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--- technote:config_file [2018/06/14 14:58] – Gerard Nicol
+++ technote:config_file [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Technical Note: Configuration File ======
+====== Desktop Software Configuration File ======
-Modifying config file in TapeMaster and Lite to remove slot display.
+Modification of the Desktop Software configuration files alters settings for the local installation of TapeTrack Desktop software.
-<note tip>This modification alters the way TapeMaster and/or Lite display the slotted volumes location.  it is also a local modification, which means it only affects the local installation of TapeMaster and Lite, so will need to be executed on all local machines you want to alter the display on.
+Being a local modification, means it only affects the local installation so will need to be executed on all local machines you want to alter the display on.
-As it is a local modification it has no effect on the data stored in the database.</note>
+As it is a local modification it has no effect on the data stored in the database.
-To modify TapeMaster, open TMSSMaster.cfg in a plain text editor such as Notepad.  ''TMSSMaster.cfg'' can be found in the TapeTrack/TapeMaster install directory (default ''C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack TapeMaster'').
+===== See Also =====
-To modify Lite, open ''TMSSLite.cfg'' in a plain text editor such as Notepad.  TMSSLite.cfg can be found in the TapeTrack/Lite install directory (default C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack Lite).
+  * Modifying the [[technote:config_file_tapemaster|Tapemaster Configuration File]]
+  * Modifying the [[technote:config_file_lite|Lite Configuration File]]
-Locate the section **variables**
+{{tag>technote config-file tapemaster config lite }}
-{{technote:technote_tmss10masterconfig_find_variables.png}}
-Remove comment tags /* & */ from above and below variables.
-Change the line of code \\
-TMSSLEVELNAMES = “A,B,C”; \\
-to \\
-TMSSNOLEVELSLOT = “true”; \\
-{{technote:technote_tmss10masterconfig_tmssnolevelslot.png}}
-and save file
-<note important>Make sure that you have sufficient rights to save file to directory and to save as TMSS10Master.cfg
- or TMSSLite.cfg and not as a text file or other file extension.</note>
-To check the modification was successful:
-Login to TapeMaster and open slotted media to check display of volume location is now restricted to Zone and shelf as illustrated by the images below.
-Before modification - TapeMaster displaying Zone, shelf and slot.
-{{primer:primer_physical_slot_3.png}}
-After modification - TapeMaster displaying Zone and shelf only.
-{{technote:technote_no_slot_display.png}}
-<note important>If when opening TapeTrack TapeMaster or Lite you receive an error - **Failed to read configuration file (TMSSMaster.cfg or TMSSLite.cfg): Line( ) - Syntax error** check the configuration file that you have used plain ASCII quotes (" ") and not rich text quotes (“ ”) and that the replaced text is correct.</note>