ALCATECH BPM STUDIO 4 PRO User Manual page 84

For this reason it is possible to store the user file
archives on the server. This way the user can
find his own, current archive on every client PC.
All these settings can be adjusted in the user
administration on the "Storing" register tab. What
type of network file archives actually will be used,
depends on the type of network, number of users,
maintenance strategy, and other local
circumstances. In general it is recommended to
analyze these facts before the installation, and
to coordinate with the network operator.
Creating a Master File Archive
When initially installing BPM Studio on the server
(or the client PC that will later on provide server
services) a default archive is created in the
program folder under \DATA. This archive will not
be deleted, even if new user accounts are created,
and can be edited through the administrator
account.
The path to this File Archive is defined in the
Program Options-> file storage. Additionally the
equalizer presets (eq.eqp), and the locally stored
CDDB (cdda.cdb) inquiry results are stored here.
Also the default path to the encoded mp3 files is
located here after the initial installation, which
should at this point be modified to the shared
folder for MP3 Files. (See also shared MP3 files)
To be able to access this File Archive from a BPM
Studio client on another PC, some adjustments
are necessary.
To begin with the folder \DATA in the BPM Studio
directory must be unlocked in the file sharing
options if Windows Explorer. (There is also the
possibility to grant access to the whole drive c: of
the server PC, for security reasons this ids not
recommendable though) .
On the client PCs a new drive letter will be
created, and assigned to the shared DATA folder.
Afterwards, in the BPM Studio Program Options
of the client PCs, the server PCs folder can be
selected via this drive letter. When closing the
Program Options, BPM Studio will now announce
the presence of a File Archive, after a security
inquiry, this Master File Archive will be displayed,
instead of the user File Archive.
Protected Access of Network File Archives
To ensure that current information is available on
all clients, BPM Studio has two background
functions.
1.) The File Archive can only be edited on the
server, and will be provided to the clients in
read only mode. BPM Studio automatically
detects if a File Archive is located on the
server, or no a client.
2.) Each client inquires the server in short
intervals for modifications of the file archive,
and updates its own archive accordingly.
Title search function when loading
When several PCs use a shared File Archive, it
can not be guaranteed that a MP3 file will be
located under the same drive letter, although it
will be in the same folder res. the same directory.
Therefore BPM Studio scans all logical drives for
a file when it is loaded. This is also useful on
standalone platforms, when additional hard drives
are added to the system. BPM Studio will
automatically scan for the same directory under
all other drive letter.
Network Functions