File Service node properties - SmartPlant Foundation - IM Update 46 - Administration & Configuration

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SPFViewDir path - defines the path of the SPFViewDir used for the File Service which is shared by all sites on the server. This value represents the physical location for the SPFViewDir virtual directory in IIS. This location is used by the SPFViewDir virtual directory for operations involving the check in/check out of files associated with documents. This path is created in the default root path. For example, C:\SmartPlant Foundation Server Files\FileService\View.

If you change the SPFViewDir path, you must ensure the proper access permissions are applied to the new SPFViewDir virtual directory location. For more information, see Permissions for SmartPlant Foundation processes.

Disconnecting from a session

When a user disconnects from a session, the software checks the FileServerTempDirectory location for any folders with the current SessionID, and deletes any found. If no folders are found with the current SessionID, the software uses the DaysBeforeCleanup File Service setting value to determine when folders are deleted.

The DaysBeforeCleanup setting is configurable for each site in the server. If your server has multiple sites with different DaysBeforeCleanup values, the SPFViewDir path clean up frequency is defined by the lowest value.

Failed or abandoned files can be left behind in temporary directories if the browser is closed or a network interruption occurs. These files are deleted by the system using the DaysBeforeCleanup site setting from the following temporary directories:

AppServerTempDirectory - used as a temporary file location on the application server during file handling operations in the Web client.

ServerFilePartsDirectory - where uploaded file parts are stored before uploading files in the Web Client.

ServerSafeFileDirectory - where uploaded files are stored when in-line virus scanning is configured for the Web Client server site.

ServerUploadFileDirectory - where uploaded files are stored before any subsequent action in the Web Client.

QuarantinedDirectories - where quarantined files are stored before out-of-process virus scanning takes place.

SubmissionsShareDirectory - where uploaded files are stored for submittal/loader job executions in Data Validator.

  • If the FileServerTempDirectory location is not set for a site, the directory specified for the AppServerTempDirectory is used. If the AppServerTempDirectory is left blank, then the system defaults to use the %TEMP% directory of the user account running the site's application pools.

  • The temporary file location settings can be set for each site separately. For more information, see Temporary file location best practices, Site Settings node properties, and File Service Settings node properties.

  • Any files left on the Windows temp directory C:\Windows\Temp are also deleted by the DaysBeforeCleanup site setting.

  • If an external document management system (DMS) is configured for the system, any files uploaded to the Staging Directory are cleaned up when the user disconnects the session. However, if this cleanup fails any left over files are cleaned up by the Daysbeforecleanup setting.