Share File

This document covers the following topics:

What is the Share File?

The share file is a binary file containing all defined Entire Connection objects (users, user groups, host sessions, tasks, etc.).

The name of the share file that is provided with Entire Connection is Share411.sag. The share file is stored in the Entire Connection folder data.

Opening the Share File

It is recommended that you administer all users using one share file. However, if you want to, for example, rename the share file or create different share files for different user groups, you can open another share file. Each time you invoke the Configuration Manager, the registered share file is automatically opened.

Start of instruction set To open another share file

  1. From the File menu, choose Open Share File.

    Or:
    Choose the following toolbar button:

    Open

    The Open Share File dialog box appears.

    Open Share File

  2. Select the desired directory and the share file you want to open.

    By default, the extension for a share file is "sag".  

  3. Choose the Open button.

Reorganizing the Share File

This feature is only available for the administrator.

You are recommended to reorganize your share file from time to time to remove deleted objects from the share file. This reduces the file size and improves performance.

Start of instruction set To reorganize the share file

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Reorganize Share File.

    The name of the current share file is shown in the dialog box.

  2. Choose the OK button to start reorganizing the share file.

    When reorganizing is complete, another dialog box appears showing the path to the backup copy of the original share file.

  3. Choose the OK button to close the dialog box.

Merging Existing User Profiles

This feature is only available for the administrator.

You can merge the user profiles that were defined with Entire Connection for Windows Version 3.x.

Important:
You can only merge user profiles directly after installation. When you have already defined a user, it is no longer possible to merge user profiles. The menu command is then no longer available. It will be available again, when you delete all defined users.

Start of instruction set To merge existing user profiles

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Merge Share File.

    The Merge Share File dialog box appears:

    Merge Share File

  2. Specify the path and name for the old share file.

    Or:
    Choose the Browse button to locate the share file.

  3. Choose the Merge button.

    The user profile definitions from the old share file are now merged into the current share file.

Upgrading the Share File

This feature is only available for the administrator.

You are recommended to upgrade the share file if it has been created with Entire Connection Version 4.3.1 or earlier. The system variable PRINTOPTION and the P-key editor will only be available when you upgrade the share file.

The upgrade function uses the file upg4320.sag which stored in the same folder as the share file, i.e. in the data folder. During the upgrade, a backup of the old share file is created in the data folder. The name of the backup file is Share411.sag.nnn where nnn is initially the number 001. This number is incremented by one with each further upgrade.

Start of instruction set To upgrade the share file

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Upgrade Share File.

    You are now asked whether you want to upgrade.

  2. Choose the OK button.

    The share file is upgraded. When upgrading is complete, another dialog box appears showing the path to the backup copy of the share file.

  3. Choose the OK button to close the dialog box.