System Control Maintenance

Core QAD CSS system processes can be controlled using a series of global configuration options. These options drive the internal system processing of QAD CSS. For example, some options and settings define the location or locations of images and style sheets, e-mail attributes, session information, transaction tracking, and more.

Note: These options are typically set during product implementation. Changes should be carefully reviewed and planned, as they will affect the operation of QAD CSS.

The menu location of System Control Maintenance is Home Menu|Administration Menu|System Control Menu|System Control.

Note: Consider restricting access to system implementers and those responsible for the technical setup of QAD CSS.

Clicking the System Control Maintenance menu option displays the screen in System Control Table Maintenance, Part 1. (Additional parts of this screen are shown in System Control Table Maintenance, Part 2 and System Control Table Maintenance, Part 3.)

System Control Table Maintenance, Part 1

The key screen components of the System Control Maintenance navigation screen are:

Update button

Commits changes to the database.

Note: The Progress WebSpeed agents must be restarted before the changes will go into effect.

Database Description

Text used to define this specific implementation. This text generally appears in the upper right corner of the QAD CSS screen; for example, QAD CSS 4.

Service Name

This field is not used in QAD CSS and should be left blank.

Default Home Page

The system default page displayed when a page request is denied and QAD CSS cannot determine what page to display.

Temp Directory

The physical location that QAD CSS uses to write temporary information during the operation of the Web site. This directory is on the operating system where the Progress WebSpeed agents reside. The directory path should always end with a slash or backslash, whichever is appropriate to the operating system.

You enter information for three directories: images, scripts, and style sheets. In all cases you can enter an absolute URL or a relative one. Entering a relative URL can prevent the display of security-related messages when the path is accessed from a secured page.

Note: In all cases, the directory path should end with a slash (/).

Image Path

The virtual directory on the Web server where the QAD CSS images reside. For example, this directory can be defined as:

•	An absolute URL (http://www.server.com/images/)

•	A relative URL (/images/)

Note: The value of this field is set by the images registry setting.

Script Path

The virtual directory on the Web server where the QAD CSS JavaScript files reside. For example, this directory can be defined as:

•	An absolute URL (http://www.qadcss.com/scripts/)

•	A relative URL (/scripts/)

Style Path

The virtual directory on the Web server where the QAD CSS HTML style sheets reside. For example, this directory can be defined as:

•	An absolute URL (http://www.qadcss.com/styles/)

•	A relative URL (/styles/)

Note: The value of this field is set by the styles registry setting.

Help Path

The virtual directory on the Web server where the QAD CSS HTML help files reside. For example, this directory can be defined as:

•	An absolute URL (http://www.qadcss.com/help/)

•	A relative URL (/help/)

ERP User Directory

The directory where QAD EA source code is located. For a US English installation, this is MFGPROInstallDir/US/.

System Control Table Maintenance, Part 2

E-Mail Server IP or DNS

The TCP/IP or Domain Name Server (DNS) address of the e-mail server used to route e-mail messages generated by QAD CSS.

E-Mail Port Number

Port number of the SMTP server that is listening for e-mail. The default is 25.

E-Mail User

The authorized e-mail account used to access the e-mail server.

E-Mail Type

The e-mail engine for processing e-mail, either SMTP or SendMail.

Secure E-Mail Server

This field instructs QAD CSS to use the secure SMTP protocol when communicating with the e-mail server. Activating this option requires use of Secure User ID and Secure User ID Password.

Secure User ID

The secured user ID required to access the e-mail server. This is only required when Secure E-Mail Server is activated.

Secure User ID Password

The secured user ID password required to access the e-mail server. This is only required when Secure E-Mail Server is activated.

System Control Table Maintenance, Part 3

Master Contact E-Mail

Specify the e-mail address of the administrator to receive system-generated e-mail messages. Currently, the only message automatically sent to this address notifies the administrator when the QAD CSS license is about to expire.

Master Contact Name

Specify the name of the user associated with the master contact e-mail address.

QAD CSS Service Name

This field is not currently used. Leave it blank.

QAD CSS Receiver Name

Enter a QXtend receiver name for the QAD EA Server.

QAD CSS Receiver URL

Enter the QXtend receiver URL.

QAD CSS Release Level

Release number of QAD CSS. Do not change the value of this field.

Control Version

A value used within QAD CSS to identify version- specific operations. Do not change the value of this field.

Password Expiration

The number of days, relative to the last password change event, that the new password is valid. Set this value to 0 (zero) to not use this option.

Report Timeout Count

A value that represents the number of rows to count in a report before executing a Progress buffer flush that sends part of the report results back to the user’s browser. It is designed to prevent a timeout condition in long-running reports.

Session Encoding Key

A component of encryption key used to generate session numbers.

Session Limit

Limits the number of active, concurrent sessions for a QAD CSS user account.

Session Timeout Limit

The number of minutes before QAD CSS deactivates a session due to inactivity. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that sessions do not time out. This is not recommended in a production environment.

Keep Transaction Log

Select this option when you want QAD CSS to log all Web site activity to a journal. You can view and clear this information using Transaction History Report.

Show DB Info

Select this option when you want QAD CSS to display the information from the database description field in the header of QAD CSS screens.

Debug Flag

Select this option when you want QAD CSS to capture additional technical information useful during development and Web site analysis.

Important: Do not operate in debug mode in a production environment.

Extend to ERP

Select this option to connect QAD CSS to the QAD EA database. This option is selected by default and should always be selected for CSS to work.

Integrated with Configurator

Select this option to enable QAD CSS for items defined with the rules-based Configurator (optional product). This option is selected by default.