Attachment Directory
The DIRPCE setup is used to define a default directory to store the attachments that are not stored in the database (the path is defined in the standard UNC path format, eg \\server\dir1\subdir2). This path can contain a maximum of 250 caracters.
This setup is also used by default by the archiving function in order to place documents to be submitted to the EDM when the EDM connector is activated, if the ARCDIR setup is not entered. By default, the default path is defined in the process server and correcponds to the following formula's result: filpath("tmp","","")
On each entry of an attachment, it is possible to have the file name for the attachment starting with the character % (percentage). The % character will be stored in the database, but on each search or entry, the complete network name will be constructed from the DIRPCE setup. Similarly, if the path for the access to an attachment is entered in a complete fashion and if it starts with the path defined by DIRPCE, the % character will automatically be substituted.
This setup is of interest because it is used to centrally manage the directories dedicated to the attachments, in general on a dedicated document server. If for one reason or another, it is necessary to move a group of these documents to another server or to another database directory, it will be necessary to change the DIRPCE setup so that the attachments thus referenced will be found in the correct directory.
Level of localization / Global variable
This parameter is defined at the level Folder.It belongs to Chapter ADX (Adonix (eng)) and the Group INT (User interface),The following parameters are also associated with this chapter and group :
No global variable is associated with it.
Example
Imagine that the path in which the documents are located is \\office_server\technical documents\current docs. This value will be put in DIRPCE.
All documents defined in an attachment and starting with % will then be interpreted as having a path starting with the path given above. For instance, an attachment entered in the form %budgets\version 1\purchase.doc will be looked for with the following complete path:
\\office_server\accounting documents\current docs\ budgets\version 1\purchase.doc
Comments
It is possible to start the DIRPCE setup value with %. In this case, X3 considers that the default document directory is defined with respect to the current directory for the folder (on the application server). This is of most use for the demo folder, in which example attachments are located, stored in a sub-directory called REPDOC. In this case, the value given in DIRPCE is %REPDOC, and the % is replaced with the correct path. Thus, irrespective of the directory where the demo set is installed, the attachments can be found (especially on a portable computer.)