Configuring Sametime Connect Client preferences in the plugin_customization.ini file

Defining a settings file in the plugin_customization.ini file is an alternate method for distributing preferences to the Sametime® Connect Client. Unlike the managed-settings.xml file posted on an update site, this method does not provide any policy-based distribution of preferences.

Follow these steps to create a settings XML file and define it in the plugin_customization.ini file.

1. Create a settings XML file with a name such as managed-settings.xml.

2. Define preferences in the settings XML file.

3. Copy the settings XML file to the location where it will be called from the plugin_customization.ini file.

4. Add a key that defines the Expeditor Managed settings framework com.ibm.rcp.managedsettings.provider.file/URL and the name and location of the settings XML file to be used. For example:

   com.ibm.rcp.managedsettings.provider.file/URL=http://www.example.com/managed-settings.xml
   or
   com.ibm.rcp.managedsettings.provider.file/URL=file://c:/data/mananged-settings.xml
   

5. Save the file and make it available to clients.

Every time the client starts, the plugin_customization.ini preferences are read.

• Changing the URL for the settings XML file in the plugin_customization.ini file
  If you must change the URL for the managed settings file, do so by updating the plugin_customization.ini file.

Parent Topic: Configuring Sametime client preferences with the Expeditor managed settings framework