---
title: "Installing and Updating Lucanet.Script Execution Application"
description: "Lucanet.Script Execution Application (SEA for short) is a Lucanet application that you need if you operate ERP/financial source systems on-premises and want to import data from these systems into the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform using an ETL script. On this page, you can find out how to install and update SEA."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/basic-configuration-cfp/install-and-use-opsea
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Installing and Updating Lucanet.Script Execution Application (SEA)

## Overview

**Lucanet.Script Execution Application** ( **SEA** for short) is a Lucanet application that you need if you operate ERP/financial source systems on-premises and want to import data from these systems into the **Lucanet CFO Solution Platform** using an ETL script.

SEA must be installed as a system service in your local environment via **Lucanet.Software Manager** to enable communication with the source system. That means SEA must be installed in the same network as the source system or the source file. The application executes the required scripts locally to extract, transform, and load data from local ERP/financial systems. Subsequently, the data is securely transferred to **Lucanet.Financial OLAP Server** or **Lucanet.Financial Warehouse** in the AWS cloud.

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**Lucanet.Software Manager 11** is required for the installation and use of Lucanet SEA.
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The installation and configuration of SEA is carried out in the following steps:

## Creating SEA Instance in the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform

To create an SEA instance in the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform, proceed as follows:

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If necessary, click **Administration** in the main menu.
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Click **Platform management | Certificates**. The **Certificates** workspace is displayed as follows, for example:

'Certificates' workspace

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Click **Generate instance**.
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Enter the name of the instance in the displayed **Generate instance** dialog.
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Click **Generate**. The instance is created and displayed in the overview.
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Click the three-dot icon of the corresponding instance to open the context menu.
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Click **Download sender** to save the sender certificate locally as a ZIP file.
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Click **Download receiver** to save the receiver certificate locally as a ZIP file.

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More Information about the **Certificates** workspace in the Lucanet CFO Solution Platform can be found under [Generating and Downloading SEA Certificates](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/administration/platform-management/certificates.md).
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## Installing Lucanet.Script Execution App in Lucanet.Software Manager

To install Lucanet.Script Execution Application as a system service in Lucanet.Software Manager:

01. If necessary, update Lucanet.Software Manager to version 11.
02. Start Lucanet.Software Manager.
03. Click the **Install application** tab.
04. Retain the **Retrieve application from Lucanet.Youniverse** presetting and click **Next**.
05. Choose **Lucanet.Script Execution Application** and click **Continue**. Lucanet.Software Manager displays the Settings:
Installing SEA in Lucanet.Software Manager

06. If necessary, change the name in the **Name** input field.
07. Choose the latest version from the **Version** drop-down list.
08. From the drop-down list **Download from**, choose from which download server SEA should be installed. The following options are available:

 - Choose **Determine fastest connection automatically** if Lucanet.Software Manager shall determine the download server automatically.
 - Choose the desired download server from the drop-down list.
09. After **Configuration file**, upload the ZIP file for the **Receiver** certificate that you downloaded from the CFO Solution Platform in step 1.
10. Define how the service is to be started. Do one of the following:
 - Choose **Automatic** if the service is to be started automatically when starting the computer.
 - Choose **Manually** if the service is to be started manually.
11. Activate the **Start service after installation** check box if the service is to be started after installation.
12. Click **Install**.

 The Lucanet.Script Execution Application is installed on your computer as a system service.
13. Click **Finished** when the message Installation completed is displayed.
## Creating SEA Applications in the CFO Solution Platform

Before an SEA instance can be used to execute ETL scripts, it must first be created as an application in the **Consolidation & Financial Planning** solution in the CFO Solution Platform. To do so, proceed as follows:

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Click **Consolidation & Financial Planning** in the main menu to open the solution.
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Navigate to the **Imports and Journals | Scripts** workspace.

'Scripts' workspace and 'Applications' button

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Click **Applications**. The **Create new application** dialog is displayed as follows, for example:

'Create New Application' dialog

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Click **Browse** or use the drag-and-drop function in the **Archive key file** area to upload the ZIP file for the **Sender** certificate that you downloaded from the CFO Solution Platform in step 1.
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Click **Save**. The SEA application is created and displayed in the Applications list.

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If the ETL script used for data import from the source system into Lucanet.Financial OLAP Server or Lucanet.Financial Warehouse is to be executed via an SEA application, you must assign the SEA application to the script in the configuration of the data sources.

For more information, see [Defining a Data Source](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/imports-journals/importing-data-into-lnfwh/defining-data-source-lnfwh.md).
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## Updating Lucanet.Script Excecution Application

The update of the Lucanet.Script Execution Application is carried out in Lucanet.Software Manager. To do so, proceed as follows:

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If necessary, open Lucanet.Software Manager.
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Select the SEA instance for which you want to check for an update on the **My Applications** tab.
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Click **Check for updates**. The **Check for updates** dialog is displayed, for example, as follows when a new version is available:

Check for available SEA updates

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Click **Yes**. The SEA instance is being updated.

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