Site and user preferences

Site preferences configure the appearance, behavior, and connectivity of the Workplace and Workplace XT applications. For example, a site preference determines whether users can view and modify security while adding a new document. Application users can optionally configure their own user preferences which will override the corresponding site preferences. Not all site preferences have a matching user preference.

The first user to access the application after installation must be a member of the Application Engine Administrators group. When this user signs in for the first time, the bootstrap initialization dialog displays. Settings entered during bootstrap initialization can be changed later in Site Preferences. Bootstrap initialization creates a preference file for the site and saves it in the /Preferences folder of the designated object store. It also updates the bootstrap.properties file and saves it to Application Engine on a network file server. The table below describes the preferences that have security implications.