About the working folder

System working folder

.

The location where images of files and binders will be stored when you check them out for editing or get a read-only copy. When the system working folder is set, this working folder applies to all file, binders in the asset and all FactoryTalk AssetCentre users. For example, if you set a system working folder located at

C:\BOTTLING PLANT

for an asset called

East Conveyor

, then when a user gets or checks out the

East Conveyor

asset, the path

C:\BOTTLING PLANT

is created on that user's local computer and will contain all

East Conveyor

asset's files.

FactoryTalk AssetCentre also supports to set system working folder with the environment variable

%USERPROFILE%

. For example, if you set the system folder as

%USERPROFILE%\Backup

, and then when a user gets or checks out the assets, the

Backup

folder will be created under the user’s profile folder (A typical path is

C:\Users\Username

) on that user's local computer and will contain all assets’ files.

Each asset can only have one system working folder. Any user with Configure System Archive Working folders permission can set a system working folder for an asset.

A working folder that overrides the system working folder for the logged in user. When you set a personal working folder in Archive, that folder is created on your computer and remains your

personal working folder for an asset's files and binders. Other users use the system working folder until they set their own personal working folder. You must set personal working folders on each computer on which you want to use them.