This page lists answers to some typical questions we received from IT Administrators concerning the handling of M-Files Process Maps.
When you freshly install M-Files Process Maps into a vault, the system automatically creates a view called “Process Maps Objects”. This view contains pre-defined views:
These predefined views can be changed, deleted or renamed as you like.
These views are shown in the Designer in the left-hand pane by selecting the 'FILTER' Symbol:
Filter criteria can be selected
Certainly, the system does not load thousands of objects or documents. It only provides a limited hit list (250 elements per query per default). There is also the possibility to enter specified search criteria. With drag & drop, you can easily put the results onto the canvas.
…here '14001' returns some rules and regulations.
TIP: You can create your own sub-views and define queries any way you like. This speeds-up the process, to find the right objects for drag & drop. The above screenshot e.g. shows sub-views for DEPARTMENTS, EQUIPMENTS, FACILITIES, IT-SYSTEMS, PERSON, ORGANIZATION, SITES etc… change it as you like.
It is possible to delete this view, but it will be re-created with the next installation of M-Files Process Maps. Your Administrator can move the view elsewhere if you do not like it to appear in such a prominent position. Please use the configuration entry MapObjectsView
to point to a different location.
There is a registry command in the desktop client which ensures that there is an automatic logout after X minutes. This is mainly used by customers who have concurrent user licenses.
Key: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motive\M-Files<version>\Client\MFClient Value name: AutomaticLogoutTimeoutInMinutes Value type: REG_DWORD Description: This value specifies the period of inactivity in minutes after which automatic logout will occur. For example, 120 Setting the value to 120 would mean that automatic logout occurs after 2 hours of inactivity.
The timer starts running when no activity is submitted. M-Files asks if you want to stay online after the time has expired. If you overlook this window (has a timer with a few seconds) the designer simply closes and you are logged out of M-Files. This also causes all changes to the map to be lost.