Appendix A - Configuration Setting Descriptions – Servers

ConfigName	ConfigDescription
AbortedTasksLimit	Number of aborted tasks allowed before the recurrence pattern is disabled.
AccountAccessTracking	Track browser and location for account logins and notify users of access from unknown browser/location.
ActionManagementCaseEmailServiceLink	AM Case EmailServiceLink
ActionManagementSqlServer	Action Management SqlServer
ActionManagementURL	Action Management URL
AggregateSQLStatistics	When enabled, will collect CPU statistics for page hits for .NET web application in the surveymonitor table.
ArchivingBatchSize	Number of projects checked/archived before sleeping
ArchivingEnabled	Specifies whether archiving is enabled on the server. Archiving must be initiated separately and is not started simply by enabling this option.
ArchivingSleepTime	Sleep time between each batch of checking and archiving
AscribeFtpLogEnabled	When enabled, FTP uploads to the Ascribe server will be logged verbosely in the task log.
AscribeFtpServer	Specifies the IP address or DNS server name of the remote Ascribe FTP server.
AudioUploadRootFolder	Audio upload root folder (UNC).
AuthorC	NULL
AuthorN	NULL
AzureReportingSqlServerEdition	Basic, standard or premium.
AzureSqlServerEdition	Basic, standard or premium.
BatchTimeout	Sets the timeout limit for executing tasks. (Seconds)
BitStreamClientConnectionTimeout	Connection timeout for remoting calls.
BitStreamClientQueryTimeout	Timeout in milliseconds for remoting calls.
BitStreamPath	Specifies the local path to Forsta BitStream files for the BitStream service. Normally <confirmdata>\BitStreams.
BitStreamQueryTimeout	BitStream query timeout in seconds
BitStreamRead	When checked, the server will register as a BitStream Reader.
BitStreamSyncRepositoryPath	Shared UNC path for the BitStream file set repository. If set, all BitStream servers will use this for synchronizing local file sets.
BitStreamURL	IP/Servername:Port used by other Forsta servers to connect to the BitStream service on this server.
BitStreamWeight	Indicates weight ratio for BitStream project file set deployment on BitStream servers (used in multi-server systems). Value "0" indicates that no file sets are created on the server. Weights for multiple servers if set differently on the server level are relative to each other. Out of (Sum weight across all servers), (Weight on server x) number of file sets are created on server x.
BitStreamWrite	When checked, the server will register as a BitStream Writer (will produce BitStream files.)
BugReportEmailingLevel	A setting to control bug report emailing from the batch system
BugreportSender	Email address to use as the sender address for error messages generated by Forsta.
CachingServiceInstalled	NULL
CachingServiceServerName	Used during installation/upgrade to set the Caching Service Server Name in relevant application configuration files locally on each server. (IP/Windows server name)
CachingServiceServerPort	Used during installation/upgrade to set the TCP port number for the Caching Service.
CapiAndroidAppCurrentVersion	Specifies which version of CAPI Android App is the current. Must be updated after upgrading CAPI Android App download repository.
CapiAndroidAppMandatoryUpdate	When checked, app users will not be able to synchronize with an app version lower than the CapiAndroidAppMinVersion.
CapiAndroidAppMinVersion	This is the minimum app version that is supported. Updates to at least this version can be enforced by checking CapiAndroidAppMandatoryUpdate.
CapiConsoleCurrentVersion	Specifies which version of CAPI is the current. Must be updated after upgrading CAPI console download repository.
CapiIosAppCurrentVersion	Specifies which version of CAPI iOS App is the current. Must be updated after upgrading CAPI iOS App download repository.
CapiIosAppMandatoryUpdate	When checked, app users will not be able to synchronize with an app version lower than the CapiIosAppMinVersion.
CapiIosAppMinVersion	This is the minimum app version that is supported. Updates to at least this version can be enforced by checking CapiIosAppMandatoryUpdate.
CapiServerCertificateId	Stores generated CAPI certificate data used for issuing activation files for CAPI clients and authorization of installed consoles.
CapiSynchronizationServerUrl	Configures the Web Service URL used by CAPI clients for synchronizing survey contents and data.
CapiSyncLogExportRowsLimit	Maximum number of entries that can be exported from CAPI synchronization log
CapiWindowsAppMandatoryUpdate	When checked, app users will not be able to synchronize with an app version lower than the CapiWindowsAppMinVersion.
CapiWindowsAppMinVersion	This is the minimum app version that is supported. Updates to at least this version can be enforced by checking CapiWindowsAppMandatoryUpdate.
ChangeTrackingRetentionHours	Specifies retention hours used when enabling change tracking on a survey database.
CodingExportMaxNoOfResponses	The maximum number of responses exported using the Online Coding Administration export action.
CommandTimeout	Specifies how long a survey can attempt to run a SQL command before timing out. (Seconds)
ConcurrentReportViewRequestLimit	Maximum number of report viewers that can request a report page at the same time (The maximum number of concurrent requests for report view). Does not apply to preview and exports.
ConfirmArchive	Sets the target path for archived Forsta projects. (UNC-path on archiving server)
ConfirmData	Specifies the local target path for generated Forsta data files.
ConfirmitCookieSuffix	Sets a custom suffix that will be applied to the Forsta login cookie (used for separating sessions on different sites on the same domain).
ConfirmitDeployer	NULL
ConfirmitURL	Specifies the URL for reaching the Forsta installation on this site. Required by the Translation XML Import feature to validate translated XML files before upload.
ConfirmProgram	Specifies the path where Forsta application files are installed.
