As an administrator the configuration file admin.ini allows you to provide a whole bunch of settings for Worksheet Crafter like the directory for asset packages, the login method and more.

 

Creating the ADMIN.INI

 

We provide a template for this configuration file. You will find it with the name "admin.ini.sample" in the Worksheet Crafter application directory. To use this configuration file create a copy and rename the copy to "admin.ini".

 

On Windows the file needs to be placed in the Worksheet Crafter application directory. On Mac OS the file has to be put in the path "~/Library/Application Support/WorksheetCrafter" or "/Library/Application Support/WorksheetCrafter".

 

Using the ADMIN.INI

 

In the configuration file you find different sections that are defined with a header in square brackets. Below there is one line for each setting of the section. A setting looks like this: "Setting = value".

 

By default all settings are commented out. The line starts with a semicolon and a space character. Like this:

 

; MultiUserLogin = true

 

To activate the setting remove both the semicolon and the space character:

 

MultiUserLogin = true

 

Available Settings

 

Login Method

 

By default Worksheet Crafter uses the single user login method. It is assumed that each user has their own computer login and that therefore the login data may be stored on the computer. In the admin.ini you may activate the multi user login method. Detailed information about the login methods is found in the chapter "Login Methods for Worksheet Crafter".

 

To provide the multi user login method instead activate the respective line in admin.ini:

 

[Login]

MultiUserLogin = true

 

To enforce the single user login method set the value to "false".

 

The setting AutoLoginDurationInSeconds allows you to set the time the login is remembered after quitting Worksheet Crafter. I.e. if you set the value to 30, for 30 seconds the Workheet Crafter will not require a new login when started again.

 

AutoLoginDurationInSeconds = 30

 

Proxy Settings

 

If your school uses a proxy server with explicit authentification it is possible that the connection to the Worksheet Crafter marketplace or asset package library fails. In this case you can set up the proxy configuration in admin.ini.

 

You find detailed information in chapter "Internet Access via Proxy Server".

 

Asset Package Directory (German only)

 

Worksheet Crafter provides a multitude of additional content via asset library. Teachers may download content like texts, illustrations or fonts and install them in Worksheet Crafter. Those asset packages by default are stored in the local AppData/Roaming directory for Worksheet Crafter.

 
If your school environment does not allow local application data or you prefer to have a central location for all users, you may overwrite the asset package location in admin.ini to accommodate your needs. Set "AlternativeAssetLibraryPackagesPath" to the path the packages should be stored.

 

Here is an example:

 

[AssetLibrary]

AlternativeAssetLibraryPackagesPath = ../WsCrafterAssetPackages

 

Directory for User Templates

 

The teachers can create and save their own worksheet templates. Those templates are stored in the local AppData/Roaming directory of Worksheet Crafter by default.

 

In a server environment you may instead store those templates like the asset packages in a central location. Set "AlternativeTemplatesPath" in admin.ini to the required path.

 

[Templates]

AlternativeTemplatesPath = ../WsCrafterTemplates

 

User Guidance

 

SuppressUpdateCheck = true allows you to disable the automatic update check after application start. The user will no longer be informed about available updates.

 

Some startup dialogs like the welcome dialog or the hint about missing file associations can be disabled via SuppressStartupDialogs = true.

 

[UserInteraction]

SuppressStartupDialogs = true

SuppressUpdateCheck = true

 

Settings for Old School Licenses

 

License Data

 

For old school licenses the license data that is shared by all teachers may optionally be placed in the admin.ini. Enter your license data in the settings "UserName" and "LicenseCode" in the "License" section of the admin.ini file. In this case Worksheet Crafter will use the data in admin.ini as fallback if no valid data is found in the normal application settings.

 

[License]

UserName=meinemail@mail.de

LicenseCode=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX