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Configuring Aras Conversion Server

July 27, 2026 02:55 AM
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The Aras Publishing Service feature requires that the Conversion Server be configured to enable it.

Note
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package must be installed on the Conversion Server. The links to all Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables is below:


Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package (x64):

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

To enable the service:

  1. Open the ConversionServerConfig.xml file for editing. Typically, this file is located at the root of Aras Innovator code tree, for example:C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\Innovator\ConversionServerConfig.xml
  2. In the ＜Converters/＞ tag, add: 
<Converter name="tp_XmlPublishingConverter" type="Aras.Publishing.XmlPublishingConverter, Aras.TDF.PublishingConverter"/>
<Converter name="tp_HtmlPublishingConverter" type="Aras.Publishing.HtmlPublishingConverter, Aras.TDF.PublishingConverter"/>

The following is a sample of a ConversionServerConfig.xml file with the required setup: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<!-- Common converter service configuration -->
<section name="ConversionServer" type="Aras.ConversionFramework.ConversionServer.Configuration.ConversionServerConfigurationSection, Conversion.Base"/>
<sectionGroup name="ConverterSettings">
<!-- Place here class configuration section definitions for converters -->			
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<ConversionServer>
<InnovatorServer url="http://localhost/InnovatorServer/Server/InnovatorServer.aspx"/>
<Converters>
<Converter name="tp_XmlPublishingConverter" type="Aras.Publishing.XmlPublishingConverter, Aras.TDF.PublishingConverter"/>			
<Converter name="tp_HtmlPublishingConverter" type="Aras.Publishing.HtmlPublishingConverter, Aras.TDF.PublishingConverter"/>
</Converters>
</ConversionServer>
<ConverterSettings>
<!-- Place here configuration sections for converters -->
</ConverterSettings>
</configuration>

  1. Save and close the ConversionServerConfig.xml file.
  2. Confirm that the Conversion Server is configured to run via Aras Agent Service. For details see Section 4.1 of the Aras Innovator 40 – Conversion Server Setup Guide.