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Update Activation Search Path settings

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

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.

See also

Available Activations table

Change the search path order of servers

Find available activations page

Remove an activation server from the search path