GM.ini Settings

NOTE: For information about Reporting Service configuration, see To Configure the GM.INI File For Reporting Services.

GM.iniClosed A file located in the GoldMine directory containing commands for general GoldMine operation. The most important are the SysDir, GoldDir, and CommonDir. file found in the main GoldMine folder contains the paths to these locations:

[GoldMine]

GoldDirClosed Used in the GM.ini, the GoldDir specifies the location of your GoldMine files also called your GMBase files=GoldMine:

CommonDirClosed Used in the GM.ini file, it specifies the location of your default contact files. =GoldMine:

Select Help > About GoldMine, and then click the System button to view the file locations.

Section

Command

Values

Description

[GoldMine]

 

UserNameFormat=

1

Orders the username display as FirstName LastName (LoginName). If the command is not added, the default display is LoginName (FirstName LastName).

 

UserLogo=

<path\filename>

Places your custom logo on the GoldMine login screen.

 

RecAlertSec=

<number of seconds>

Changes the delay before an alert appears.

 

NewComplete=

0

Creates only a partial record (Contact1) rather than a full record (Contact1 and Contact2).

 

GoldDir=

<database alias>

DatabaseClosed A collection of data fields and related tables, storing information that facilitates access and retrieval. alias for base GoldMine database.

 

CommonDir=

<database alias>

Database alias for default Contact database.

 

SysDirClosed Used in the GM.ini, it specifies the location of gmw6.exe.=

<path\filename>

Path to the GoldMine system files.

 

Exclusive=

1

Locks all other users out of GoldMine.

 

LastRun=

<number of days>

Set the number of days to wait before performing another Automatic MaintenanceClosed Process to improve performance by regenerating indexes, packing and rebuilding tables, and sorting and verifying data. The maintenance of the database should be performed by the system administrator or manager..

 

HTMLClosed HyperText Markup Language. The authoring language used to define the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags and attributes._Cal_Notes=

0

Displays the scheduled activity Notes as simple text rather than HTML. To display the Notes as HTML, the value is 1.

Also enabled in Tools > Configure > System Settings on the Display tab.

 

SQLQueryTimeout=

<minutes>

Sets the global timeout for all database queries.

 

LongSQLQueryTimeout

<minutes>

Sets the global timeout for critical operations such as synchronization and database re-indexing.

 

AddContactFaxLabel=

<label name>

Sets the label for an alternate phone contact. The default value is “Fax”, but can be changed to “Mobile” or any other text label.

 

ROTabs

 

Renames tabs. Only an Admin with Master rights can record in Detailed view.

To access this option open Contact RecordClosed Standard unit of information in GoldMine that incorporates information, such as: name, company, phone, and address. It serves as the basis for all scheduled work, and acts as the central link between GoldMine’s Calendar and History by maintaining all past and pending events, related to the individual contact records in the GoldMine database. in Detailed view, use the Tab Selector arrow-button and select Customize. Then, highlight a tab and click the Rename button.

[WebImpPassword]

Passwordx=

<password>

Requires passwords on WebImport files. X is the number of the password.

[WebImportOverwrite]

IAgree=

I Want To Allow Fields To Be Updated By WebImport

Lets fields update by WebImport. Specify the fields using the Fields= setting.

 

Fields=

<field names separated by commas>

Specifies the fields updated by WebImport.

To Configure the GM.INI File For Reporting Services

After installing Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and configured on the network, add a section to the gm.ini file typically located in Program Files/GoldMine/. This tells GoldMine where the Reporting Services is hosted.

Use the following procedure to configure the ini file

1. Close GoldMine.
2. Open the gm.ini file using Notepad.
3. Type the following code:

[ReportServer]

WebServiceURL=http://localhost/ReportServer/ReportService.asmx

4. Click Save and close Notepad.
5. Open GoldMine.
6. Select Go To > Reports > Report Scheduling. The Scheduled Reports dialog box opens.