Understanding Custom Settings

How to:

The Custom Settings page allows you to customize your installation of WebFOCUS by typing customized values for standard settings.

When you save updates to settings that you type into the Customized Setting text box, they are transferred to the site.wfs file, located at drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS82\client\wfc\etc. When you use this page to assign new values to settings, they override the default values assigned to them. These overrides are carried over as you upgrade to new versions.

After you save a custom setting, the text continues to display on this page. You can use comments to identify specific updates and additional information about them.

For an example of applying custom settings, see Managed Reporting Internal Variables.

Procedure: How to Configure Custom Settings

Only an administrator can configure settings on the Custom Settings page.

  1. In the Administration Console, on the Configuration tab, click Custom Settings.
  2. Under the final comment statement at the top of the Custom Settings text box, or the most recent custom setting entry, type the variables, settings, commands, or comments that comprise the custom settings.

    Use the format required by the application or operating system that will execute the command.

    To help track changes to custom settings, use comments to identify and separate individual changes.

  3. To store your custom settings in an encrypted format, select the Encrypt check box.

    Note: Even when you select this check box, settings continue to appear in an unencrypted format in the Custom Settings text box.

  4. When your configuration is complete, click Save.
  5. When you receive a confirmation message, click OK.
  6. When the Custom Setting page clears, click Custom Settings under the Application Settings folder to see your updated comments, settings, or commands in the Custom Settings text box.