Fields in the DECS Connection Document - Connectivity and Subdirectory Selection options

The connection document provides values for Connectivity and Subdirectory Selection options. The fields in the Domino® Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) connection document are described as follows.

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Field

Description

Directory Path

Enter the directory path containing the subdirectory to be used as metadata. This path must indicate the parent directory of the subdirectory containing the needed file(s) - not the directory in which the file(s) reside.

The specified path must be accessible from the server where the DECS Administrator is installed. For example, on Microsoft Windows this path may be a network accessible drive such at \\SystemName\temp or it may be a local drive such as c:\temp.

Note: When enabling metadata selection on an activity document that uses this connection, be sure to change to the subdirectory in which the metadata actually resides, not the parent subdirectory.
Note: This option was configured to specify the parent subdirectory specifically so that the connection could be used by more than one activity concurrently.

Name

Specifies the name of the subdirectory name to search in. Once specified, all associated file attributes display.

File Attribute(s)

Specifies the file attributes and their corresponding data type from the selected subdirectory. Typically this is:

  • Contents (Text)
  • Filename (Text)
  • Size (Int)
  • Timestamp (Date Time)

Comment

Enables you to add comments to the connection document that help describe its intent or usage. This is a rich text field. You can paste doclinks, as well as normal text characters here.