Setting temp directory for editing original files

[Former Member]

Experts,

Is there a way to default the temporary working directory where a document is stored while editing it in a DIR? This is what we are experiencing: When a user creates a DIR and uploads a Word file into the DIR, the Original field on the document details perserves the path where the file was uploaded from, i.e. s:/share_drive. When another user goes into the same DIR and tries to edit the file, the program tries to create a working copy of the file in u:/share_drive. If the second user does not have access to this path, they get an error.

Is there a way to set the Original field an all files uploaded and stored in DMS to be a common working directory like c:\temp?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Andrew

Th eoriginal is checked into sap/content server

Te original gets saved in a temp location in the users desktop when the user opens the original from DIR.

Check whether te folowing setting is maintained against pc or not.

SPRO-----DMS-Define Data CarrierDefine data carrier type servers and frontend maintain the temp location like C:\temp or tmp.

Regards

Prasad K

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I have gone into DC20 and set the "servdr, front end" data carrier type to the following:

Type: PC

Path: c:\temp

Unfortuantely, this does not seem to affect CV02N. When you try to edit the file, it does not save the working copy to c:\temp. Instead, it still tries to save it to the orignal file location where it was uploaded from.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Spro - Document Management - General Data - Define Profile

Create a profile and then under the section "Determine Definitons for Applications" you can define a checkout directory and a default storage category for the users. The users will need to have the profile added to their roles to ensure that its activated for them.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Andrew Castillo ,

have you checked in original files ?

Bhuwan

[christoph_hopf · Accepted solution]

Hi all,

Maybe the definition of a working directory in CV02N could be useful for you. In CV02N please go to menu 'Extras' and choose entry 'Settings'. Here you can enter a workstation application and a path as working directory. If you checkout an original of the maintained application afterwards there will be no more pop-up and the local copy is created at the maintained path (e.g. C:\temp\). I've just tested this in our internal system and it seems to work without problems.

Best regards,

Christoph