System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 7 32/64 bit, or above
Microsoft Excel 2007 32, Excel 2010 32/64 bit, Excel 2013 32/64
Operational NIC (Network Interface Card), Ethernet.
4 MBs of Ram
Note that DCAP is implemented as a Microsoft Office automation project and therefore does not require
admin rights for initial installation or to install an update provided the following pre-requisites are
already installed in the PC:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (x86 and x64)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (x86 and x64)
Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5
If any of these pre-requisites are missing, the DCAP installer can install these for you, but in that case
local admin rights are required for the initial install.
Upgrading to Desktop Contribution Application (DCAP) from Price-link
If you want to upgrade to the DCAP from any version of Price-link, please contact your Bloomberg
representative and ask to be setup with a new feed. The DCAP client software is NOT compatible with
the existing Price-link server software, so a new feed will have to be setup for the transition. When the
new feed is ready, your Bloomberg representative will provide you with new configuration details
consisting of a network area (Americas, EMEA, and APAC for connectivity over terminal leased lines or
Internet, Internet2, Internet3 for connectivity over the internet), and environment (Beta or Production),
a Username, and a Password. Once you receive the DCAP configuration details, you are ready to start
the installation process. Your DCAP client software can be installed in a PC that is already running the
Price-link software. However, since the formula signatures are practically identical, you will need to load
the DCAP add-in and unload the Price-link add in to test DCAP, and unload the DCAP add-in and load the
Price-link add-in to go back to Price-link.
Installing DCAP
As discussed in the system requirements section, running the DCAP installer does not require local PC
admin rights if all the pre-requisites are already installed. If they are not installed, you will need to be
granted admin rights to run the installer, or get an admin to run the installer for you. Take the following
steps to install DCAP. Skipping any of the installation steps described below may result in an incomplete
installation and may require DCAP to be uninstalled and reinstalled again for proper operation.
1. Ensure that there are no instances of Excel running.
2. Download the installer from:
http://contributions.bloomberg.com/