INI files¶

In octoplant various settings can be made via INI files.

Edit INI files¶

Start the AdminClient and select the INI files entry in the menu bar.
The Edit ini file dialog opens.
Select the relevant INI file and then select the Edit button.

Info

If the required INI file is not available in the INI files dialog, you can create it in the server archive using the file manager.
In the INI file, select the section for the device type for which you want to make settings. Create the section if it does not already exist.

Make the desired setting in the section in the form {Key}={Value}.

Example:

[Common]
5543=N
5508=
5509=D:\\vdServerArchive\vdog client setup
5521=D:\\vdServerArchive\vdog agent setup
5501=en
5539=Y
5502=Y
5601=Y

The settings that you make in the INI files in the AdminClient are automatically adopted by the client applications as soon as a user logs in to the server or the client application is updated with the server.

Examples for the ClientConfigUpdate.ini file¶

Changing the language for all clients

[configuration\Client.ini|Common]
5501=EN

Changing the Delete component locally after Check-In setting for a client

[{Domain.ComputerName}|configuration\Client.ini|CheckInCheckOut]
5623=Y

[{Domain.Hostname}|configuration\Client.ini|CheckInCheckOut]

5623=Y

Removing the Delete component locally after Check-In setting from the INI file of a client
```
[{Domain.Hostname}|configuration\Client.ini|CheckInCheckOut]
-5623=Y
```

If you delete the entry in the ClientConfigUpdate.ini file, it will not be removed from the INI files of the clients. To make an entry from an INI file inactive, the corresponding entry in the file ClientConfigUpdate.ini must be preceded by a "-".

Info

Make absolutely sure that the entries in the ClientConfigUpdate.ini file are correct. If this is not the case, the function of the clients may be impaired. Please check the changes.

Device-specific settings¶

Device-specific settings are also available for the individual upload classes.

FAQ¶

octoplant no longer works after settings were made in the INI files

If the system no longer works after making settings to the INI files, the files may have been saved with the encoding UTF-8 with BOM. To make it work again, the INI files must be saved with a different encoding.

To save INI files with the encoding UTF-16 with BOM, edit the file with an editor that allows this setting, e.g. Notepad ++.

Can the configuration of the client computer be changed by the server?

Client PCs can be configured by the AdminClient. To do this, open the INI files module in the AdminClient and open the ClientConfigUpdate.ini file. Settings can be made here for one or for all client PCs. For example, you can adapt certain workflows to the specifications in your company.

Example: You want components to be deleted locally after each Check-In on the client PCs.

Add the following entry in the [Configuration\Client.ini\|CheckInCheckOut] section:

5623=Y

How to activate tooltips

Tooltips are deactivated by default. To activate tooltips, make the following settings:

Start the AdminClient and click on the INI files entry in the menu bar.
The Edit ini file dialog opens.
Open the Client.ini file in the client archive in Windows Explorer. (path: {Drive}:\vdClientArchive\VD$A\Configuration\Client.ini)
Search for the [Common] section or add it.
Insert the key 5601 with the value Y in this section.

[Common]
5601=Y

Setting for all available clients:

Start the AdminClient and click on the INI files entry in the menu bar.
The Edit ini file dialog opens.
Select the ClientConfigUpdate.ini file.
Search for the [Configuration\Client.ini|Common] section or add it.
Insert the key 5601 with the value Y in this section.

[Configuration\Client.ini\|Common]
5601=Y

Configuration via INI files