Configure the server alias

The server alias will work with the settings done during installation and the setting of the Web Server field. Optionally you can set other values to configured the Alfabet component. Default values for the attributes are set during creation of a new server alias.

Customers with an existing 10.15 configuration can copy the existing server alias in the Programs directory of the Alfabet components to retain the settings already made for previous version of Alfabet . There are a number of new features which need to be set. Click to view an overview of changes in the server alias configuration between Alfabet 10 and Alfabet 11. The license file needs to be imported in the server alias editor if an existing server alias is used.

You can change the server alias with the Alfabet Administrator. Alternatively, you can change central settings of the server alias or create a new server alias with the comand line tool AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe.

  1. Start the Alfabet Administrator from the Windows® Start Menu.
  2. Click the Alfabet Aliases node in the explorer.
  3. Select the server alias which you want to configure in the table on the right.
  4. Click the Edit  Edit button to open the server alias editor.
  5. In the Overview tab, enter the URL of the Alfabet Web Application in the field Web Server.
  6. The server alias will work with the settings made during installation and the setting of the Web Server field. Optionally you can set other values to configured the Alfabet component. Default values for the attributes are set during creation of a new server alias.

To create or alter a server alias, the alfabetms.xml configuration file must be located in the same folder as the command line tool AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe. The commands can be executed without providing a user name and password.

You can generate a server alias based on a template with the following command:

  • AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -create_msalias -msalias AliasName -alias_template TemplateName
  • Alias Name: Name of the server alias that will be created.
  • TemplateName: Name of the template for generation of the server alias. The following templates are available: System , ServerFastlane , or ServerEnterprise.

Altering values in a server alias is an existing functionality which has been enhanced with the following commands:

  • Change the setting of the field Overview > Web Serverwith:
    • AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -edit_msalias_options -msalias AliasName -set_WebServer AlfabetWebApplicationURL
    • Alias Name: Name of the existing server alias that will be changed.
    • AlfabetWebApplicationURL: The URL of the Alfabet Web Application.
  • Change the setting of the field Overview > REST API Server with:
    • AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -edit_msalias_options -msalias AliasName -set_HelpServer AlfabetApiServerURL
    • Alias Name: Name of the existing server alias that will be changed.
    • AlfabetApiServerURL: The URL of the Alfabet API server for execution of the Alfabet RESTful services.
  • Change the setting of the field Overview > Help Serverwith:
    • AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -edit_msalias_options -msalias AliasName -set_HelpServer HelpURL
    • Alias Name: Name of the existing server alias that will be changed.
    • HelpURL: The URL of the online help ending with one level above the folder specifying the language. Enter https://documentation.alfabet.com to link to the official Alfabet online help.
  • Change the setting of the License tab with:
    • AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -import_license -msalias AliasName --license_file Path to the license file
    • Alias Name: Name of the existing server alias that will be changed.
    • Path to the license file: The path to the license file delivered by Alfabet BD GmbH.