1.6 Working with Configuration Editor

Configuration Editor is a web interface that controls the settings for SSPR. You can launch Configuration Editor from the main menu or from Configuration Manager.

In Configuration Editor, you can do the following:

  • Configure settings for SSPR: You can configure the default settings that define how a user can use SSPR. You can also define directory profiles, modules, and templates for the users.To configure settings, SSPR provides different tabs that include the list of related settings. Detailed information on each setting is provided in the proceeding chapters.

  • Search for configuration settings: To quickly move to a particular setting you can search for it by using the search box that is displayed on the Configuration Editor page. The search result is displayed while you type. To get the exact result, type the complete name of the setting or type the complete description.

  • Change the Configuration Editor password: To change the password for Configuration Editor, click the Set Configuration Password icon on the top-right corner of the Configuration Editor page.

  • Save configuration settings: To save the configuration that you update for all the settings, click the Save icon on the top-right corner of Configuration Editor.

  • View modification details: For each modified setting you can view the modification details such as, when a setting was modified and who modified the setting. When you save the configuration settings, you are prompted to confirm the changes. The confirmation dialog box includes the list of modified settings and these settings are listed in separate sections. Each section displays the details of the modified fields. After the configuration setting is saved, anyone who has access to Configuration Manager can view the last modified details of all the settings when they open Configuration Editor.

  • Change the precedence order of the setting fields: To change the precedence of each field, you can use the arrow keys that are adjacent to the respective fields. You can change the precedence order for any setting that includes multiple fields.

  • Define custom texts: To define the text that should be displayed to the users during a particular event, click the Custom Text tab and configure the required setting. You can define any error or caution messages.

  • Collapse and expand all the configuration options: If you want to expand all the configuration options together then you can click on the plus (+) icon that is at the bottom of the left pane. If you want to collapse all the options together, then click on the minus (-) icon at the bottom of the left pane.

  • Apply filter to view only the required settings: You can apply filter for settings so that SSPR displays only those settings that you require. You can apply following filters by using the filter icon at the bottom of the left pane:

    • Setting Level: You can choose to view limited settings or advanced settings by setting the scroll bar appropriately. If the scroll bar is in the middle, all the required and some additional settings are displayed.

    • Modified: You can choose to view all the settings, or only the modified settings by selecting All, or Modified.