Running Desktop Client from a URL - SmartPlant Foundation - IM Update 38 - Installation & Upgrade

SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client Workstation Setup

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Use SPFOpen.exe to run the Desktop Client using an executable file installed on the local workstation and registered as a custom URL protocol. The URL begins with SPFOpen, using the following sample syntax: SPFOpen:PLANT=plant_name^U=user_name^W=server_name

  • Before you can run the Desktop Client using a URL, you must:

    • Have a valid client installation, either local or UNC install, on the local workstation.

    • Start the Desktop Client manually on the workstation to create the settings.xml file in the C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\SmartPlant\Foundation\[version] folder to record the installation location.

  • If you are using SmartPlant Foundation Web Client, to be able to open hyperlinks in email notifications, you must specify the fully-qualified URL to the Web Client site in the SDAClientURL property on the Site Settings node in Server Manager. For more information, see Site Settings node properties and Create or update an email definition.

For information about parameters for running the Desktop Client from a URL, see Desktop Client command line parameters.