name for accessing the
database...

17. The following screen will appear.
Select the local disk(C:) then the following folder and file appears..
Double
Click Here

18. Click Here
Select the soulserver folder
you will get install.exe file
Click Here

19. The following screen will appear …….
Run
This
Install.ex
e file

20. The following screen will appear.
Select install option and click on that..
Click here

21. The following message will appear…
Click on OK Button
Click on Exit or close the screen.
Step-1, Click
here (on exit
option) or close
the screen.
Step-2,
Click here
So hardware lock installation part is completed…

22. Now we have to share the soulserver Folder for clients.
For this go to the (C:) Drive and then Explore it.
Select the soulserver Folder
Right click the mouse
Click on sharing
Click
Here

23. The following screen will appear.

24. Select the share this folder option
Click on Apply Button
Click on OK Button
Step-1,
Select this Option
Step-3,
Select this Option
Step-2,
Select this Option

25. =>After completing the sharing part, the soulserver folder will look like this….
Check here one
hand is attached
with this
Soulserver Folder

26. Now we Find Soul.ini file and Change the database name and Server name for
accessing the database…
Click on Start Button
Go to Search
Click on files and folder

27. The following screen will appear.
Write down soul.ini at the files and folder search place.
Click on Search now Button
The detailed path of that file will be shown to you.
Then double click on that search file (that is soul.ini) .
Step-1
Write
down
soul.ini
Step-2
Click here
Step-3
Double
Click
here to
open
this file

28. The following notepad file will be opened on your screen.

29. Here you have to change the following selected database.
Write down
here your
database
name (Here is
soul4)

30. Here you have to change the Server Name
Write down
here your
local server
name (Here is
soultr)

31. This will be the final out put after changing database name and server name.
Close the window
Check both
database and
server name
Click
here

32. The following message will appear…
Click on Yes Button
Click
here

33. Click on Start
Go to programs
Go to software for university libraries
Click on soul server
Click here

34. The message will appear that Server is Started
Click on OK Button
Click
here

35. The following soul server icon will be shown to you on your status bar.
Check out here that
icon is there or not?

36. Click on that Button and find out the status of the server
See here
server is
already
started

37. Click on start
Go to programs
Go to software for university libraries
Click on soul Applications
Clic
k
Her
e

38. The following screen will appear.
Enter the appropriate data and click on OK Button
Enter
Data,
Here
Click
Here

39. The following screen will appear.
Enter the user name as inf01
Enter the password as inf01
Click on login ButtonStep-1
Entered user name and password here
Click on OK Button
Step-1
Entered user
name and
password here
Step-
2
Click
Here
Step-3
Click
Here

40. The following screen will appear … and start your application work.