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Technical Note: Configuration File

Modifying config file in TapeMaster and Lite to remove slot display.

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.

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).

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).

Locate the section variables

Remove comment tags /* & */ from above and below variables.

Change the line of code
TMSSLEVELNAMES = “A,B,C”;
to
TMSSNOLEVELSLOT = “true”;

and save file

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.

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.

After modification - TapeMaster displaying Zone and shelf only.

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.