ConfirmSecurity	NULL
Connect.Horizons2Dynamics365.Dynamics.x509.Thumbprint	CRM Connector for MS Dynamics Application x509 Certificate Thumbprint
Connect.Horizons2Dynamics365.DynamicsClientID.Encrypted	Encrypted CRM Connector for MS Dynamics Application Client Id
Connect.Horizons2Dynamics365.DynamicsClientSecret.Encrypted	Encrypted CRM Connector for MS Dynamics Application Client Secret
Connect.Horizons2SFDC.Salesforce.x509.Thumbprint	Connect Salesforce Application x509 certificate Thumbprint
Connect.Horizons2SFDC.SalesforceClientID.Encrypted	Encrypted Connect Salesforce Application Client Id
Connect.Horizons2SFDC.SalesforceClientSecret.Encrypted	Encrypted Connect Salesforce Application Client Secret
ConnectionTimeout	Specifies how long a survey can attempt to connect to the survey database before timing out. (Seconds)
ContinueParsingOnError	Specifies whether the log file parser should continue to parse records even if errors are encountered.
ControlKey	NULL
CookieWarning	Cookie warning for the login page.
DashboardStayLoggedInTimeout	Indicates the lifetime of the permanent cookie for the Dashboard (in hours). Default value is 48
DatabaseCleanupBatchSize	Number of surveys deleted before sleeping.
DatabaseCleanupSleepTime	Sleep time (in seconds) between each batch.
DataCentralHorizontalMergeBuildIndexesLimit	Limitation on number of indexes built by DCS in the Horizontal Merge operation.
DataCentralHorizontalMergeMaxInputSurveys	Maximum number of input surveys used with the Horizontal Merge operation.
DataCentralHorizontalMergeMaxOutputSurveys	Maximum number of output surveys provided by the Horizontal Merge operation.
DataCentralHorizontalMergeRunQueryLimit	Time limit on a query run by the Horizontal Merge operation. (Seconds)
DataCentralMaxInputSurveys	Maximum number of input surveys to Data Central
DataCentralSurveySizeLimit	Maximum file size for one input survey. (MBytes)
DataProcessingTripleSMaxVariables	Determines how many variables can be used in Data Processing for Triple-S formats. (Number)
DataTransferRespondentLimit	Specifies how many rows of respondent data that should be transferred per cycle when using the Web Services.
DataTransferResponseLimit	Specifies how many cells of response data that should be transferred per cycle when using the Web Services.
DaysToKeepHubDatabaseObjectsAfterSoftDelete	Days before hub cleanup task will drop database objects for soft-deleted elements in hub designs.
DaysToKeepHubDesignObjectsAfterSoftDelete	Days before hub cleanup task will drop design model objects after they are soft-deleted.
DaysToKeepReportsAfterSoftDelete	NULL
DaysToKeepSurveyDatabasesForDeletedProjects	Specifices how long the survey database should be protected from permanent deletion on the database server after the project has been soft-deleted in the GUI (Days)
DebugStationInstallationPath	Sets the URL where Forsta Debug Station can be downloaded from.
DedicateBatchServerToCompany	Dedicate batch server to specific companies (comma separated list of company ids).
DefaultDomainKeysCertificateIdentifier	Used by DomainKeys to add valid header info in outgoing emails signed with DomainKeys. (Certificate key)
DefaultDomainKeysSelector	Used by DomainKeys to add valid header info in outgoing emails signed with DomainKeys. (DomainKeys selector)
DefaultEmailBouncebackDomain	Determines the default email domain to use for sender addresses if the Email Delivery add-on is activated. Can be overridden on the company level.
DefaultOptimisticQuotaTimeout	Gets the default timeout (in minutes) for inactive interviews to be considered as expired and corresponding live achieved counters for optimistic quotas to be decremented. Default value is 5 minutes.
DefaultSqlCommandTimeout	Controls how long SQL commands/queries can execute before they will be aborted with a timeout. (Seconds)
DeleteOnProcessing	Whether the log file parser should continue to parse records even if errors are encontered.
DeleteSavedFilesAfterDays	Interval in days after which a processed accounting log becomes old and will be deleted from the processed and error files folder.
DeleteSavedFilesScanInMinutes	A period in minutes in which old files in the processed and error files folder are deleted.
DeployC	NULL
DeployN	NULL
DeployURL	Links generated in Forsta will use this URL base unless any are overridden with the feature-specific links. Should be a FQDN prefixed by the http:// or https:// protocol, i.e. http://survey.confirmit.com, or using an IP address, i.e. http://192.168.1.1.
DesignerLogCleanupPeriod	The number of days to keep survey designer log entries.
DigitalFeedbackRuntimeURL	DigitalFeedback Public Runtime URL for published progams. Example: https://<survey_URL>/api/digitalfeedback
DigitalFeedbackURL	DigitalFeedbackURL
DisableBitstreamDataSources	Per-site option. Disables bitstream data sources in new reports
DisableLegacyTableEngine	Hide table engine selection option in new reports, always use extended engine
DisplayEndLinkRedirectInformation	If turned on respondent will see information about upcoming redirect next to OK button and help link
DisplayLoginOverlayTimer	Specifies how long an inactive session is valid until the Login Overlay is displayed (Minutes)
DuplicateLogonEmail	Specifies recipient(s) of duplicate logon notifications. Multiple email addresses can be entered, using using the semicolon character as a separator between each address.
DuplicateUserDetection	When enabled, Forsta will only allow one concurrent logon per username (unless they are from the same originating machine,) and send a notification email to the address(es) specified in the DuplicateLogonEmail field about the event.
ElevatedPermissionsList	The permissions that require 2-step authentication to be applied to a user/group/role
EmailFooter	This text is added as a footer to emails sent from Forsta containing data. This does not apply to invitation nor to survey engine generated emails.
EmailPostfix	HTML tags to add in emails before user-generated content.
EmailPrefix	HTML tags to add in emails after user-generated content.
EmailRecipient	Speficies recipient(s) of Forsta Plus error messages. Multiple email addresses can be entered, using the semicolon character as a separator between each address.
EmailSender	Exports from Forsta Plus tasks will be sent from this email address.
