Roaming Users is a configuration that allows operators to seamlessly access their documents from any computer on the same network, without losing their desktop settings or preferences. This provides a consistent user experience across different machines.
It is typically used by system administrators, and when a workstation is accessed by different users.
The following must be configured on the server:
A shared folder must be created on a domain server (to hold each user's roaming profile).
A roaming profile must be created in Active Directory for each roaming user.
To activate roaming users in SYSPRO, you need to define the RoamingUser registry key (e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SYSPRO\e.net solutions).
Use a string value of 1. A value of 0 indicates that roaming users is switched off.
When you next load SYSPRO (after configuring roaming users) a Roaming User Conversion window is displayed that requires you to indicate whether you want to copy your operator preference files to the roaming folder.
The system will copy all your operator settings and user interface files from the \Base\Settings folder on the server to the roaming user folder (e.g. \Users\OperatorName\AppData\Roaming\SYSPRO\Settings) on the client.
Your new roaming profile is only applied when you reload SYSPRO.
When logging off, the contents of the \Users\OperatorName\AppData\Roaming\SYSPRO\Settings folder will be updated to the user's profile on the server.
Not all files are moved to the roaming user folder. Some files are shared across operators (e.g. ADMPNL.DAT, ADMWIN.DAT, ADMLST.DAT, ADMLFR.DAT) and in a terminal server environment the content is still required by other users.
If you switch off roaming users, files are not copied from the roaming folder back to the \Base\Settings) folder.
If you enable roaming after you have been running SYSPRO without roaming, you will need to redefine your existing layouts and settings.