WebApp Settings

The WebApp (web interface for the requester) settings are stored in the Web.config file. The file is in XML format. You can use Notepad from Windows to edit it. Values must be entered in accordance with the XML format, i.e. for example the character "<" (smaller) is replaced by "<", instead of ">" it is ">" etc.
To avoid accidentally overwriting settings when upgrading the WebApp, the Web.config file is not included in the installation. The first time you install it, create it by copying the SampleWeb.config file.

AppSettings section

In the <configuration><appSettings> section, each configuration variable is written as an XML tag <add>. The key attribute specifies the name of the variable, the value attribute contains the value.
In the following table you will find a list of variables with their value descriptions.

Variable	Value
AppName	Name of the web application, e.g. "ALVAO Service Desk". This value is displayed in the header of each page.
Kb	If a value of 0 is specified, the web application will not display the knowledge base. A value of 1 will enable its display.
CustomThemePath	Path to the folder with the files for customizing the look.

Setting automatic logout when the user is inactive

A user will be automatically logged out after a specified period of time if they have not taken any action during that time.

Disable automatic logout on inactivity (inactivity time is set in minutes from 1 - 525 600):

UPDATE tProperty SET iPropertyValue = 30 WHERE sProperty = 'WebApp.AutoLogoutMinutes'

Turn off automatic logout when inactive:

UPDATE tProperty SET iPropertyValue = 0 WHERE sProperty = 'WebApp.AutoLogoutMinutes'

For proper functionality it is also necessary to check the settings of the web.config file: in the section <system.web> <authentication> <forms> the slidingExpiration parameter. This parameter must not be filled in or must be set to true.

Caution:

This setting only works for form logins.

Setting prohibited attachment types

To set disabled attachment types, use this SQL script:
UPDATE tProperty SET sPropertyValue = 'bat, cmd, exe' WHERE sProperty = 'WebApp.AttachmentBlacklist'

After applying this script, attachments with bat, cmd and exe extensions will be disabled. The list of individual file extensions can be freely changed

To restore the default state in which no attachment types are disabled, run this script:
UPDATE tProperty SET sPropertyValue = NULL WHERE sProperty = 'WebApp.AttachmentBlacklist'

Setting the maximum attachment size

The maximum attachment size is defined in the <configuration><system.web><httpRuntime> section in the "maxRequestLength" variable in kilobytes [KB].

In case of using IIS7 and higher, you need to modify the maximum attachment size also in the <configuration><system.webServer><security><requestFiltering><requestLimits> in the "maxAllowedContentLength" variable in bytes [B].

Enhancing protection against password guessing attacks

We recommend improving protection against password guessing attacks by enabling reCAPTCHA.

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