Application Manager
When you create a new application by using the application wizard, the application is added to the list of applications in the Application Manager. The Application Manager is used to identify the location of the datacap.xml file and to manage the contents of the application configuration file. The application configuration file includes details about the locations of its components, such as the batches folder, the input image folder, and databases.
You can use the Application Manager to store passwords, connection strings, paths, and other settings in the .app application configuration file. Each Datacap application has its own application configuration file that identifies the locations of the components that are used by that application. You must use the Application Manager to modify the application configuration file. Do not modify the .app file directly. For example, you can copy an application from a test environment to a production environment, except for the .app file that is unique for each environment.
The Application Manager works well with separate test and production environments because it stores information that is specific to the application environment, such as database locations and physical paths. You must use the Application Manager to configure the export database.
Application settings
On the Main tab, you must enter the application paths for the batch, export, and Fingerprint folders. You must also enter the workflow paths, such as the Setup DCO, Locale, Rules, and various database paths.
On the Datacap tab, you must enter the paths for the Administration and Engine databases and the server name and location.
On the Rulerunner tab, you can enter tasks and task profiles to be run by Rulerunner. Rulerunner runs the task profiles that are listed in the Application Manager.
On the Custom values tab, developers can set up custom values to create application-specific settings and your application can access those settings by using smart parameters. You can also store passwords in the .app application file. To pass passwords as action parameters, you can use smart parameters that retrieve credentials from the .app file where the passwords are stored as encoded strings. Passwords must be entered into the Advanced Values section to be encrypted.
On the Service tab, you must enter the path to the datacap.xml application management file.