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Managing Configurations

Administrators can configure various functionalities such as automated exporting and importing of data and home page view settings.

Configuring Export Session Job

To configure the schedule and other details of exporting the data:

  1. Click the drop-down beside the username, then select Configurations.

    Configurations Menu

    Configurations Menu


  2. Set the Export Session Cron or use the default value, 0 0 * * *, as is. This will run once a day at midnight.

    Check the Cron Expression Examples table for reference.

  3. Select File or SQLite as Export Method.

    MethodDescription
    FileA file containing all the exported data will be created.
    SQLiteDirect export of data to the map.dbl file in Core Server.
    Export Methods

  4. Provide the following path in Export Session Path based on the Export Method.

    UNC (\\path_to_file) path is accepted.

    MethodDescription
    FileA valid directory where the file will be created.
    SQLiteA valid path where the Core Server map.dbl file is located. This is located at C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\ReportingServer\db\map by default.
    Export Method Path

  5. Click Save.

    Configuring Export Session Job

    Configuring Export Session Job

note

You can Manually Trigger the Recurring Export Job.

When the Export Method is File, navigate to the configured Export Session Path and the created file should follow the filename format, project.data.<timestamp>.

Configuring Import Data Job

To configure the schedule and other details of importing data:

  1. Click the drop-down beside the username, then select Configurations.

    Configurations Menu

    Configurations Menu


  2. Set the Import Applications Path to a valid file path of the predefined list of applications.

    UNC (\\path_to_file) path is accepted.

    The file formats supported are ini and csv.

  3. Set the Import Projects Path to a valid file path of the predefined list of projects.

    UNC (\\path_to_file) path is accepted.

    The file formats supported are oconf and csv.

  4. Set the Import Jobs Cron or use the default value, 0 1 * * *, as is. This will run once a day at 1 AM.

    Check the Cron Expression Examples table for reference.

  5. Click Save.

    Configuring Import Data Job

    Configuring Import Data Job


note

You can Manually Trigger the Recurring Import Jobs.

After triggering, the imported applications should be visible in the Applications page.

The import will override the currently registered applications.

Configuring the Home Page View

  1. Click the drop-down beside the username, then select Configurations.

    Configurations Menu

    Configurations Menu


  2. Switch on or off the Enable Launch option.

    • On - the home page will have the default options

      Home Page View Launch Enabled

      Home Page View Launch Enabled


    • Off - the home page will only have the Set Active Project button and the Projects drop-down; this limits the users' capabilities to launch applications and only set the active projects.

      Home Page View Launch Disabled

      Home Page View Launch Disabled


  3. Click Save.

Cron Expression Examples

ExpressionMeaning
0 12 * * ?Runs at 12 noon every day
15 10 ? * *Runs at 10:15 AM every day
15 10 * * ? 2005Runs at 10:15 AM every day during the year 2005
0/5 14 * * ?Runs every 5 minutes starting at 2 PM and ending at 2:55 PM, every day
10,44 14 ? 3 WEDRuns at 2:10 PM and at 2:44 PM every Wednesday in the month of March
15 10 ? * 6LRuns at 10:15 AM on the last Friday of every month
15 10 ? * 6#3Runs at 10:15 AM on the third Friday of every month
Cron Expression Examples