EmailSendoutLimit	Specifies the maximum number of emails that can be sent from a single email invite task from Forsta Express. Default value is 100.
EmailServer	When enabled, all emails from Forsta will be sent through the specified server. Valid formats are FQDN or IP address.
EnableMultimodeWebservicesIPLockdown	When enabled, will lock down access to Multimode Webservices to internal IP addresses.
EncryptionCertificateName	Database Encryption Certificate Name
EncryptSystemRequestParameters	When enabled, encrypts system parameters in respondent email URLs to prevent tampering.
EnforceSslOnSite	When enabled, all connections to pages on all servers in the site will be run over HTTPS.
ErrorExtension	A file extension for a processed with errors file that is moved to the ErrorFolder by the service.
ErrorFolder	The folder where an accounting log file will be moved in case of errors during processing.
EventBasedChangeTracking	Monitor survey data changes and send out events of changed surveys.
ExceptionLogFile	NULL
ExceptionLogSource	NULL
ExceptionResourceBaseName	NULL
ExporterPadPrecodes	When enabled, ASCII file exports will be padded with"0".
ExportFileSizeLimit	Limits size (in MB) of generated export files.
ExportFixedWidthFileWithFixedMultiCodeAnswer	Controls the Answer Code value for multi questions in the fixed width definition file. Unchecked=Precode, Checked=1
ExpressExternalHelpUrl	Link to external help file or web site for Forsta Express users
ExpressTrialInvalidDomains	Only applicable to Forsta On-Demand environment - Specifies domains the user is not able to use for a registration email address.
ExpressTrialMaxEmails	Only applicable to Forsta On-Demand environment - Specifies maximum number of emails an Express user can email.
ExpressTrialMaxQuestions	Only applicable to Forsta On-Demand environment - Maximum number of questions in an Express survey.
ExpressTrialMaxSurveys	Only applicable to Forsta On-Demand environment - Maximum number of surveys an Express user can create.
ExpressUserActivationDisabled	When enabled, disables activation requirement for Forsta Express users.
ExternalQuickTestURL	Link to quick test for External debug station users. Server must run Forsta and have sticky sessions enabled, and the ExternalQuickTest role must be enabled.
FileLibraryEnhancedFileTypes	Specifies allowed file types for upload for companies with Enhanced file library setting. Companies with Enhanced setting will also inherit Standard file types.
FileLibraryMultimediaFileTypes	Specifies allowed file types for upload for companies with Multimedia file library setting. Companies with Multimedia setting will also inherit Enhanced and Standard file types.
FileLibraryStandardFileTypes	Specifies allowed file types for upload for companies with Standard file library setting.
FileLibraryUploadMaxFileSize	Sets a file size limitation on the file library upload function. Whichever is lower of this setting and the MaxRequestLength in the "httpruntimesection" in the web.config file for Authoring will take precedence. (File size in KB)
FtpEnabled	Enables FTP option in Export/ Import parameters.
FtpRootPath	Configures the root UNC path of the FTP server. Used by Forsta to find import and export files relevant to company IDs.
FtpTimeoutSeconds	Timeout in seconds for potentially long-running connection requests.
GenericSsoTimestampTimeout	Indicates how long a timestamp is valid when using generic SSO login. (Seconds)
GoogleAnalyticsExternalAccountId	Google Analytics tracker id for external pages (surveys etc)
GoogleAnalyticsInternalAccountId	Google Analytics tracker id for Forsta (Authoring, Reportal etc)
GridviewMax	Specifies the maximum number of questionnaire nodes shown simultaneously in the gridview.
HideConfirmitMarketplace	When enabled, links to Forsta Marketplace will not be displayed.
HMACSecretKeys	Semicolon-separated list of ids and secret keys used to generate HMAC by ComputeHMAC survey scripting function. Example: key1=mysecretkey;key2=mysuperkey
HTMLEncode	Specifies whether question text, title and comment should be HMTL encoded to prevent XSS.
HttpContentError	Error on certain tasks when processed content includes HTTP content references.
HttpContentWarning	Warning on certain tasks when processed content includes HTTP content references.
HubBulkLoadBatchSize	Number of rows in each bulk-loading batch during hub data load.
HubDatabaseSourceLimit	Number of sources allowed in a hub database.
HubMaxFieldsInCsiTables	Max number of fields in tables using Column Store Indexes.
HubMaxFieldsInVerbatimTables	Max number of fields in hub tables without Column Store Indexes.
HubResponsePartitionSize	Number of responses put into same database partition in the hub.
HubSparseStorageTreshold	Threshold on minimum numbers of fields in a variable before the variable is stored in sparse format in the hub.
HubSurveyQueryMaxdop	SQL Server MAXDOP when reading survey data during hub loading
IADatadownloadLimit	Amount of exported records in Instant Analytics
ImageUploadMaxFileSize	Max survey image upload file size (Kb).
ImageUploadMaxHeight	Max image height (resize to).
ImageUploadMaxWidth	Max image width (resize to).
ImageUploadRootFolder	Image upload root folder (UNC).
ImageUploadThumbSize	Thumbnail image width (and height).
IndexingEnabled	If the indexing is globally enabled.
IndexLocation	The default location for new index files.
IndexLocationThresholdItems	The new index creation threshold in indexed items.
InstallationID	Unique server name used to identify server in logs and error messages.
InstantAnalyticsReportMaxResponses	Max number of records allowed when creating or updating an Instant Analytics Report
InstantAnalyticsReportMaxVariables	Max number of variables allowed to create or update an Instant Analytics Report
InternalProxyCacheURL	Internal Proxy cache URL. Calls to internal REST services will use this for caching if specified
IPLockdownAllowedIPNetworks	Specify the list of IP ranges that will be allowed access to internal services(REST APIs). Single IP addresses, IP Ranges, CIDRs and combinations may be used, separating valid ranges with the comma character. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported. Example: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16. Example: 192.168.1.50-192.168.1.150, 192.168.1.200, 172.16.1.7-172.16.1.24
IPLockdownEnabled	Enable lockdown of internal services(REST APIs) to only be accessible from clients with an ipaddress within one of the ranges specified in the IPLockdownAllowedIPNetworks config setting
IsServerInstallation	When enabled, users will have access to the Database source and target in PanelRule as well as exporting a panel rule to disk on the server instead of email.
