How to configure file locations in Mavim

Target audience:

Administrators and advanced users who want to customize or restore file location settings in Mavim.

Purpose:

This article explains how to set, modify, clear, and restore file locations for various Mavim components, including databases, backups, and templates.

Overview of file locations

You can configure the following file locations in the File Locations tab:

Database Manager Information
Location of the MVMDB.INI file that contains the databases that can be opened.
See also: Open Database.
Transport Databases
Location of transport databases for import and export.
See also: Import Version, Activate Distribution Centre, Export Version.
Published Documents
Location of generated Word documents and PDF files.
See also: Publish as Word document and PDF Manual.
Word Themes
Location of Word themes.
See also: Create Word Theme.
Web Themes
Location where Web themes must be selected.
See also: Web Theme.
Database Backup Files
Location of database backups.
See also: Check (and repair) a Database.
Microsoft Template for Import
Location of the default Word template used when importing Word documents.
See also: Import Word Document and Import File in Description.

Steps to modify or clear a file location

Go to the File Locations tab.
Click the row of the file location you want to change.
To clear the location, click Clear.
To modify the location, click Modify and select a new directory in the selection screen.

Restore default settings

To restore all file locations to the default settings provided by Mavim, click Restore Defaults.

Folder status

This section shows whether the specified file location exists and if you have write permissions for that folder.

Important notes

Requires administrator privileges to make changes.
Ensure you have access rights to the selected folders.
Incorrect file paths may cause errors when importing, exporting, or publishing documents.