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TheConnectserverisoneofthecomponentsthathastobeinstalledwithConnect(see"Installation
Wizard"onpage32).
IntheWorkflowConfigurationToolpreferencesyouhavetosettheOLConnectserversettingsto
enableWorkflowtocommunicatewiththeserver(seeWorkflowPreferences).
TheConnect Server ConfigurationtoolletsyouchangethesettingsfortheConnectserver,the
enginesandtheservicethatcleansupthedatabaseandthefilestore.Thesesettingscanalsobe
madeinthepreferencesoftheDesigner.
The Connect database
TheConnectdatabaseisthedatabaseback-endusedbyConnectitselfwhenprocessingjobs.Itcan
beeithertheMariaDBinstanceprovidedbytheConnectinstaller,orapre-existing(external)instance
(see"DatabaseConsiderations"onpage16).
Allgenerateditems(records,contentitemsetc.)arestoredinthisdatabase.Theycanbeusedbythe
nexttaskinthesameprocessorinaprocessthatrunslater,makingitpossibletocomminglePrintjobs,
forexample.
Note: EmailcontentitemsarenotstoredintheConnectdatabase.
Aclean-upofthedatabaseisperformedatregularintervalsinaccordancewiththesettings(see
"Clean-upServicepreferences"onpage783).
The File Store
ConnecthasitsownFileStorewhichitusesfortransientfiles.
TheClean-upservicetakescareofremovingobsoletefileswhenthosefilesarenotmarkedasper-
manent(see"Clean-upServicepreferences"onpage783).
Tip: TheFileStoreisaccessibleforcustomerimplementations.TheWorkflowconfigurationtool
implementsthreetasksthatallowyoutoUpload,DownloadandDeletefilesintheConnectFile
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