KafkaHosts	Comma sparated list of Kafka hosts. For each host, separate host name and port with colon. Used for kafka configuration bootstrap.servers.
KeepIndexingHistoryDays	The indexing history length in days.
KeepMaintenanceTaskHistoryDays	The maintenance task history in days.
KeepSearchHistoryDays	The searching history in days.
KeepSearchingResultMinutes	The searching result timeout in minutes.
LdapAuthenticationType	1 = Anonymous 2 = Delegation 3 = Encryption 4 = FastBind 5 = None 6 = ReadonlyServer 7 = Sealing 8 = Secure 9 = SecureSocketsLayer 10 = ServerBind 11 = Signing
LdapBypassUser	Specifies Forsta user that can be used to bypass LDAP logon.
LdapLogOnEnabled	Enables LDAP directory authentication will be used when logging on to Forsta. If disabled, normal Forsta authentication will be used.
LdapNewUserCompany	Specifies which company in Forsta new users authenticated by LDAP should be add to. Company must already exist in Forsta.
LdapNewUserLanguage	Specifies new language users authenticated LDAP should have by default. Must be a valid language code.
LdapNewUserLevel	Specifies "level" of the Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon. Must be a valid level code.
LdapNewUserRole	Specifies "role" of the Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon. Must be a role that has already been defined in Forsta, if specified.
LdapNewUserType	Specifies "type" of Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon. Must be a valid type code.
LdapPath	Path to LDAP server, starting with ldap://
LdapServerType	Directory server type. 1= MS Active Directory 2 = Open LDAP
LdapSyncPassword	When enabled, the Forsta user will be given the same password as the LDAP directory user.
LdapSyncUserSettings	When enabled, the user settings (first name, last name, email) will be kept in sync with the values found in the LDAP directory.
LdapUserDomain	Specifies the domain of the directory user. Not always required depending on server type.
LdapUserEmailAttribute	Specifies directory attribute that is used to provide the email address of the Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon.
LdapUserFirstNameAttribute	Specifies directory attribute that is used to provide the first name of the Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon.
LdapUserIdAttribute	Specifies the directory attribute that is used when searching for user in directory.
LdapUserLastNameAttribute	Specifies directory attribute that is used to provide the last name of the Forsta user that is created during LDAP logon.
LoaderMaxCommandTimeoutMinutes	Command timeout in minutes for potentially long-running commands used by Hub loader.
LoginKeyTimeout	Specifies session validation length for web service users. Also controls how long users can be idle before the Login Overlay is displayed. (Minutes)
LoginSysAdminToConfig	If enabled, the system configuration page will be displayed after each logon if the logged on user has the SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATE permission set.
LogThresholdBitStreamQueryTime	Threshold for logging BitStream queries. Unit is seconds.
LogThresholdFastObjectsQuery	Threshold for logging FastObjects queries. Unit is seconds.
LogThresholdHttpCollectionKeys	Log threshhold for number items in HttpCollectionKeys.
LogThresholdQueriesPerRequest	Threshold for logging number of SQL queries per request. Unit is number of queries.
LogThresholdQueryFrequencyPerTask	Threshold for logging query frequency per task. Unit is queries/second.
MaxAggregatedTables	Determines the maximum number of aggregated tables that can be inserted into a Reportal report page.
MaxAnswersAllowedForChart	Maximum number of answers allowed for questions used as source for Chart objects in questionnaire.
MaxBitStreamIncrements	Determines the maximum number of incremental updates that can be made to a BitStream file set before a new full file set must be created.
MaxConcurrentThreads	Specifies the number of concurrent threads that can run on one server. Default value is 1. Currently only used by Forsta BitStream service.
MaxDynamicCategories	The maximum number of categories to be created for expanded Open Text or numeric questions in aggregated tables
MaxFileSize	Sets the maximum allowed (precalculated) file size for exports.
MaxLogonAttempts	Defines how many subsequent unsuccessful logon attempts will be allowed before the user is locked out.
MaxNumberOfEmailsPerTask	Maximum number of emails allowed per Batch Emailing task
MaxNumberOfRowsInMultivariateStatistics	Maximum number of rows allowed in Multivariate Linear Regression and Factor Analysis
MaxPoolSize	The maximum number of connections allowed in the pool used by survey engine to connect to survey databases. Default value is 100.
MaxReportalExportSize	Controls the maximum number of exports which are allowed in a single export order. The amount allowed is the total number of hierarchy levels which would be generated from the export request. A single hierarchy level might be generated more than once if other languages than the export language are required. This would be the case if the "Send to Endusers" checkbox in the export dialogue has been checked and an enduser with this hierarchy level uses a different language than the export
MaxRequestLengthForWebServices	The maximum number of request length to web service.
MaxSegmentsInCombinedDimension	Sets the maximum number of allowed segments when combining multiple dimensions in a matrix. Default value is 3000.
MaxSurveyVersions	Number of runtime filess versions produced during survey launch that are stored. Older versions of such files are used to ensure that a respondent is not affected in the middle of taking an interview by a survey launch even when the definition of the new survey has changed. This setting can be overridden at a per company level.
MaxVideoDurationInSeconds	Max Video duration for VideoCapture question (in seconds).
MaxXmlSurveyVersions	Number of versions of the survey definition that are stored. Old survey definitions are used to support versioning, ie. ability to compare the current design mode survey definition with the survey definition at the time of previous survey launches. This setting can be overridden at a per company level.
