Network

The list of available databases is maintained in so-called 'settings.xml' files. These file names all start with 'settings' and end with '.xml'.

Interactive and OS-Applications

A default file 'settings.xml' is placed in the user's home directory folder 'Invantive' during discovery of databases in interactive or OS-applications. Additional settings files may be placed in this folder too.

Web Applications

For web applications, the folder App_Data/Config must contain the settings.xml files. Additional settings files may be placed in this folder too.

Additional Locations

Using the environment variable INVANTIVE_SETTINGS_FILE_PATH, you can specify a different file name and path for the default settings.xml file.

Settings.xml is not searched for at other locations.

Structure

The settings files all have the following structure in XML format; The full specification is available in xsd format and online.