Option menu

Introduction

The program options control the general behavior of CIPC.

Settings Tab

Element	Subtitle	Description
Confirmation and prompts	Prompt when overwriting files in folders	Mark, this checkbox to receive a warning before overwriting any existing installation-program parts of existing packages. Clear this checkbox to overwrite automatically without notice
	Prompt when overwriting scripts	Mark, this checkbox to receive a warning before overwriting any existing installation scripts. Clear this checkbox to overwrite automatically without notice. Note that customization that has been made to an existing script will not be reproduced in your re-generated scripts. You will have to manually edit those changes into the new script. A backup file is made when overwriting
	Save package definitions when generating package	When this box is checked, CIPC will save package definition each time the package is generated, using the name and version settings to identify it. This will overwrite your previously saved definition
Script settings	Always use .wsf extensions	The standard extension for generated scripts is .cis
Script editor	Preferred script editor	When a package is generated a dialog window is displayed listing each generated script. From this window, it is possible to double-click on the listed scripts to open and edit them

Package Tab

Element	Subtitle	Description
Mail server settings	SMTP Server (IP Address)	Enter the IP address of your SMTP server. This server is required to process and forward outgoing mail
	Mail recipient	Enter the e-mail address of a person/list who should receive status emails about the success and/or failure of each script/program run
Client requirement	Minimal free space on target drive after installation	The *Client Requirements *area controls how much extra disk space must be left on a target computer after the installation is finished. This is important because space must still be available for temporary system files, swap disk space, user data, etc. When a finished script is run on a client computer, it starts by making sure enough space exists on the target hard drive. If there is not enough space, then the script/program will cancel the installation and generating an error message
Package Prefix	Version prefix	Set the default setting for the package eg. v
Additional folders	Folders	If a list of folders needs to be created during the generating process this setting can be used. By separating words with % more folders can be created. In this case, a Dev, a Media, and a Doc folder will be created

CMS integration Tab

Element	Subtitle	Description
Display name auto-generation	Automatically set package display name to	Set CMS Package naming standard. Choose either between: Name: Name(General) Name + Version:  Name(General) + Version(General) Description: Description (General) () = Section name
Default settings for CapaInstaller packages	Management Point	The packages created will be stored on this Configuration Management Point.
	Management Server	The packages will automatically be linked to this Configuration Management Server.

Database Tab

Element	Subtitle	Description
SQL server setting	SQL Server name	Enter the name of the server where the database located.
	Database Name	Enter the name of the database itself
	Impersonate using this account	Mark the *Impersonate using this account *radio button if the database connection should be established using SQL Server authentication. Afterwards specify a user name and password. Mark the *Use active account *radio button if the database connection should be established using Window authentication. In this case, CIPC will access the database as the Windows user running CIPC. Be aware that the user has to be granted access (read/write) to the database to be able to use CIPC.
	Test connection	Use the *Test Connection *button to test SQL server settings. Note: Changing the server/database requires that CIPC is restarted.