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Attached documents configuration in IBM SmartCloud Control Desk 

Introduction:

This is a step-by-step guide to configure the attached documents in IBM SmartCloud Control Desk

Environment, prerequisites for this document:

Environment:

Hardware details: Operating system: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 RAM: 3.5GB

Software details: IBM DB2 9.7 IBM WebSphere Application Server 7 IBM HTTP Server 7.0 IBM SmartCloud Control Desk 7.5.1

Requisities: The user who is going to setup attachment folder should have the Windows

Administrator's authority on target machine

Configuration steps:

1. Create following folders in target.o C:\doclinks\attachmentso C:\doclinks\defaulto C:\doclinks\diagramso C:\doclinks\images

2. Open C:\Program Files\IBM\HTTPServer\conf\httpd.conf file with text editor. 

3. Make following changes in httpd.conf file and save.* You may make a backup of original httpd.conf file, in case want to revert back

o DocumentRoot "C:\doclinks"o <Directory "C:\doclinks">

 4. Login to SCCD with maxadmin user and open System Properties application. Make

following changes and save properties.

Property Global Value

mxe.doclink.doctypes.defpath C:\doclinks

mxe.doclink.path01 C:\doclinks=http://<hostname or IP addr>

5. In Assets application. Open Manage All Document Folders dialog by More Actions > Attachment Library/Folders > Manage Folders and set following.* Repeat same steps for other applications (e.g. Item Master, Tools) which has attachment function

Document Folder Default File Path

Attachments C:\doclinks\attachments

Diagrams C:\doclinks\diagrams

Images C:\doclinks\images

6. To apply changes, try to restart the IBM HTTP Server by select Stop HTTP Server - Start HTTP Server.

7. Login to WebSphere ISC console with wasadmin user and restart MXServer to applying property settings.

Test and release:

1. Create a following test text file - C:\doclinks\doclinktest.txt. You may write any text into the file, here I put "Attached document test" as the test filecontent. 

2. Open a browser and type in http://<hostname or IP addr>/doclinktest.txt as address. You should be able to see the test file content in browser likescreenshot below.

3. Open Assets application and click New Asset button to create a new dummy asset. Select Add New File from the Attachments field.

4. Once file is attached, select View Attachments to open the attachement.

5. The attachment should be able to open in browser.