Posts in Category: Configuration

Can I display my corporate logo on the Search page? 

Yes, do the following to display the corporate logo on the Search page of the mobile devices:

  1. Locate the Web.config file stored under the root of the cDir application (the default location is yourDriveLetter:\\inetpub\wwwroot\cDir)
  2. Create a back-up of the Web.config file
  3. Open the Web.config file using Notepad
  4. Locate the key called " Search.Custom.Form.Logo.Image.Path "
  5. Change the “value” attribute to point to the absolute URL of your corporate logo image. If desired the image could be stored under the Img folder within the root of cDir application. In that case you could use a relative URL for the “value” attribute (e.g. Img/YourLogo.png)

What type of links can be defined in the object Details page? 

The following link types are supported:

  • Mailto: link this field to create an email
  • PIN: links the field with a PIN-to-PIN message.
  • Tel: link this field to link to a phone call. Also filters the phone numbers and remove any extra character to make it compatible with device phone numbers call.
  • Details: when selected means that this field is linked to the detail screen.
  • Subquery: Allows create subquerys that can relate one directory with another.
  • Mashup: use this link type when is desired to embed the output of the specified URL within the details page of cDir.
    • Note: cDir ships with a proof of concept example for mashup link, called BESQuery.
  • Other: normally used to setup a generic hyperlink associated with a field.

How can I include a static field in the details page? (i.e. a constant value) 

Yes, prefix the Display Label field value with "__" (two underscores).

How can I tweak cDir so it renders properly on a new mobile device? 

First check this website to see if we have released an update that supports your new device. We typically release updates for the most popular devices, as we did for Apple iPhone/iTouch, and for BlackBerry's Storm, Odin, Tour and Bold. You can also contact us to check if we are working on an imminent release.

If we have not released an update or you want to "tweak" cDir to do your bidding, you need to add the new device model to the Web.config file stored under the root of the cDir application. The following describes how to update for a new BlackBerry smartphone:

  1. Locate the browser capabilities element, called <browserCaps>.
  2. Within the browserCaps element go to the first <case> element that matches a BlackBerry device.
  3. Within that case element go to the <filter> element.
  4. Locate the last <case> element within the filter element. Select, copy and paste it just before the closing tag of the filter element (</filter>).
  5. Modify the pasted case element to reflect the settings of the new BlackBerry device.

Can different groups of people receive different content? 

Yes, this is done by defining User Groups and granting rights to the Directory and LDAP Object, as follows:

  1. Launch cDir Management Console.
  2. Go to Users & Access tab.
  3. Select User Groups tab.
  4. Click Add New Group button.
  5. Define a new Users Group (see cDir Installation Guide >> Assign User Access Rights section for more details).
  6. To change the rights to a Directory go to Directories tab.
  7. Edit the corresponding Directory.
  8. In the Visible To section, click arrow to move the desired group from Available to Selected.
  9. Click Save to persist the settings.
  10. To change the rights for a LDAP Object go to LDAP Objects tab.
  11. Edit the corresponding LDAP Object.
  12. In the Visible to section move the desired group from Available to Selected.
  13. Click Save to persist the settings.

Does cDir require any device specific settings? 

To display properly, cDir requires HTML, CSS and Javascript to be enabled in the browser.


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