MaxZipFileSize	Sets the maximum allowed file size for an export after compression.
MediaUrlExpirationTime	Image/audio/video URL expiration time (minutes).
MessageBrokerHost	Message broker endpoint. Include port using colon if other than default (5672). Separate nodes in cluster with comma.
MetadataApiMonitorEnabled	Enable logging of all Metadata API requests to MetadataApiMonitor
MetaDataRestApiURL	Specifies the URL for the MetaDataRestApi servers. This URL is used for all communication between Forsta servers and the MetaData Api.
MinutesIdleTimeBeforeDetachingHubDatabase	Minutes of idle time for a hub database before it can be detached while running the Hub Cleanup task.
MobileDashboardBitStreamUpdateLimitMinutes	How often users are allowed to update BitStream files in the Mobile Dashboard (Report screen)
ModelBuilderUrl	The URL to be used for accessing the Model Builder
MultimodeBaseURL	The url to be used for accessing the CATI management component. The full URL to the location of the server hosting the CATI management components should be supplied. I.E http://server/cp/
MultimodeCAPIConsoleDownloadURL	Used in the CAPI - Download CAPI Console page to display and optionally email the url to users. I.E. http://server/download/capiconsole/
MultimodeCATIConsoleDownloadURL	Used on the CATI - Download CATI Console page to display and optionally email the url to users. I.E. http://server/download/caticonsole/
MultimodeCATISupervisorPlayerDownloadURL	URL for downloading the CATI supervisor console. I.E. http://server/download/catisupervisorconsole/
MultimodeWebServiceURL	The full URL to the location of the Web service used for CATI management. I.E http://server/BVFMWS/Service.asmx
NewsEmailBodySuffix	Text suffix used in news email body.
NewsEmailSubjectPrefix	Text prefix used in news email subject.
NodeStorageIndexingEnabled	If the indexing of changes in the node storage is enabled.
NodeStoreExpiry	Number of days before expiry from NodeStore
NumberOfReportsToDeleteInNextIteration	NULL
OpenIdConnectIpRange	IP range for using OpenIdConnect authentication. Requests outside of the defined IP range will fall back to forms authentication
PanelPortalSlidingExpiration	Specifies how long a Panel Portal will remain in server memory after last being accessed.
PasswordDisallowNames	Disallow names such as username, firstname, lastname to be used in passwords.
PasswordExpiryDays	Number of days before password expires. Default value is 0 (never expires).
PasswordHistory	Controls how many previous passwords Forsta will remember for each user (preventing the user from reusing any of those passwords).
PasswordLinkTimeout	The number of minutes a passwordlink should remain valid after it has been generated
PasswordMinimumAge	The user will have to wait x minutes after changing password before being allowed to change it again.
PasswordMinRequiredAlphaCharacters	Minimum required alpha characters.
PasswordMinRequiredLength	Minimum password length (overrides company password validation script).
PasswordMinRequiredNonAlphaCharacters	Minimum required non-alpha characters.
PasswordMinRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters	Minimum non-alphanumeric characters in password required.
PasswordMinRequiredUppercaseCharacters	Minimum required uppercase characters in password.
PasswordStrengthRegularExpression	Regular expression for validating password strength (overrides company password validation script).
PdfBatchServerIPs	Specify IP addresses of batch servers with ActivePDF installed (servers that are allowed to access Reportal for export purposes). Separate multiple entries with semicolon (i.e. 192.168.0.10;192.168.0.11)
PdfReportalServer	Specifies IP address/FQDN of the Reportal server ActivePDF should use when running export from (i.e. reportal.confirmit.com).
PDIConnectionTimeout	NULL
PDIEnabled	NULL
PDINotificationEmails	NULL
PDIProbingTimeout	NULL
PGPEnabled	Enables PGP encryption as an option for exports/imports (Requires addon).
PGPPassPhrase	If PGP is enabled, the passphrase for the private key on the server should be set here.
PgpTimeoutInSeconds	Sets the PGP encryption timeout in seconds.
PickupFolder	The folder where the PMTA service moves its accounting log
PickupFolderScanInMinutes	A period in minutes in which the PickupFolder is checked for files.
PortalRememberMeLoginExpiration	Determines how long user will be logged on in case he checked ‘Remember Me’ (in minutes)
ProcessedExtension	A file extension for a processed file that is moved to the ProcessedFolder by the service.
ProcessedFolder	The folder where a processed accounting log will be placed.
ProjectInfoCollectorTracing	Enables trace logging when running Project Info Collector tasks. Used for debugging purposes.
ProjectListResponseLimit	Maximum number of projects returned at a time on a project search using Web Services. If the result of a query returns more hits than the ProjectListResponseLimit all the hits can be returned, however split into several parts and controlled by use of tokens.
PublishDataBlockSize	Determines the block size for Reportal report publisher data (publishing large reports can time out if the block size value is too large)
PushServiceRestApiUrl	Sets the base URL of PushService Reset Api.
PwnedPasswordsEnabled	Enable PwnedPasswords check when passwords are changed. Enforcement must be set for each company, but check and logging will take place once enabled.
QueryTimeout	Sets a limit for how long a query can run in online reporting before the server times out. (Seconds)
QuestionnaireReviewerLinkExpiryDays	Specifies how long questionnaire reviewer links should be valid for. (Days)
QuotaGridMaxNumberOfCells	The maximum number of cells allowed for a quota grid. If the grid is larger than this number, the page will not open (a warning is shown.)
QuotaListAddAllMaxNumberOfRows	The maximum number of rows the Add All button will generate in the quota list. If the rows exceed this number, the "add all"; will not be performed.
QuotaListMaxNumberOfColumns	The maximum number of columns for the quota list mode. If the quota exceeds this number, some columns will automatically be hidden.
RapidResultsTableLimit	Maximum number of tables displayed in Rapid Results.
