Central Configuration is a feature of the Workplace Suite that, when enabled, allows you to centrally manage certain aspects of your CorasWorks environment. It must be enabled in order to maintain and use global links, and use the Lock Down Manager.
The steps to enable Central Configuration are as follows.
1. Access the server where you want to enable Central Configuration and select Start/All Programs/ Microsoft Office Server.
2. Open the SharePoint Central Administration tool.
•You must have Server Admin rights to use this tool.
3. Select the Application Management tab near the top of the next page.
4. Scroll down to the CorasWorks Central Configuration section and click on Activate CorasWorks Central Configuration. The Central Configuration Wizard is displayed, listing all available web applications stating whether or not each one has been configured to utilize Central Configuration.
5. Click on the Edit icon to the right of the web application where you want to enable Central Configuration.
6. In the Location of Central Configuration site entry area of the next page, identify the URL of the site where the Central Configuration lists are to be stored for this web application.
7. When you are finished, click the Finish button to save the settings and return to the previous page. The Configured checkbox is now selected for the web application where you just enabled Central Configuration.
•In each site where Central Configuration is enabled, a list called CWActionsGlobalSettings is automatically created to store the Global Link mappings. You do not need to note the name or location of the list; the Global Links Manager will locate it automatically.
•Another list called CorasWorks Display Configuration Settings is also created for use by the Lock-Down Manager.
•The web.config file is modified with an entry that identifies the site where Central Configuration is enabled.