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Configuring the Siebel Analytics Web Cookie Domain

You can configure the cookie domain by modifying the Siebel Analytics Web configuration file instanceconfig.xml to add the following entries:

• Specifying Siebel Analytics Web Cookie Domain Information
• Overriding the Siebel Analytics Web Cookie Domain Path
• Specifying the Expiration Date for Persisted Siebel Analytics Web Cookies

For information about working in the configuration file instanceconfig.xml, read Making Siebel Analytics Web Configuration Changes.

Specifying Siebel Analytics Web Cookie Domain Information

You can specify domain information for a cookie sent to the browser. There is no default value.

The following entry is an example:

<CookieDomain>value</CookieDomain>

Overriding the Siebel Analytics Web Cookie Domain Path

You can override the domain path that cookies apply to. The internal default is "/".

The following entry is an example:

<CookiePath>/usr/local/test/cookies</CookiePath>

Specifying the Expiration Date for Persisted Siebel Analytics Web Cookies

You can override the date on which persisted cookies expire by modifying the Siebel Analytics Web configuration file instanceconfig.xml to add the following entry. For example, remembered passwords expire on this date (read Disabling the Siebel Analytics Web Feature to Remember Users' Names and Passwords). The default value is "Tue, 31 Dec 2030 23:59:59 GMT".

The format for the date is "day, dd mon year hh:mm:ss GMT", where:

You should not change this entry.

The following entry is an example:

<CookieExpire>Tue, 31 Dec 2040 23:59:59 GMT<\CookieExpire>