User Manual Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Configuring the DecisioNet System Environment 6-3
Notice the parameter that may be changed is pointed to by the ending
less than symbol (>) of the parameter name tag and the beginning
greater than symbol (<) or the parameter close tag (</param>). In this
example, the parameter that can be changed is the bolded
Y
character .
Commented Information
Comments are identified with comment tags, <!-- at the start of a
line and --!> at the end of the line. Some parameters are
commented out as is shown in for the ServerIP parameter in the
previous example. Before you can use a commented out parameter,
you must remove the comment tags at both ends of the line.
Using an Editor to Locate a Parameter
This section described how to use Notepad to open the DecisioNet
Configuration file (dnconfig.xml) and use the search option to locate
and change a specific parameter.
1. Click the
Start
icon at the bottom left of the screen.
2. Select
Programs
>
Accessories
>
Notepad
.
3.
In Notepad, select
File
>
Open…
4. Use the Open dialog to locate the dnet/data directory.
5. Use the drop down arrow and change the
Files of Type
: selection
to
All Files (*.*)
.
6. Select the dnconfig.xml file and click
Open
.
7. Select
Search
>
Find…
and then enter the parameter name you
want to locate and change in the Search dialog
Find What:
entry
box.
8. Click the
Find Next
button.
If you locate the parameter name in the comments area of the
parameter you are looking for, click the
Find Button
again. For
example, if you searched for MaxNumberUpdateRetries, the
parameter name entry that you are looking for would look as
follows: