Creating User-specific Configurations

To protect against unplanned configuration changes, Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET configuration files install to a location that has read-only access to users.

However, you can create override configurations that are used only by specific users. When applying configurations, an Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET process performs the following:

The operating system looks for the executable's application configuration file in the same folder as the executable.
In a 64-bit system, the Server EE for .NET executables are installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\product name\binAnyCPU\SEE. For example, the seelistener.exe.config file in this folder processes when seelistener.exe runs.
The Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET executable then looks for a corresponding configuration file (that is, a configuration file with the same file name) in a location that is specific to the user.
The Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET executable combines the two configurations, and uses any corresponding settings from the user-specific location file to override the settings in the configuration file.

The user-specific location is %APPDATA%\Micro Focus\SEE\<release number>\Config where <release number> is the release number of the software.

The %APPDATA% environment variable is set by the operating system, and refers to a user-specific folder:

Note: In Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7, the default value of %APPDATA% is C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\ where <user name> is the user's log in ID.

You can create the following user-specific configuration files:

seeconsoleviewer.exe.config
seedeploy.exe.config
seedispatch.exe.config
seelistener.exe.config
seemonitor.exe.config
seerdfconv.exe.config
seesep.exe.config
seestart.exe.config
seestop.exe.config

Example: Creating a User-Specific Listener Configuration Port

This example details how to create a listener configuration file specifically for a user who needs to use a non-standard TN3270 port. For the user, the port settings in the user-specific file override the settings defined in the default listener configuration file.

In the Tree pane, select Configuration > Listener .
The Listener Configuration editor opens in the Results pane.
In the Listener Configuration editor, select the File Open icon, and navigate to and select the seelistener.exe.config configuration file.
For 32-bit systems, the default location is %ProgramFiles%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Server\binAnyCPU\SEE.

The listener's configuration file settings display in the editor.
Edit the configuration file's TN3270, Port setting to set the port to use.
Use the editor's File > Save As option to save the port location to C:\Users\ <user name> \AppData\Roaming\Micro Focus\SEE\ <release number> \Config.
where <user name> is the user's login ID, and <release number> is the software release number.

The listener uses the TN3270 port defined in the user-specific configuration file rather than the default.