Enabling File Extension Checking

Perform the steps in the following procedure to enable file extension checking.

To enable file extension checking

Log in to a Siebel application on the Siebel Server.
Navigate to Administration - Application, and then the System Preferences view.
In the System Preferences list, either query for the system preferences shown in the following table or create the system preferences if they do not already exist, then enter values similar to those shown.
Stop then restart the Siebel Server for the new system preference values to take effect.

System Preference Name	System Preference Value
DCK:Flag For File Ext Check	Enter either Y or N to indicate whether or not you want to enable file extension checking. The default value is N.
DCK:Excluded File Ext	Enter the file extensions you want to exclude in the following format: `file extension1,file extension2,file extensionn` For example: `bat,bin,cmd,com,csh,exe,txt,gif,jpg` You can enter up to 100 characters in the System Preference Value field. If you want to specify additional file extensions to exclude, then create one or more DCK:Excluded File Ext N system preference entries.
DCK:Excluded File Ext N	If you want to exclude file extensions that cannot be accommodated in the DCK:Excluded File Ext system preference, then use this system preference to specify the additional file extensions. In the System Preference Name field, change the value of N to a number between 1 and 9, starting with 1 and increasing incrementally up to 9 with each additional DCK:Excluded File Ext N entry you create. In the System Preference Value field, enter the additional file extensions you want to exclude in the following format: `file extension1,file extension2,file extensionn` You can enter up to 100 characters in the System Preference Value field. Note: If the DCK:Excluded File Ext system preference does not exist, the DCK:Excluded File Ext N system preference is not processed.

System Preference Name

System Preference Value

DCK:Flag For File Ext Check

Enter either Y or N to indicate whether or not you want to enable file extension checking. The default value is N.

DCK:Excluded File Ext

Enter the file extensions you want to exclude in the following format:

file extension1,file extension2,file extensionn

For example:

bat,bin,cmd,com,csh,exe,txt,gif,jpg

You can enter up to 100 characters in the System Preference Value field. If you want to specify additional file extensions to exclude, then create one or more DCK:Excluded File Ext N system preference entries.

DCK:Excluded File Ext N

If you want to exclude file extensions that cannot be accommodated in the DCK:Excluded File Ext system preference, then use this system preference to specify the additional file extensions.

In the System Preference Name field, change the value of N to a number between 1 and 9, starting with 1 and increasing incrementally up to 9 with each additional DCK:Excluded File Ext N entry you create.
In the System Preference Value field, enter the additional file extensions you want to exclude in the following format:
file extension1,file extension2,file extensionn
You can enter up to 100 characters in the System Preference Value field.
Note: If the DCK:Excluded File Ext system preference does not exist, the DCK:Excluded File Ext N system preference is not processed.