RapidResultsTimeout	Determines how long a printer friendly/excel export in Rapid Results can run before it is aborted with a time out. (Seconds)
RdgMaxResponses	Limits the maximum number of responses from the Random Data Generator.
RdgMinResponses	Limits the minimum number of responses from the Random Data Generator.
RdgSleepTime	Defines for how long the Random Data Generator should pause before generating a new response. (Seconds)
RealtimeStatusingDisabled	When enabled, surveys linked to panels will not update surveyhistory status in the panels in realtime. Instead, a panel rule must be used for these updates to be performed periodically.
RegisterSmtpEventSinks	Register SMTP Event Sinks (should be unchecked if Forsta MTA notification service is to be used)
RemoveClientScripts	When enabled, scripts in surveys will not be parsed during launch.
ReplicatedVariablesMaxFieldWidthOfOpenText	At launch time CATI enabled surveys that contain open text variables that have the ‘Available as CATI filter’ property checked are verified that they do not exceed this maximum width value.
ReplicatedVariablesMaxNumber	At launch time for CATI enabled surveys, a count of all variables that have the ‘Available as CATI filter’ is performed, this count cannot exceed the supplied value.
ReportalCopyrightText	Specifies text to show at the bottom of Reportal report pages.
ReportalDisableEmailBranding	When enabled, Reportal report export emails will not include Forsta branding.
ReportalEndUserURL	Sets the public URL used for emailing end users Reportal links. The URL should be in the format http://<reportalserver>/Reportal/login.aspx.
ReportalEventLogEnabled	Reportal eventlog logs actions performed by users in Reportal and makes it possible to track changes to a report
ReportalHitListTimeout	Controls search timeout in Reportal hitlists (Seconds).
ReportalPPTAddInDownloadURL	Url to download PPTAddIn
ReportalScriptCPULimit	Timeout control for scripting in Reportal (CPU time in milliseconds).
ReportalURL	If Reportal is running on a different server than Authoring, this value can be used for allowing users to open Reportal directly from Authoring without having to log on twice. Single sign-on requires that the SetConfirmitCookieDomain setting is enabled, and the servers must reside in the same domain (i.e. confirmit.com.) The value should link directly to the Reportal: http://<reportalserver>/Reportal/default.aspx
ReportalUseCachingService	If enabled, Reportal will cache reports in order to improve performance. Requires that the Forsta Caching Service is running and configured correctly.
ReportC	NULL
ReportingActivityOverviewTimeout	Used to limit the time a request of activity overview executes towards database (Seconds).
ReportingApiURL	ReportingAPIURL
ReportingSqlServerId	The unique reporting database server ID number. The first should be "1", second "2", etc.
ReportingSqlServerName	Name of the Reporting SqlServer
ReportingSqlServerWeight	Indicates weight ratio for reporting database deployment ratio on database servers (used in multi-database server systems). Value "0" indicates that no new reporting databases are created on the server. Weights for multiple database servers if set differently on the server level are relative to each other. Out of (Sum weight across all servers), (Weight on server x) number of databases are created on server x.
ReportingTimeout	Used to limit the time a report executes individual queries towards the survey database (Seconds).
ReportN	NULL
ReportPackageSlidingExpiration	Specifies how long a Reportal report will remain cached in server memory after last being accessed (Minutes).
ReportPackageSlidingExpiration	Specifies how long a Reportal report will remain cached in server memory after last being accessed (Minutes).
ResetPasswordCountLimit	Specifies how many times the change password email can be sent within a ResetPasswordCountPeriod.
ResetPasswordCountPeriod	Specifies the period (in minutes) in which N number of reset password emails can be sent.
RestApiURL	Specifies the root URL for all the REST APIs. This is used as the base path for all APIs
Root Path	Sets the root UNC path for deployment of files from remote servers, normally \\<servername>\confirmitdatashare\web. Used by batch servers to deploy files to servers belonging to specific roles (i.e. production survey packages to deployment servers.), and for distributing files to file library.
SamplingLoggingEnabled	This setting enables logging to file to disk for sampling tasks (applies to BitStream files for sampling, coffey reports and panelist weights.) This setting replaces the "DumpBitStreamToFile" setting which only applied to sampling BitStream files.
SchemaCacheTimeout	Specifies how long an object will remain in the MetaDataCache (Seconds).
SearchingAndIndexingServiceUrl	The Searching & Indexing service Url.
SearchingEnabled	If the searching is globally enabled.
SecurityEmailSender	Email address of security related messages generated by Forsta.
SecurityHeaderReportUri	Destination URI for browser reports for Content-Security-Policy and other security headers.
SelfCompletionAndroidAppMandatoryUpdate	When checked, app users will not be able to synchronize with an app version lower than the SelfCompletionAndroidAppMinVersion.
SelfCompletionAndroidAppMinVersion	This is the minimum app version that is supported. Updates to at least this version can be enforced by checking SelfCompletionAndroidAppMandatoryUpdate.
SelfCompletionIosAppMandatoryUpdate	When checked, app users will not be able to synchronize with an app version lower than the SelfCompletionIosAppMinVersion.
SelfCompletionIosAppMinVersion	This is the minimum app version that is supported. Updates to at least this version can be enforced by checking SelfCompletionIosAppMandatoryUpdate.
SendErrorEmailsToSiteAdmins	Send error emails to site admins
SendErrorEmailsToUsers	Send error emails to users
SendingRecordCount	The size of packet that is sent to the internal Forsta wcf service.
ServiceDiscoveryEnabled	Enables usage of Service discovery service on the site.
ServiceDocumentationEnabled	Enables the service documentation for all the REST APIs on the site.
SetConfirmitCookieDomain	Used to allow single sign on to Reportal for authoring users if Reportal is running on a separate server, and link to Reportalserver uses same DNS domain address as the authoring server (i.e. author.confirmit.com and reportal.confirmit.com). This setting is required if multimode (CATI) is enabled.
