Security settings of the Manager web application
In the Security pane of the Manager Web Configuration Editor, you define several important settings that influence the security of the Manager web application.
Table 43: Meaning of configuration settings for security
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Staging |
Default configuration of the staging environment. This setting also affects other configuration groups. Permitted values are:
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Production: Recommended setting for all live installations.
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Test: Setting, if the application was installed for test purposes.
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Development: Setting, if the application was installed in a development environment.
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Custom: Setting, if all settings are made manually. |
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Invalid session response delay |
Time in seconds that a client sided request with false session data is blocked. This setting prevents possible "Brute force" access attempts. |
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Permit login without cookies |
The application uses session cookies to secure client-server communication. Set this setting to allow user login without cookies. This would be the case, for example, if cookies were forbidden in a company network.
NOTE: It is not recommended to enable this setting. |
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Close browser window after logout |
Specifies whether the browser window is closed after logging out. If this setting is enabled, the application tries to close the user's browser window after logging out. This function is not supported by every browser or only when the browser prompts. |
NOTE: By default, use of SSL is disabled. SSL can now be optionally enabled. To do this, insert the following entry in the application section of the Manager web application's configuration file (Web.config).
<add key="AllowSSL" value="True" />
Debug settings of the Manager web application
The Debugging pane of the Manager Web Configuration Editor contains useful settings for troubleshooting in the Manager web application. Normally, you cannot configure anything here.
Table 44: Meaning of configuration settings for debugging
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Log mode |
The amount of data to be logged.
NOTE: When the application is in productive operation, Normal should be set. |
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Enable documentation mode |
Specifies whether additional data is displayed in the application interface, for example, the name of the active form. The effect depends on the visualization selected.
NOTE: This setting should not be enabled in a live environment. |
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Enable SQL log |
Specifies whether the all database instructions are logged. The log is written in the SQL log directory.
NOTE: This setting should not be enabled in a live environment. |
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Show ASP.Net error messages |
Specifies whether ASP.Net's own error messages are shown.
NOTE: This setting should not be enabled in a live environment. |
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Enable test mode |
Specifies whether automatic tests are supported.
NOTE: This setting should not be enabled in a live environment. |
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Performance settings of the Manager web application
In the Performance pane of the Manager Web Configuration Editor, you define several important settings that influence the performance of the Manager web application.
Table 45: Meaning of configuration settings for performance
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Load balancing |
The mode of integrated load balancing. In most cases, DistributeEqually should be selected. |
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Maximum workload |
Maximum number of user sessions an application accepts. The application can be installed multiple times if a large number of sessions is required because system resources for each application process are limited. |
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Force maximum workload |
The value in Maximum workload is overridden is this setting is not set. However, it is used as a threshold value for the DistributeSuccessively load balancing method. |
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Compress HTTP transfer |
Specifies whether use of compression for HTTP communication is set.
NOTE: Compression of HTTP communication must also be configured for Internet Information Services. For more information see the Web server documentation. |
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Host segmentation |
Specifies host segmentation. This setting allows distribution of client sided requests to several server addresses representing aliases for the web front-end. This bypasses some of the browser limitation and can therefore shorten loading time if the network connection is bad. |
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Settings for downloading the Manager web application
To enable the download of larger files, the Manager web application requires a directory in which the download can be made available to the user. This effects reports, for example, which are generated by the application and saved as PDF by the user. You can edit the settings in the File download pane of the Manager Web Configuration Editor.
Table 46: Meaning of the configuration settings for the file download
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Enable file download |
Specifies whether file download is enabled. Enable this setting to allow larger files, such as reports, to be downloaded. If file download is not set, certain functions are not available. |
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Download directory |
Directory for the application to use to make download available. The application requires full permissions to this directory. |
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Cleanup interval |
Time in minutes search for and remove redundant files. |
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Supply time |
Time in minutes before download is available to the user. Once a download has been initiated, the application cannot verify when and if the download was run by the user so that the download must be stopped after a set time interval. |
