Centrally Controlled Registry

SAP Easy Document Management provides a set of registry values that can be maintained to control the behavior of the application. These values can be set by the administrator at the time of installation to define behavior for all instances of SAP Easy Document Management, that is, functionality can be controlled centrally. Values can also be controlled by the user.

All registry values are stored in hives, depending on the value assigned to them. SAP Easy Document Management uses the following registry hives:

Hive Key Current User (HKCU)
The user has access to the hive and can make changes.
Hive Key Local Machine (HKLM)
This hive is controlled by the administrator.

Features

Centrally Controlled Registry Values

The following entries are centrally controlled. However, the administrator can choose to give control to users by setting the <entry name>_AllowUser value to one. These values are outlined in the following table:

Registry Value	Type	Default Value	Value 1	Value 0	Others
AllowSavePassword	DWORD	1	System saves your logon password	System does not save your logon password	Not applicable
CheckBeforeLogoff	DWORD	0	A dialog box displaying all checked-out files appears during logoff from SAP Easy Document Management	A dialog box does not appear	Not applicable
CheckFrontEnd	DWORD	0	SAP Easy Document Management checks the back-end customization and uses the appropriate front-end type to open an original.	No check is performed and SAP Easy Document Management opens the default Microsoft Windows application.	Not applicable
DateSearchPick	DWORD	1	This registry value activates the date picker for date fields in the Find Documents dialog box on the Classification tab page.	This registry value deactivates the date picker.	Not applicable
DeleteLocalFile	DWORD	0	SAP Easy Document Management deletes local copies of files every 10 seconds. Note that this registry setting only works if the Lifetime (in Minutes) of Copies in File Buffer field in the Preferences dialog box contains a value that is not zero.	Standard deletion settings in SAP Easy Document Management apply	Not applicable
DisableAutoCheckin	DWORD	0	SAP Easy Document Management does not automatically checkin files when you close them.	SAP Easy Document Management automatically checks in files when you close them. Note SAP Easy Document Management checks in files only when they are unlocked, that is, they are not simultaneously in use by another application. Certain applications, for example, Notepad and Microsoft Paint do not keep a lock on files. The auto checkin feature behaves differently with different applications. End of the note.	Not applicable
DisableThumbnails	DWORD	0	Thumbnails are not created.	Creates thumbnails on the SAP Easy Document Management user interface.	Not applicable
FolderAlwaysWithFolderIcon	DWORD	0	If the document info record (DIR) contains an original file, the system displays folders with the folder icon.	The file icon is displayed.	Not applicable
MaintainSuperiorDocument	DWORD	0	The system displays the details of superior documents on the Technical Details tab page in the SAP Properties dialog box.	The system hides the details of superior documents on the Technical Details tab page in the SAP Properties dialog box.	Not applicable
MoveToRecycleBin	DWORD	1	All deleted files are moved to the Recycle Bin.	Files are deleted permanently.	Not applicable
PropExchangeActive	DWORD	0	Exchange of file properties and characteristic value assignments is enabled (see SAP Note `1444113`).	Exchange of file properties and characteristic value assignments is disabled (see SAP Note `1444113`).	Not applicable
ShowSynchErrMsg	DWORD	0	Error messages generated during synchronization are displayed.	Error messages are not displayed.	Not applicable
SortDocTypeDescription	DWORD	0	This registry value changes the layout in the Find Documents dialog box in the Document Type dropdown list and in the SAP Properties dialog box. The list is sorted by the abbreviation of the document type.	The list is sorted by the short text.	Not applicable
StopPropExchangeToR3	DWORD	0	Updating the document data from file properties is stopped. Only updating of the file properties from document data is allowed.	Allows document data to be updated from the file properties

Centrally Controlled Registry Values (Only from HKLM Registry Values)

The following entries are centrally controlled. The administrator cannot give control to users by setting the <entry name>_AllowUser value to one. These values are outlined in the following table:

Registry Value	Type	Default Value	Value 1	Value 0	Others
DisableRFCTimeOut	DWORD	0	The Minutes Before RFC Connection Will be Terminated Automatically field is enabled.	The Minutes Before RFC Connection Will be Terminated Automatically field is disabled.	Not applicable
DisableLifeTime	DWORD	0	The Lifetime (in Minutes) of Copies in the File Buffer field is disabled.	The Lifetime (in Minutes) of Copies in the File Buffer field is enabled.	Not applicable
DisableContextMenuItems	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	SAP Easy Document Management provides a context menu with multiple options. You can hide one or more of these options as required. For information about the values to be set, see SAP Note `983648`.
DisableWorkDir	DWORD	0	The Working Directory field is disabled.	The Working Directory field is enabled under (Preferences).	Not applicable
HelpFilePath	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	SAP Easy Document Management uses this registry value to open the help documentation. Enter the path of the document in this registry value. If no value is entered, the help documentation opens from the installation folder.
DisableSysDestination	DWORD	0	To disable the SAP Destinations pushbutton on the logon dialog box	To enable the SAP Destinations pushbutton on the logon dialog box	Not applicable
CacheOriginalExtns	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Caching of originals based on file extensions is maintained in this registry entry. If set to “*” No originals are cached. If set to empty (Default) all originals are cached. For example, if CacheOriginalExtns is maintained as “pdf;tif”, then the originals that have extensions “pdf” or “tif” are not cached.
DisableChangeOffline	DWORD	0	You cannot change files in offline mode.	You can change files in offline mode.	Not applicable

