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--- technote:config_file_tapemaster [2018/06/29 01:18] – Scott Cunliffe
+++ technote:config_file_tapemaster [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== TapeMaster Configuration File ======
-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 TapeMaster, open TMSSMaster.cfg in a plain text editor such as Notepad.
-===== Remove Slot Level Display =====
+''TMSSMaster.cfg'' can be found in the TapeTrack/TapeMaster install directory (default ''C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack TapeMaster'').
-Locate the section **variables**
+<note tip>
+The config file has comments throughout the code to either disable the execution of unused code blocks or add explanation to the available functions. \\
-{{technote:technote_tmss10masterconfig_find_variables.png}}
+Block quotes look like <nowiki>/* */</nowiki>, anything between these characters are treated as comments and not code.
-Remove comment tags /* & */ from above and below variables.
+Anything after the characters <nowiki>//</nowiki> are treated as comments and not code for that line.
+</note>
+====== TapeMaster Configuration File Sections ======
-Change the line of code \\
+===== Options =====
-TMSSLEVELNAMES = “A,B,C”; \\
-to \\
-TMSSNOLEVELSLOT = “true”; \\
-{{technote:technote_tmss10masterconfig_tmssnolevelslot.png}}
+The options section allows setting of email addresses for exported data and setting of relevant variables.
-and save file
+==== Email Settings ====
-<note important>Make sure that you have sufficient rights to save file to directory and to save as TMSS10Master.cfg
+The configuration file allows setting of email addresses that, when exporting data, will open your default email client using those addresses as the recipient/s and the data attached as a text file.
- and not as a text file or other file extension.</note>
+To edit email settings see [[technote:config_file_tapemaster:email|Email settings]]
+==== Variables ====
-To check the modification was successful:
+=== TMSSNOLEVELSLOT ===
-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.
+Standard display of slot allocation in TapeMaster is either the virtual slot number or shelf and slot number.
-Before modification - TapeMaster displaying Zone, shelf and slot.
+In some cases it may be easier to allocate a volume to a drawer or shelf without being concerned which slot it occupies.  To remove any confusion for the librarians, it is possible to remove the slot number from the display, showing only the drawer or shelf number.
-{{primer:primer_physical_slot_3.png}}
+To remove the slot number from display see [[technote:config_file_tapemaster:remove_slot|Remove slot level display]]
-After modification - TapeMaster displaying Zone and shelf only.
+===== Defaults =====
+Defaults allow you to set the options presented when creating new customers. Options available are:
+  * Media
+    * ID (type)
+    * Description
+    * Creation
+  * Repositories
+    * ID
+    * Description
+    * Type (Repository icon)
+    * Default
+    * Offsite
+    * Next repository
+    * Create
+===== Servers =====
+===== Barcodes =====
+You can preprocess barcodes locally before they are sent to the Server for parsing.
+This allows you to convert a Volume to a fully qualified barcode.
+As many filter/values can be added as required. The list will be searched in the order they appear in this file
+===== Commands =====
+===== RFID =====
+===== Notifications =====
+{{tag>update-doco master_config email barcode }}
-{{technote:technote_no_slot_display.png}}
-<note important>If when opening TapeTrack TapeMaster you receive an error - **Failed to read configuration file (TMSSMaster.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>