How You Share Application Files

To save disk space and avoid unnecessary redundancies, you can define a custom deployment location (CDL) to serve a single set of application files to multiple staff members.

When multiple staff share a single workstation, a full set of application files is placed in the Windows user profile of each staff member. These application files are identical for all staff members. They do not include personal settings. This location can be a directory on the workstation itself, or any path in universal naming convention (UNC) format. When this option is enabled, the full set of application files is downloaded only once from the Oracle servers to the location you define. This set of files can then be shared from the custom location by multiple staff members. For greater efficiency, you can store this set of files on a network drive, where it can be shared by staff members across multiple workstations.

You can define a CDL for your entire site, for specific profiles, or both. If both are defined, the location defined in the profile will override the location defined for the site for all staff members who share that profile.