Configuration¶
There are a number of parameters that need to be configured so that Allegra can run properly.
This section describes the following aspects:
How to configure licensing
How to configure the email interface
How to configure LDAP and Single Sign On (SSO)
How to set up full text search
How to set up various other settings like web services, project specific task number handling, directories for storing attachments and backups, etc.
System Information and License Data
Allegra controls licensing via a license key. The license key is tied to the IP address of your server.The Server Information and License tab contains information about the server software version, database schema version, and IP addresses.
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Allegra can notify users by email when there have been important events in the system that are of interest to them. To do this, Allegra must be connected to an SMTP server, just like an ordinary email client like Thunderbird or Outlook.
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Allegra can receive emails and create new items from them or add information to existing items. For this purpose, Allegra acts like any standard email client like Outlook or Thunderbird and needs to have a connection to a mailbox on a POP3 or IMAP mail server.
Full Text Search Configuration
Allegra can search the text of item properties and some types of attachments like PDF, OpenOffice, WinWord, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, and XML. The following section describes how to configure the full-text search in Allegra.
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You can connect Allegra to a directory server (LDAP, Active Directory) to centrally manage passwords. You can also register users in the LDAP directory from Allegra and change passwords. Thus, Allegra offers you a complete system for self-registration and password management.
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This tab allows you to configure important directories, the server URL, the handling of item numbers, and the REST web service interface, among other things.