--- title: Overview description: "The following installations **must be completed** prior to beginning the process of installing the Workplace Framework (WORK) Cell. ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Data install Requirements Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed a Database Management System *(Oracle, PostgreSQL or SQL Server)* ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed Apache Ant version 1.9.6 ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png) …" url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/11-1-prerequisites/" updated: "2026-09-15" category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 11. Workplace (WORK) Cell Install / 11.1 Prerequisites" --- # Overview The following installations **must be completed** prior to beginning the process of installing the Workplace Framework (WORK) Cell. ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Data install Requirements Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed a Database Management System *(Oracle, PostgreSQL or SQL Server)* ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed Apache Ant version 1.9.6 ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Downloaded the i2b2 data installation package listed in [i2b2 Requirements](https://i2b2.atlassian.net/wiki/x/WwLMD)* Section*. ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Data Installation Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Created database user accounts for i2b2 schemas ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Created all the data tables *(Crcdata, Hivedata, Imdata, Metadata, Pmdata and Workdata)* ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Created the stored procedures for the Crcdata tables and the triggers for the Pmdata tables ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Loaded data into all the tables *(Crcdata, Hivedata, Imdata, Metadata, Pmdata and Workdata)* ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **i2b2 Server Install Chapter  for installing i2b2 Server from binary distribution** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)   Extract all the i2b2 binary distribution files from the downloaded zip file ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)   Copy the entire wildfly-17.0.1.Final folder from the extracted files to your /opt folder ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Configured  the datasource files for each cell ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Started WildFly Service   **i2b2 Server-common Install Chapter  for installing i2b2 Server from source code** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Extracted all the i2b2 source code to a directory a directory of your choice (*YOUR_I2B2_SRC_DIR*) ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Configured Server-common properties ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Deployed edu.harvard.i2b2.server-common ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Webclient install Requirements Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed and configured IIS web server  ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Installed and configured PHP with cURL ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Downloaded the i2b2 webclient installation package listed in [i2b2 Requirements](https://i2b2.atlassian.net/wiki/x/WwLMD)* Section*. The following installations are **not required** to occur before installing the Workplace Framework (WORK) Cell but **are recommended**. ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **i2b2 Web Client Install Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  i2b2 Web Client installed ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Able to log into the i2b Web Client ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **i2b2 Workbench Install Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  i2b2 Workbench installed ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Able to log into the i2b Workbench ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Ontology Management (ONT) Cell Install Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Configured Ontology cell properties ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Deployed edu.harvard.i2b2.ontology ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Updated Ontology cell data in Admin ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Verified ontology installation ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/book_open.png)  **Data Repository (CRC) Cell Install Chapter** ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Configured both the CRC Loader and CRC property files ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Deployed edu.harvard.i2b2.crc ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Updated CRC cell data in Admin ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Updated metadata key in the QT_BREAKDOWN_PATH table ![](https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/download/attachments/6684832/checkbox_checked.png)  Verified CRC installation