File output directory
The RPI file output directory is used when:
Performing a data extract channel connectivity test.
Exporting a selection rule.
Executing an export within an interaction.
Performing file exports and imports within the File System Dialog.
Executing the Load Web Cache Data system task.
Running the audience housekeeper.
The folder in question is defined by the following system configuration settings:
Server configuration setting
GlobalFileOutputDirectory
: This setting allows definition of a single cluster-wide folder to be used by multiple tenants.Tenant configuration settings
FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
andFileOutputDirectory
: These settings allow the file output directory to be defined on a tenant-by-tenant basis.
If FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
is set to True, RPI will use the folder defined by GlobalFileOutputDirectory
. If FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
is set to False, RPI will use the folder defined by FileOutputDirectory
.
On installation of a new RPI tenant, if GlobalFileOutputDirector
y has been configured, setting FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
will be set automatically to True. If not defined, FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
will be set to False, and FileOutputDirectory
set to the default value 'C:\RPI\[tenant name]\FileAssets'
.
If FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
is set to True, and GlobalFileOutputDirectory
is not set, FileOutputDirectory
is used instead.
If FileOutputDirectoryUseGlobal
is set to False, and FileOutputDirectory
is not set, files are written to C:\. The same happens if both GlobalFileOutputDirectory
and FileOutputDirectory
are not set.