SharedData	Sets the path to the shared data area where the Forsta Task System service picks up files for importing, and Forsta servers looks for shared data files (UNC path).
ShortURL API URL	Address for the short URL service
ShortURL Redirect URL	Domain name or URL with redirect service
ShowHelpVideos	When enabled, clickable video icons will be displayed where help videos are available. Help videos must be downloaded separately, and made available under /HelpVideos on the web server.
ShowSiteIdInTitle	Show the site ID in the client browser title bar.
ShrinkDatabaseFreeSpaceTresholdMB	Treshold of free database space in MB before hub loader should do a database shrink.
SinglePageSurveyCleanupPeriod	The number of days to keep generated single page surveys after last access.
SingleSignOn	Specifices whether the server should use Single Sign On for authentication (requires SSO configuration.)
SiteID	Sets the Site ID for identifying the current site. (not related to the SiteID used in the license file.) The value will be displayed in the lower right corner of Forsta, and will also be used for identifying the site when sending periodic transaction logs to Forsta.
SleepTimeForNextCleanUpIteration	NULL
SMTPServerPickupDirectory	Used to specify where new emails should be created so the local SMTP service can find the emails and send them.
SourceExtension	A file extension in the PickupFolder that is processed by the service.
SPSSDataModelInstalled	Should be activated if SPSS Data Model is installed on server. Used by DataCentral projects. Must be activated to be able to upload a DC project that has SPSS operations.
SQLArchivingDataPath	Specifies UNC path for survey database data (mdf) files on the database server that can be reached from the batch server running the Archiving task (required only if Archiving is enabled).
SQLArchivingLogPath	Specifies UNC path for survey database log (ldf) files on the database server that can be reached from the batch server running the Archiving task (required only if Archiving is enabled).
SQLAuditExcludedPrincipalNames	Comma separated case insensitive list of principal names to exclude audit.
SQLAuditFolder	Specifies UNC path to sql audit folder.
SQLEngine	NULL
SqlServerCompanyIds	Comma separated list of company IDs connected to this sql instance for survey databases.
SQLServerDataPath	Specifies the local target path for new survey database data files on the database server.
SqlServerId	The unique database server ID number. The first should be "1", second "2", etc.
SQLServerLogPath	Specifies the local target path for new survey database log files on the database server.
SQLServerName	The unique database server name. The server name must be accessible by the application servers as a NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a SQL Server client alias.
SQLServerUsedForEncryption	Check to use this SQL instance to store encrypted databases.
SSISColumnLimit	Limits initialization time of SSIS packages.
SSISRuntimeVersion	Hints about main version of SQL that SSIS is running towards. 5=SQL2016, 6=SQL2017.
SSLAcceleratorMode	Enables SSL accelerator mode in Forsta. Should ONLY be enabled if SSL certificates are loaded onto an external SSL accelerator rather than using local certificates installed on servers. Enabling this setting without proper load balancer configuration will interrupt access to the site, including access to revert this setting! Consult the Forsta Server documentation before enabling this setting.
SSLAcceleratorPort	Used along with the SSLAcceleratorMode, this setting specifies which port on the server the SSL accelerator should forward decrypted requests to. Do not configure this unless using an external SSL accelerator. Also see separate SSL Acceleration part of the documentation.
SSLAuthorCertificate	When enabled, Forsta logons will be encrypted via SSL (requires SSL certificate installed on the server(s) where authoring users log in. Note that if SSLAcceleratorMode is enabled, the SSL certificate only needs to be installed on the SSL accelerator).
SSLEnduserCertificate	When enabled, SSL may be used for end users (requires SSL certificate installed on the server(s) where endusers log in. Note that if SSLAcceleratorMode is enabled, the SSL certificate only needs to be installed on the SSL accelerator).
SSLSurveyCertificate	When enabled, survey links will include an SSL option, also enables support for the ^secureslink^ primitive in survey invitation emails (requires SSL certificate installed on the server where respondent accesses surveys. Note that if SSLAcceleratorMode is enabled, the SSL certificate only needs to be installed on the SSL accelerator).
SSLWebServiceCertificate	When enabled, SSL may be used when calling the Web Services (requires SSL certificate installed on the server(s) where the APIs are installed. Note that if SSLAcceleratorMode is enabled, the SSL certificate only needs to be installed on the SSL accelerator).
StudioRedisConnectionUrl	Specifies the Redis connection URL for Studio. Some installations use a hardcoded fallback URL when this setting is empty. Examples (note password and server name/host should be set to your configuration): Single Redis Server redis://:password@<server.name>:6379 Redis Cluster with Sentinal redis+sentinel://:password@<sentinel_server_host>:26380?name=mymaster
StudioUrl	Studio URL. This address points to servers where Studio role is deployed. Requires /apps subdirectory. Example: https://site.url/apps
SurveyDataAPIURL	Specifies URL to SurveyData API if used on a separate server.
SurveyDeploymentThroughDatabase	Enables deployment of surveys through SQL database rather than deploying files from the batch server. Can be used on systems where file deployment is not allowed between servers. Can not be reverted, consult the server documentation before enabling this setting.
SurveyEngineLogThresholdHttpCollectionKeys	Log threshhold for number items in HttpCollectionKeys for the survey engine.
SurveyExport70Enabled	NULL
SurveyLoginPageLinkTimeout	A setting for controlling the timeout (in minutes) of links in limited login surveys.
