Setting Application Integration options

Application Integration offers a number of options that you can configure to modify its behavior to suit your preferences.

To set Application Integration options:

  1. Right-click the Accruent Application Integration icon in the system tray. A shortcut menu appears.
  2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Application Integration options
Command Description

About Accruent Application Integration

Displays information about the currently installed version.

Run on Startup

Causes Application Integration to always load automatically whenever Windows starts.

Set Default Context

Select which vault to use by default with Application Integration. For Meridian Cloud users, enter https://<CloudAccountName>.meridiancloud.net/Meridian.

Default Behavior

Always Show Accruent Dialog: Skips showing the application’s standard file dialog and immediately opens the Application Integration window. You can access the application’s own file dialogs by clicking the application icon button in the Application Integration window. Select this option if you mostly work on vault documents.

Always Show Standard File Dialog: Displays the standard file dialog with the Meridian vault icon in the toolbar so you can decide where to open and save files from. Select this option if you mostly work on documents that reside outside of a vault.

Edit Exclusion List

Allows you to select applications from which Application Integration should not be available.

Note:

If there are multiple versions of the same program installed on your PC, they will all be excluded regardless of their paths.

Show Accruent Dialog For

Allows you to select applications that should only use Application Integration.

Note:

If there are multiple versions of the same program installed on your PC, they will all be included regardless of their paths.

Disable Accruent Application Integration

Disables the integration with all applications.

Mode

Online: Normal mode for LAN operation.

Remote: Enables the application links to work more efficiently over a WAN or from remote offices with modest network bandwidth. This mode require at least a full time Internet connection to the Meridian web server. For more information, see Working with application links remotely.

Offline: Uses the Internet to access the vault for only the most critical information and to use local workspace for the data you create. For information, see Understanding Offline mode and Remote mode.

Local Workspace

Displays a sub-menu of commands for managing your local workspace. For more information, see About local workspace.

Site Cache Log

 Opens the site cache log for troubleshooting.