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A configuration file is where the initial parameters and settings of a program are defined. All default parameter values come with a program installation but you can edit configuration files and define your own values, for example, define the Java home directory. This page describes the locations where you can find the configuration files of your modeling tool, and how you can modify them and change their default storage location. Configuration files can be used to:
The configuration files can be opened and modified using any standard text or code editor. Once modified, changing the default location of configuration files can allow you to store multiple configuration files for different versions of the tool. This page covers all modeling tools:
By default the configuration and auxiliary files of a modeling tool are stored in the following location:
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The Common Application Data location on Windows Vista/7/8/10 is C:\ProgramData. |
To store configuration files in the modeling tool installation directory or Common Application Data location on Windows
- Open the <modeling tool name>.properties file, which is located in <modeling tool installation directory>\bin.
- In the JAVA_ARGS line, change the -DLOCALCONFIG property value according to the following table:
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Windows OSx | Common Application Data | Modeling tool installation directory |
Other | <user.home>/.<modeling tool name>/< modeling tool version number> | Modeling tool installation directory |
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It is important to add the -DWINCONFIG=false parameter on Window OS, otherwise, the configuration files will not be stored in the modeling tool installation directory. |
You may also store configuration files in your custom location.
Storing configuration files in a custom location
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If you have defined to store files in the modeling tool installation directory, files will not be stored in the defined location. |
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To store modeling tool configuration files in a custom location Do either:
Or:
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