Starting in Sametime 7.5.x, IBM introduced the ability to preset a plethora of client-side preferences via the plugin_customization.ini configuration file. For a complete listing of what preferences can be set, see the following IBM technote (#1264766): http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21264766
The majority of these settings are applicable to 8.0 as well (even though the technote only lists 7.5.x), but you may find that you are not able to preset the Chat History preferences for a Sametime 8.0 Connect client (ST 8.0 CC).
The reason for this is that the name of the chat logging plugin (com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging) was inadvertently changed to a different name (com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl) during the refactoring of the plugin for the ST 8.0 CC. Therefore, presetting the Chat History preferences for ST 8.0 CC will not work by following the currently listed (as of 2/7/08) examples in the technote mentioned above.
We are planning to fix this for Sametime 8.0.1 such that you will be able to use the original plugin name (com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging) to preset the chat history preferences.
So then, how do you set the Chat History preferences for a ST 8.0 CC ?
Very easily! Just change com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging to com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl. The flags remain the same. So for example, suppose you wanted to set the following flags:
logging.default=0
logging.service=service.file
root.location=C:\Documents\SametimeTranscripts\
days.context=true
Your plugin_customization.ini configuration file would look like:
[plugin_customization.ini]
com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl/logging.default=0
com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl/logging.service=service.file
com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl/root.location=C:\Documents\chats\
com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl/days.context=true
Note: this change only applies to the Sametime 8.0 version of the Connect client.
Hope this helps! Have a good day!
3 users commented in " Can’t seem to preset your Chat History preferences in the Sametime 8.0 Connect Client? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackVinny,
This works great, but how do I supress the “save chat history location” prompt message when I startup the client for the 1st time? This tip you give sets the proper location, but I still get prompted after the install and start Sametime 8.0 connect client for the first time to answer yes or no to set the chat history location on the workstation.
Any ideas?
TIA,
Tim E Brown
Tim, sorry for the delay.
you can disable the prompt with the following setting: com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chat.logging.impl/logging.enabled=true
hope that helps
Hi,
chat logs are locked in our firm. Is there a possibility to unlock them in an easy way (7.5.1)
Even in the preferences menu this option is missing.
Thanks for your support.
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