SurveyN	NULL
SurveyPackageSlidingExpiration	Specifies how long a survey package will remain in server memory after last being accessed. (Minutes)
SurveyPageCPULimit	Controls how much CPU time a script in a survey is allowed to use before it is aborted. Can be overridden on per-server level to set different limits for servers. The rolewide setting is shared between the Authoring, Deployment and ExternalQuickTest roles. (CPU time in milliseconds)
SurveyPageJavaScriptCPULimit	Controls how much CPU time a script in JavaScript language in a survey is allowed to use before it is aborted. Can be overridden on per-server level to set different limits for servers. The rolewide setting is shared between the Authoring, Deployment and ExternalQuickTest roles. (CPU time in milliseconds)
SurveyRouterGetAvailableSurveyRetryAttempts	The number of retry attempts to find an available survey to be routed to when previously selected surveys have already been participated in.
SurveyRouterMaxChainLength	The maximum number of surveys that can be chained together using survey router routing for a single respondent.
SurveyRouterMaxNoOfSurveys	The maximum number of surveys that can be registered in a single Survey Router.
SurveyRouterMaxQuestionsForSurveySelection	The maximum number of questions that can be supplied as criteria for survey selection.
SurveyRouterMaxRegisteredQuestions	The maximum number of questions that can be specified for registration in a Survey Router.
TabularCacheExpirationTime	Milliseconds of time within a cache entry is available before eviction. The default is 600000, meaning that the item should be expired in 10 minutes.
TabularCacheMechanism	The value can be one of: MemoryCache, RedisCache or NoCache. MemoryCache by default. Tabular Engine uses this setting to choose its cache type.
TabularMemoryCachePhysicalMemoryLimitPercentage	Valid only if TabularCacheMechanism is set to MemoryCache. The option sets the percentage of physical memory that the cache can use. The integer value between 0 and 100 specifies the maximum percentage of physically installed computer memory that can be consumed by the Tabular Engine cache. The default value is 0, which means that the autosizing heuristics of the Microsoft MemoryCache class are used by default.
TabularRedisCacheHostsAddress	A host:port pair which point to Redis machine.
TaskAbortedSender	If a scheduled Forsta task fails, and the user that set up the task has requested to be notified when tasks fail, this address will be used as the sender address for the notifications. (Email address)
TaskExecutorPort	The port used to host the WebApi within the Task Executor Host.
TaskQueueTimeout	The time (in minutes) before an assigned task with status queue is un-assigned.
TaskSchedulerLoadActionManagementSourceTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often the Task Scheduler service should search for changes and schedule load tasks for Action Management Program sources.
TaskSchedulerLoadCompanyCalendarTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often the Task Scheduler service should search for changes and schedule load tasks for company calendars.
TaskSchedulerLoadDbDesignerSchemaSourceTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often the Task Scheduler service should search for changes and schedule load tasks for db designer schemas.
TaskSchedulerLoadProjectSourceTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often the Task Scheduler service should search for changes and schedule load tasks for project source data.
TaskSchedulerTryGetLockTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often an instance of the Task Scheduler service should try to obtain an exclusive lock.
TaskSchedulerUpdateLastActivityTimeInterval	Time (in seconds) determining how often an instance of the Task Scheduler service should indicate that it holds an exclusive lock.
TaskSystemQueueBatchSize	Number of task instances fetched for processing per iteration.
TextAnalyticsBatchSize	Number of records that will be transferred in one batch/task.
TextAnalyticsIntellegoRestApiBaseUrl	The base URL to be used for accessing the Text Analytics REST API
TextAnalyticsWorkflowRestApiUrl	Text Analytics Workflow REST API URL
ThreadStopTimeOutMs	The service will wait for this time in ms before aborting a thread.
ThresholdCheckSamplingEnabled	Abort sampling execution task if expected outgo is more than expected.
TouchedResponsesReloadTreshold	Number of touched responses that triggers full Hub reload instead of incremental load.
TranslatorUrl	If the Forsta Translation addon is enabled, and the module is running on a different server than the authoring feature, this value can be used to override the ConfirmitURL value. If left blank, the ConfirmitURL will be used as the base URL for Translator as well
TripleSRecordSizeLimit	Limits size (in characters) of a triple-s data record.
UniqueSiteIdForTextAnalytics	Sets the unique Site ID for identifying the current site when pushing data for Text Analytics processing. Note! Do not change once data have been pushed.
UseConfirmitLoggerForSurveyMonitorData	Log survey monitor data to confirmit_logs, not IIS logs
UseIERendererForPdfExports	Whether PDF exports on this server should use the old IE engine rather than the new x64-compatible WebKit engine
UserAgentRegExDesktop	Regular expression determining user agent of the client to be a desktop computer
UserAgentRegExTouchDevice	Regular expression determining user agent of the client to be a compatible touch device browser.
ValidIpRangeForInternalWebServices	Limit access to the Internal Web Services to a predefined IP range. Single IP addresses, IP ranges, or combinations may be used, separating valid ranges with the comma character. Example: 192.168.1.50-192.168.1.150,192.168.1.200,172.16.1.7-172.16.1.24.
ValidIPRangeForSysAdmin	Limit admin to accounts with system_administrate to a predefined IP range. Single IP addresses, IP ranges, or combinations may be used, separating valid ranges with the comma character. Example: 192.168.1.50-192.168.1.150,192.168.1.200,172.16.1.7-172.16.1.24.
VideoUploadRootFolder	Video upload root folder (UNC).
WebCATIConsoleDomain	Domain name for survey pages opened in browser-based CATI console.
WebServiceBaseUrl	The base URL to be used for accessing the Forsta Web Services on this site (e.g. http://ws.confirmit.com).
Weight	Indicates weight ratio for survey database deployment ratio on database servers (used in multi-database server systems). Value "0" indicates that no new survey databases are created on the server. Weights for multiple database servers if set differently on the server level are relative to each other. Out of (Sum weight across all servers), (Weight on server x) number of databases are created on server x.
wwwroot	NULL
Zeebe.Address	The Zeebe gateway address - hostname:port
Zeebe.TLS.Enabled	Enable secure communication to the Zeebe gateway

Forsta Servers Support

Appendix A - Configuration Setting Descriptions

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