Using the FlowShare settings file (with .fss file extension), it is possible to reinitialize some settings in FlowShare each time the program is started. In this way, settings can be standardized or conveniently distributed within an entire team.
Prepare the FlowShareSettings.fss file
To do this, the following steps are necessary:
Make sure that the settings meet your requirements. If you are working with a license server provided by us, make sure that the address of the server is entered.
Export the desired settings (from one or more categories) into an .fss file.
To avoid accidental overwriting of settings, only files with a specific naming will be considered by FlowShare. It must have the following name:
FlowShareSettings.fssImportant! Always rename the file to FlowShareSettings.fss
Store the .fss file on your local computer
FlowShare will look for this file in the user’s home directory (e.g. C:\Users\NAME) during each program start. If the home directory turns out to be impractical for you, you can alternatively place the settings file directly under C:\ since version 2.13.
All changes made by the user in FlowShare will be reset the next time the program is started, as long as the settings file with this name exists.
Note: Only those settings are overwritten that are present in the .fss file. For example if the .fss contains only Design and License related settings than the user can have any Language settings and that is not overwritten every time.
Installing FlowShare with a custom Settings Path
Starting from the 2.18 version, you can set up FlowShare to use a centralized settings path for consistent configuration across your organization. The FSS file can be stored on a local or network drive, for example Z:/
Create an FSS file with the desired settings, templates, etc.
Rename it and place the FSS file at a place that is accessible for the end users, in our example:
Z:\FlowShareSettings.fssOpen Command Prompt as Administrator and install FlowShare with the
SETTINGS_PATHMSI parameter that refers to the path where the file is stored:msiexec /i "C:\TEMP\install\Flowshare_64bit_setup.msi" SETTINGS_PATH="Z:\"
Verify the settings by opening FlowShare. You can change some settings and open FlowShare again to see if the settings from the FSS file are loaded again.
If you update the file on the network drive, it will be loaded to all end users who have FlowShare installed according the steps above.
Hopefully it will make your settings rollout easier and more consistent in your team.
Note: If you need to have separate settings for separate users than you can create separate FSS files, place it on separate folders and install the FlowShare app with different folder paths.