The Activation Search Path is the location that the client computer searches when finding available activations. You can have multiple search paths. The client searches the selected paths in order. If a path is not selected, it will not be searched.
After making changes to the Activation Search Path, restart the FactoryTalk Activation service.
The following settings are available in the Update Activation Search Path dialog box.
Setting |
Description |
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Path to Activations |
Either a local directory path for locating activation files on the computer's hard drive or a server name. Selecting the check box includes the path in the search path list. Clearing the check box removes it from the list. |
Add Server |
Create a new, blank row in the Path to Activation list. Click the Browse button to use a folder tree to locate the computer on your network. |
Delete |
Removes the currently selected path from the Path to Activation list. |
Up |
Moves the selected path up one position in the list to modify the search order. |
Down |
Moves the selected path down one position in the list to modify the search order. |
Merge to Default |
Merges activations in multiple local folders to the default Activations folder. This button is only visible when more than one local folder is present in the search path. Tip: Clicking this button results in the activation files being copied from the previous folder to the default Activations folder. A progress dialog box opens during the copy operation. If an error occurs, the progress dialog expands to reveal a list of errors. If a file is not successfully copied, then that file's directory is not removed from the server search path. |
Change the search path order of servers