New/Edit Deployment Area Dialog Box

ID

The name of the area.

• Required.

• Up to 25 characters.

Description

A description for the Area.

• Up to 240 characters.

Network node

Select the name of the network node for the machine on which the area is to be.

Required.

Directory

The drive and directory name for the area.

Required.

Node user ID

The O/S username that will be used to access the area on the node.

You can also enter a credential set. For details see the System Administration Guide.

Node password

The password that will be used to access the area on the node

Not required if you are using credential sets.

Stage ID

The lifecycle stage for which files are transferred when the item revisions are actioned to the corresponding state.

• Choose a stage from the list.

Area owner

The Dimensions user that will be able to edit the area details (contained in this dialog box).

• Required.

• Default is the current user.

Area Filter

Specifies the filter used to control the types of item files that are copied to the deployment area.

CAUTION!  Audit and area filters can easily be confused. See Correct Use of Area and Audit Filters.

Choose a filter from the list.

Pre-event Transfer Script

A file containing a script to be performed before a transfer takes place.

For details of configuring and using area transfer scripts, see "Deployment Area Scripts" in the Developer's Reference.

Post-event Transfer Script

A file containing a script to be performed after a transfer takes place

Fail-event Transfer Script

A file containing a script to be performed if a transfer fails to complete successfully

Is this area currently offline?

Check this box if you want to currently exclude the area from any file transfer operations.