Basic settings

In the first step of the wizard, you can select basic settings for your new client.

If you do not wish to use the client feature offered by PPM, create a default client.

You may also create a default client in addition to the other clients. The default client is automatically selected when a user does not specify a client name at login.

The system monitor client supplies you with a configuration that you can use to analyze the performance of your PPM system.

Procedure

  1. Specify a client name.

    The name can contain exclusively the characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, underscores, and no special characters. However, it may not begin with a number or an underscore.

    1. If you want to create a default client, select the option default.
    2. If you want to create a system monitor client, select the option sysmon.
    3. If you do not wish to create a default client or system monitor client, specify a name for your client.
  2. Enable the Create client on PPM server option.

    Creates the settings files required for running the client in PPM.

    The settings files are stored in the client directory <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\config\<client name>.

  3. Enable the Create customizing files option.

    Creates the configuration files required for customizing the client in PPM Customizing Toolkit.

    The customizing files are stored in the client directory <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\custom\<client name>.

  4. If you want to create the client based on a template, enable the Select client template option.
  5. Select a client template in the Template selection box.

    Client templates provide you with preset client configurations. By default, the base_de template is preset, containing a default configuration.

  6. Enable the Copy client option if you want to transfer the contents of any client directory to the new client.
  7. If required, specify a client directory in the input box, the contents of which you want to transfer.
  8. Click Next.

Your settings are applied.

The wizard contains a detailed description of the available default templates.

See also

For further information on client templates, please refer to the PPM Customizing Toolkit User Guide.