When Would You Use the Startup Profile Manager?

Use the Startup Profile Manager when you need to manage many iFIX users, such as when you use Terminal Services. For instance, with the Startup Profile Manager, you can globally define a default profile for all Windows users without profiles, and then create specific profiles for specific Windows users. Management of many user profiles is easily performed at a global level and an individual user level.

In the first iFIX release that included support for Terminal Services, iFIX 2.5, iFIX required that you generate a complete application environment for each remote user. For example, if there are 50 iFIX users, there must be 50 sets of SCU files, with each SCU file unique to that specific user. With the Startup Profile Manager, all user profiles are stored in a master list, making it easy to maintain and modify profiles for use with Terminal Services.

If you are upgrading from a previous iFIX release, the use of a default profile will help you in migrating from the multiple SCU files to the easier configuration in the Startup Profile Manager.

For more details on best practices when configuring Terminal Services with the Startup Profile Manager, refer to the Using Terminal Server manual.

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