WebOffice author > File Menu > Application Category

Within the basic settings all relevant parameters regarding working directory, directory of serviced MXD documents, WebOffice application URL as well as a potential WebOffice usermanagement connection can be defined.

Note: Whenever you change the basic settings you can either overwrite an existing application profile or create a new one. See chapter Application Profiles for details.

Note: Check "Synchronize to User Management Database" only if you are using WebOffice usermanagement and need to connect to a UserManagament database for maintaining your base data with WebOffice author.

Basic settings in WebOffice author

Property	Description
Working directory	Navigate to the location where you have installed WebOffice 10.5 SP2 (e.g. default path is C:\Tomcat\webapps\<WebOffice application>) using the Directory button right of the Working directory input field. The link will automatically point to the working directory that contains all project configuration files (.xml) and the configuration data model (.xsd)
WebOffice application URL	The URL to the WebOffice 10.5 SP2 web application to access the WebOffice 10.5 SP2 administration pages. In case the Apache Tomcat Connector was installed before no port has to be entered. Otherwise the URL should look like http://<server name>[:<port>]/<WebOffice application name>/ (e.g. http://myserver:8080/WebOffice)
WebOffice administration password	The default password for accessing the WebOffice 10.5 SP2 administration pages is "admin" and should be changed immediately after the first login to SynAdmin.
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the WebOffice administration password.
URL for UM Admin Web	The URL to the UserManagement Admin Web application. The URL should look like http://<server name>/UserManagementAdminWeb.
Project language	Defines which default language will be used to fill metadata fields like project name, layer names, field aliases, etc.
Language of User Interface	Defines which default language will be used to display the WebOffice author user interface.
Show technical field names instead of alias?	Check this option to decide whether you want to have technical field names displayed in WebOffice author or alias names configured in the ArcMap document or the geodatabase. These names will be displayed, e.g. when configuring •search fields •result fields •integration of external applications
Synchronize to User Management database	WebOffice author automatically keeps the UserManagement database (UMDB) base data in sync when checking this option. This way when saving a project configuration, WebOffice author saves changes •to the project configuration file as well as •to the User Management database Note: If you synchronize to the WebOffice usermanagement database, WebOffice author will create a connection to the database. In this case please ensure, that the user of this connection is the same than the user, that created the WebOffice usermanagement database.
Open UM Admin Web with simple menu	Check this option if you want to start the UserManagement Admin Web application with the simple menu by default providing wizards for: •Users •Groups •Print Profiles •Group Rights for Projects Inside the UserManagement Admin Web it is possible to change to the complete menu.
Database type	Possible database types are: •Microsoft Access •MS SQL Server •Oracle •PostgreSQL •SQLite

Basic settings configuration parameters

Whenever you are using WebOffice 10.5 SP2 in combination with WebOffice usermanagement you have to provide the connection settings between WebOffice author and the UserManagement database. In this case, check the box Synchronize to UserManagement database and enter the parameters according to the database type you are using. Possible database types are:

•Microsoft Access

•MS SQL Server

•Oracle

•PostgreSQL

•SQLite

Note: SynerGIS does not recommend to use MS Access databases for WebOffice usermanagement due to bad performance.

Check the option Open UM Admin Web with simple menu if you want to start the UserManagement Admin Web application by default with simple menu providing wizards for:

•Users

•Groups

•Print Profiles

•Group Rights for Projects

Inside the UserManagement Admin Web it is possible to change to the complete menu.

Basic settings - Synchronize to a Microsoft Access database

Property	Description
MDB file	Path to the *.mdb file
Password	Password for access to the database Note: WebOffice author always connects with the default user Admin.
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the password

Basic settings configuration parameters for synchronizing to a Microsoft Access database

Basic settings - Synchronize to a MS SQL Server database

Property	Description
Server	Database server name and database instance (if necessary).
Database	Database name
User	Database user name
Password	Password for access to the database
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the password

Basic settings configuration parameters for synchronizing to a MS SQL Server database

Basic settings - Synchronize to an Oracle database

Property	Description
TSN	Name of the ORACLE connection defined in the file tnsnames.ora. The location of the file depends on the path specified during ORACLE client installation (<Oracle client installation directory>\network\admin\tnsnames.ora). The "TSN" entry has to be set according to one of the "host" entries in the web.config file which points to the correct database to connect with. Note: See also chapter ORACLE Connection Parameter for details.
User	Database user name
Password	Password for access to the database
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the password

Basic settings configuration parameters for synchronizing to an Oracle database

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Property	Description
Server	Database server name
Database	Database name
Benutzer	Database user name
Password	Password for access to the database
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the password

Basic settings configuration parameters for synchronizing the PostgreSQL database

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Property	Description
File	Path to the specifice SQLite-File
Password	Password for access to the database
Pwd confirmation	Confirm the password

Basic settings configuration parameters for synchronizing the SQLite database

Basic Settings