About Configuring the Service Shell
Service Shell configuration information is saved in text files called profile files. A profile file must include the following information:
- Data source information. Data source information includes the ODBC name and login information that the Service shell uses to connect to the Trapeze database.
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Server information. Server information includes the port that the Client shell uses to connect to the Service shell.
- Component files and service groups. Each component file and service group contains services that are required for specific Trapeze applications.
Profile files are saved in the path\Config folder, where path is the directory where COM is installed. Profile files are named name.profile, where name is the application name that appears in the title bar of the Service and Client shells.
Note: You can run multiple application sessions on one machine by running shells with
different profile files.
Sites that have COM standard and custom reports can set up Service Shells for each type of
report. Crystal Reports only supports 32-bit platforms so users can set up a secondary service
shell to run the standard reports and have the primary service shell, which may be on a 64-bit
platform, run the custom reports. To configure the servers, users must modify the profile file
to include the secondary service shell and set the following context properties:
You can edit profile files manually. You can also use the Profile Editor application to specify data source and server information. For more information, see Specifying Data Source and Server Information for the Service Shell.