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Editing the config.xml File


The structure of the config.xml file is as follows:

<Config>
   <General>
      < ExportDirectory />
      < LogExpiresHours/>
   </General>
   <Server>
   <Folderset>
      <Folder>
   </Folderset>
   <ReplicationTask/>
</Config>

Table 10 describes the elements in the config.xml file.

Table 10. Elements in the config.xml File
Element
Parent
Occurrences
Description

Config

N/A

1

XML root element.

General

Config

1

Contains general settings applicable to all servers and replication tasks.

Export Directory

General

1

Contains the UNC path to the shared directory where export files should be placed. It should be accessible by the same name from all Siebel Analytics Web servers.

LogExpiresHours

General

1

Specifies the time in hours (as a double value) that the replication log should be preserved on all Siebel Analytics Web servers.

Server

Config

1...n

Defines connection information for each server. Its attributes are:

  • name. The logical id of the server, which is used to identify it in replication tasks and in the sawrepa command line.
  • url. The URL of the server, such as:
    http://localhost/analytics/saw.dll
  • user. The user name.
  • pwd. The password.

Folderset

Config

0...n

Defines a list of catalog folders. Its only attribute is:

  • name

Folder

Folderset

0...n

Adds a folder to the folderset. It specifies the full path to the catalog folder.

ReplicationTask

Config

0...n

Defines the replication tasks. Its attributes are:

  • source. The source server name. This must match a server defined in Server element.
  • destination. The destination server name. This must match a server defined in Server element.
  • folders. The name of the folders set. This must match a folder set defined in the Folderset element.
  • lastPerformed. The timestamp of the last successful run of this task. The sawrepa utility updates this value.
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