MainBoss Service Configuration Table

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To configure MainBoss Service, you create a MainBoss Service configuration record. This record is stored in the MainBoss database; it provides MainBoss and MainBoss Service with the information they need to function correctly.

The MainBoss Service configuration table cannot contain multiple records. Either it contains one record giving your current configuration, or it contains no records (indicating that you have no current configuration).

The MainBoss Service configuration table viewer is available at Administration | MainBoss Service | Configuration. It contains the following:

Code: Identifies your configuration. By default, "Code" is MainBossService.

Description: Describes the configuration you have created.

Enable Filter: Is meaningless, since the table can only contain one or zero records.

Details section: Shows basic configuration information.

Incoming Mail section: Shows options related to incoming e-mail messages.

Outgoing Mail section: Shows options related to outgoing e-mail messages.

Notification Preferences section: Controls notifications sent out by MainBoss Service.

New MainBoss Service Configuration: Creates a new MainBoss Service configuration. This button is disabled if you already have a configuration record; if you want to change an existing configuration, use the Edit button.

Edit/View: Opens an editor window to edit or view your configuration.

Set Service Parameters: Modifies MainBoss Service itself so that it uses the new configuration. Whenever you change the MainBoss Service configuration record, you should click Set Service Parameters after making the changes; this operation is what actually puts your changes into effect.

In order to use Set Service Parameters, you must have Windows Administration privileges.

If you do not click Set Service Parameters after changing the configuration record, your configuration won't actually change.

Delete: Deletes your MainBoss Service configuration. We do not recommend doing this; if you just want to change your configuration, use Edit to change the existing configuration record rather than deleting the record entirely.

Refresh: Updates the list to reflect any recent changes.

Search: Is present for consistency with other table viewers. However, because this table will never have more than one record, searching is unnecessary.

For background information on MainBoss Service, see The MainBoss Service Module.

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