Install as an IT Admin

Deploy OfficeConnect to multiple users using per-machine installation and group policy or scripts.

🔧 IT Admin This page is for IT administrators deploying OfficeConnect to multiple users or machines. End users installing on their own machine should see Install as an End User.

Two installation modes

Mode	When to use
Per-user	Each user installs on their own workstation. Users can install future updates without admin permissions.
Per-machine	Installed once on a shared machine for all users on that computer. Requires admin permissions for all updates.

Per-user installation is generally preferred — it lets users self-update and reduces IT overhead.

Per-machine installation steps

Prepare prerequisites on target machines

Before running the per-machine installer, verify these are installed on each target machine:

WebView2 Runtime
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
VSTO 2010 runtime
Workday Event Log Components

Deploy these via your preferred software distribution tool (SCCM, Intune, etc.) if not already present.

Run the per-machine installer

Download the per-machine setup file from Product Downloads in your Workday Adaptive Planning instance (it is a separate file from the per-user OfficeConnectSetup.exe). Run it with elevated privileges:

OfficeConnectSetup-PerMachine.exe /quiet

The installer creates install files, registry entries, and certificates in the machine profile rather than the user profile.

Deploy tenant configuration

After installation, users need tenant details to sign in. You can push these via registry rather than having each user configure them manually.

See Deploy Tenants via Registry for the full registry deployment guide.

Verify on a test machine Open Excel on a test machine and confirm the OfficeConnect tab is present. Sign in with a test account and verify you can connect to the tenant.

Keeping OfficeConnect updated

Make sure your team updates together — users on older versions cannot open workbooks created with a newer version. Coordinate updates and deploy the latest installer to all machines at the same time.

Next steps

→ Deploy Tenants via Registry — push tenant config to user machines without manual setup