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• Bypassing Repository Selection
  


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Bypassing Repository Selection:

Brian Sabin, April 2006

You can customize a desktop shortcut to the Laserfiche 7 Client to automatically log you in to a particular Laserfiche repository. For users who only use one repository, this allows you to save time going through dialog boxes and selecting your choices.

To specify a particular repository for a desktop shortcut to the Laserfiche Client, right-click the shortcut to the Laserfiche Client and select Properties. Select the Shortcut tab. In the Target option, you will see a line similar to the following:

"C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\Client\LF.exe"
Add to this line so that it looks like the following example:
"C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\Client\LF.exe" -L "RepositoryName"

"RepositoryName" is the name of the repository to which you wish to automatically log in. Once this has been done, if you open the Laserfiche Client, it will automatically bring up the log in dialog for that repository – no need to select it from the list.

If you have configured Windows Accounts in Laserfiche or associated Windows users with Laserfiche users, you can use Windows Authentication to automatically log users in to Laserfiche. Modify the Target option in the following fashion:

"C:\Program Files\Laserfiche\Client\LF.exe" -L "RepositoryName" –U

When a Windows user opens the Client using this shortcut, they will be automatically logged in to Laserfiche if a Windows Account or Laserfiche user has been associated with that Windows user.
To streamline this process even more, add a keyboard shortcut. Windows allows users to use the shortcut “CTRL + ALT + key of your choice” to access desktop shortcuts. Go back into the Properties window, find the Shortcut key option, and enter in the letter or symbol you would like to use for the shortcut. Most people use “L.” Windows will automatically fill in Ctrl + Alt for you.

Once all of this is done, you will be able to open Laserfiche, select your repository, and log in, all with one keystroke.