HKCU Registry Values

The following entries can be controlled by the user:

Registry Value	Type	Default Value	Value 1	Value 0	Others
AutoInheritedAuth	DWORD	0	Apart from receiving Admin rights, your document inherits the authorizations of the parent folder.	Authorizations are not automatically inherited.	Not applicable
CreateDocsWithManyOriginals	DWORD	0	While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system creates one document with multiple originals.	While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system creates a separate document for each original.	Value 2: While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system asks you what you want to do.
CreateDocsWithoutDlg	DWORD	1	While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system creates DIRs without opening a dialog window. If creation thereafter is unsuccessful, a dialog box appears.	While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system opens a dialog box to create DIRs.	Value 2: While transferring multiple files (using drag and drop or copy and paste), the system asks you what you want to do.
DisableCharacterHierarchy	DWORD	1	The performance of the system during navigation between document types during creation improves. Caution The characteristic values for multilevel and multivalue hierarchies are not displayed. End of the caution.	Not applicable	Not applicable
Doc.Create.Dokar	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system for any DIR that is created. You can set this prior to document creation, so that this document type is chosen by default the next time a document is created.
FileBuffer.LifeTime	DWORD	10	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system if the Lifetime (in Minutes) of Copies in the File Buffer field is set in the (Preferences) dialog.
Folder.Create.Dokar	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system for any folder that is created in SAP Easy Document Management. You can set this prior to document creation, so that this document type is chosen by default the next time a document is created.
NoLoad	KEY	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	You can enter program names that should not load SAP Easy Document Management when opened as String values (REG_SZ) for the following registry key. The name is the program file name in this case (thus for example, “winword.exe” for Microsoft Word), the value remains empty.
RFC.Timeout	DWORD	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system if the Minutes Before RFC Connection Will be Terminated Automatically field is maintained in (Preferences) .
ShellView.DblClickAction	REG_SZ	View	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system if the Action on Double-Click in the Explorer List View field is maintained in (Preferences).
TempFileNameMasks	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	You use this registry value to define the file types that SAP Easy Document Management should treat as “temporary” (see SAP Note `790434`).
Workdirectory	REG_SZ	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system with the settings made in the Working Directory field in (Preferences).
Ask.UndoCheckout	DWORD	0	Confirmation window appears when you choose Exit Edit Mode in the context menu.	Confirmation window does not appear.	Not applicable
DisableSyncOnLogin	DWORD	0	Automatic synchronization of offline folders at logon are disabled.	Automatic synchronization of offline folders at logon is enabled.	Not applicable
PlainSearch	DWORD	0	Search behaves in a similar way as in CV04N transaction, that is no authorization check is performed during search.	The search behavior remains unchanged. This increases the search performance.	Not applicable
DisableMultiSelect	DWORD	0	User can select only first column in SAP Easy Document Management.	User can select the whole line in SAP Easy Document Management (existing behavior). This new entry improves drag and drop, copy and paste, and folder browsing in SAP Easy Document Management.	Not applicable
UniqueUserGroup	DWORD	0	While creating user group, check is performed to see if any user group already exists in the backend or not. If same user group exists, then new user group cannot be created.	There are no checks and multiple user groups with same name can be created.	Not applicable
UploadWithNoCallBack	DWORD	0	The upload of documents into the content server is done without using the sapftp.dll and saphttp.dll, which are present in the installation folder. Instead, the upload is done through sapftp.exe and saphttp.exe, similar to SAP GUI.	The upload of documents into the content server is done without using the sapftp.dll and saphttp.dll, which are present in the installation folder.
Doc.ChangeAllowedOffline	DWORD	1	Not applicable	Not applicable	This value is automatically set by the system if the user selects the Allow Changes in Offline Mode checkbox under (Preferences).

For more information, see SAP Note 1367514.

Activities

To change the behavior of SAP Easy Document Management to suit your requirements, you must make certain registry settings.

To create a new value in HKCU, proceed as follows:
- Choose C:\ WINDOWS regedit.exe or run regedit.exe from the Start menu.
- Navigate to My Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software SAP EasyDms General .
- In the menu bar, choose Edit New . Choose the registry value that you want to create.
- Enter the name of the registry value and press Enter. The registry value is created.
- Select the registry value and choose Edit Modify . Enter the Value Data.
To change the value data of a registry value in HKCU or HKLM, proceed as follows:
- Select the entry you wish to change.
- In the menu bar, choose Edit Modify .
  - If the existing value is a DWORD value, the Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears. Enter the value data. Select the Decimal radio button and choose OK.
  - If the existing value is a string, the Edit String dialog box appears. Enter the value data and choose OK.

The administrator can make certain changes to the allocation of registry values. This allows you to change the behavior of SAP Easy Document Management using registry entries.

To grant authorizations to users, the administrator proceeds as follows:

Choose C:\ WINDOWS regedit.exe or run regedit.exe from the Start menu.
Navigate to My Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software SAP EasyDms General .
In the menu bar, choose Edit New . Choose the registry value that you want to create.
Enter the name of the registry entry as follows: <entry name>_AllowUser.
In the menu bar, choose Edit Modify .
Enter 1 in the Value Data field.
The registry value can now be maintained by the user.

Note Note

You must log off and log on again to SAP Easy Document Management for the changes in the registry to take effect.

End of the note.