MoversSuite Professional Services will deploy and install the Customer Web Portal application. They will also provide initial run-time settings needed by the Customer Web Portal that are defined within the global.asa file. This file resides in the root directory of where the Customer Web Portal files are installed to and defines variables that are used globally by the application as described in the table below.
Figure 31: Global.asa file
The default variables specified in the global.asa file are listed below. Other variables can be defined to suit the needs of the company. Use the table below as a guide when editing the global.asa file. This file can be opened and edited using any text editor such as Notepad.
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Global File Variables |
Description |
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FileLocation |
Contains the physical location of where data files used by the Customer Web Portal can be stored and accessed. Specifically, the FileLocation folder contains Common Separated Values (CSV) files used by the download function available from search pages. Refer to Customer Web Portal Account Representative Access for usage. |
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ConnectionString |
Contains a text string referencing the OLEDB provider data needed to open the MoversSuite database. The connection string will need to contain the following settings: Provider Data Source Initial Catalog Integrated Security |
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CompanyName |
The text entered for this setting will appear on many pages in the Customer Web Portal as the name of the moving company. |
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PODLink |
This setting contains a subdirectory name where the Customer Web Portal can access the Proof of Delivery Documents (POD). To reference the same folder as the FileLocation setting, enter “Data/” here. See National Account Settings for Customer Web Portal for usage. |
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HomeLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user select the Home button within the Customer Web Portal. This link will typically navigate the user back to the home page of the Customer Web Portal. Example: “login.asp” |
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AboutLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the About button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.movingcompany.com” |
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ContactLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Contact button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “mailto:info@movingcompany.com” or “http://www.movingcompany.com/contact.html” |
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HelpLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Help button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “mailto:info@movingcompany.com” or “http://www.movingcompany.com/contact.html” |
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DesCityLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Destination City Info button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.neighborhoodplace.com/” |
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NewSchoolLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Find a New School button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.schoolmatch.com/ |
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ChangeAddressLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Change of Address button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.moving.com/tools/change-of-address/index.asp” |
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UtilitiesSetupLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Setting Up Utilities button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.moving.com/coupons/home-services/utilities.asp” |
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MovePetLink |
Enter the URL that will be referenced when the user selects the Move Your Pet button within the Customer Web Portal. Example: “http://www.petswelcome.com/milkbone/petmvframe.html” |
Once changes have been made to the global.asa file they will become effective immediately.