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Allow Standard Users To Run Bloomberg Professional Terminal FlexApp

Chris Serrano
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Problem: Bloomberg Professional Terminal requires the user launching it to have elevated permissions. If the user does not possess the required level of access, the message shown in the screenshot below is received.  In addition, licensing needs to be handled properly.

 

 

Resolution: To resolve this issue and allow standard users to run the application, add the Powershell script below to the Bloomberg Professional Terminal FlexApp package as a post-activation script to set the required folder and registry permissions.

 

$registryPaths = @("HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bloomberg L.P.")
$filesystemPaths = @("C:\blp","C:\ProgramData\BLP")
$registryRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule("Users","FullControl","ContainerInherit,ObjectInherit","None","Allow")
$filesystemRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule("Users","FullControl","ContainerInherit,ObjectInherit","None","Allow")
foreach ($path in $registryPaths) {
$acl = Get-Acl $path
$acl.SetAccessRule($registryRule)
$acl | Set-Acl -Path $path
}
foreach ($path in $filesystemPaths) {
$acl = Get-Acl $path
$acl.SetAccessRule($filesystemRule)
$acl | Set-Acl -Path $path
}

 

Reference: 'Minimum File and Registry Rights' from Bloomberg Documentation

 

Handling Bloomberg Anywhere User-based Licenses

While capturing the Bloomberg software, or edit an existing package, create a registry value that tells Bloomberg to store the license information in the user's HKCU hive instead of using machine-based licenses that are stored in HKLM.

  1. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Bloomberg L.P.\User Info 
    (Package editor or regedit during capture)
  2. Create a new DWORD Value with the name "Use HKCU" and the value Data of "1"
  3. Save the edit or capture.

 

Product: FlexApp

Product Version: 6.8.6

Expires on: 365 days from publishing

Updated: April 15, 20245

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