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HCL Connections configuration files

Configuration files are XML-formatted files that store configuration information for HCL Connections.

Configuration files

The following table lists the configuration files that are provided with HCL Connections and describes what they do.

Configuration file Description Jython command
calendar-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Events widgets. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
communities-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Communities application. execfile("communitiesAdmin.py")
communities-policy.xml Defines the permission levels of different roles in the Communities application. For example, it might specify that owners in a public community can modify the community description or members in a private community can add bookmarks. execfile("communitiesAdmin.py")
contentreview-config.xml Defines settings for content moderation in the Blogs, Files, and Forums applications. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
directory.services.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of common directory services.  
dogear-config-cell.xml Stores properties that affect Bookmarks at the cell level, such as differentiating between intranet and internet sites. execfile("dogearAdmin.py")
events-config.xml Stores properties that control how events are collected and managed. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
file-preview-config.xml Stores the photo and video file types supported by the files previewer.  
files-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Files application. execfile("filesAdmin.py")
files-url-config.xml Stores custom URL properties, for example, URL, host name, and server port number for the Files application.  
forum-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Forums application. execfile("forumsAdmin.py")
forum-policy.xml Defines the permission levels of different roles in the Forums application. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
gallery-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Gallery application.  
gettingstarted-config.xml Stores properties that define the content of the Getting Started tab in the home page. execfile("homepageAdmin.py")
library-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of library widgets in the Communities application. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
LotusConnections-config.xml Stores properties that control common IBM® Connections applications, such as the navigation bar links. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
media-gallery-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Media Gallery widget in the Communities application. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
metrics-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Metrics application. execfile("metricsAdmin.py")
mime-files-config.xml Stores Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type assignments for file extensions and icons in the Files application. execfile("filesAdmin.py")
mime-wikis-config.xml Stores Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type assignments for file extensions and icons in the Wikis application. execfile("wikisAdmin.py")
mobile-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the HCL Connections Mobile service. execfile("mobileAdmin.py")
news-config.xml Stores properties that control how information is cleaned up and synchronized in the news repository. execfile("newsAdmin.py")
notification-config.xml Stores properties that control email notifications across all of the applications. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
oa-config.xml Stores properties that affect Activities, such as managing uploaded files, defining which statistics to collect, and purging the trash. execfile("activitiesAdmin.py")
og-config.xml Stores properties that manage the URL preview function. execfile("activitiesAdmin.py")
opensocial-config.xml Defines properties that affect the behavior of the OpenSocial service, and is used for the integration of OpenSocial gadgets.  
profiles-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Profiles application. execfile("profilesAdmin.py")
profiles-policy.xml Stores properties that can enable or disable profiles based on profile type and properties that control the behavior of status updates in Profiles. execfile("profilesAdmin.py")
profiles-types.xml Stores the user profile types that are used in the Profiles application.  
proxy-config.tpl Defines proxy server redirects for specific URL patterns. Using redirects, you can allow access to websites that you deem to be safe or block access to websites that you deem to be dangerous. This configuration file also defines rewrite rules that specify aliases for web addresses. execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
pushnotification-config.xml Stores properties, such as maximum queue length that control push notifications.  
search-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Search application. execfile("searchAdmin.py")
uiextensions-config.xml Stores properties that manage customization in the business card, Communities, Home Page, and Profiles.  
url-blacklist-config.xml Stores the URLs that are blacklisted for IBM Connections.  
widgets-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the widgets that can be added to the Communities and Profiles applications. execfile("profilesAdmin.py")
wikis-config.xml Stores properties that control the behavior of the Wikis application. execfile("wikisAdmin.py")
XRDS.xml Standard definition document in XML format for the discovery of metadata about a resource.  

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