{"id":70171,"date":"2025-05-05T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T05:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=70171"},"modified":"2026-08-13T22:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:33:58","slug":"explorer-release-4-20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-releases\/explorer-release-4-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorer Release 4.20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67352 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100.png 101w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/>IFS OI Explorer version 4.20 adds the following enhancements:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Categories in Commentary, with updates to:<br \/>\n- Comments and Comments Button components<br \/>\n- Point details, Info zone, and Trend<br \/>\n- Named List<\/li>\n<li>OPC DA adaptor improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"note\">Note: Before upgrading, always make sure your Environment has met Explorer minimum hardware requirements. These are constantly evolving as additional capabilities are added.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Categories in Commentary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Wherever you see comments in Explorer, you will now also see <strong>categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>When adding a new comment, you will be able to choose the category to which the comment applies. Only one category can be chosen.<\/li>\n<li>When you are looking at comments, you will now be able to filter the list of comments to one or more categories. This makes it easier to find comments relevant to you.\n<ul>\n<li>You can also choose to view \u201call categories\u201d, or select no categories.<\/li>\n<li>If you select no categories, the filter will show \u201cNo Filter Applied\u201d and only comments which have no associated categories will be shown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70175\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Categories in Commentary\" width=\"669\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001.png 1039w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001-600x227.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image001-48x18.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/\">Using Comments for Collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments Page Component<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments component on Explorer pages will now allow you to use categories when adding a comment or viewing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When adding a category, the page designer can specify which category is chosen by default. This can be changed when you are adding the comment, before saving the comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The page designer can also pre-filter the comments list to specific categories. When viewing comments, you can choose to show more, or fewer, categories.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Comments component in v4.20:<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Comments component in v4.19<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70176\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003.png\" alt=\"Comments component in v4.20\" width=\"379\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003.png 643w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003-600x368.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image003-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005.png\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70177\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005.png\" alt=\"Comments component in v4.19\" width=\"374\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005.png 650w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005-600x313.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image005-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><strong>In Design Mode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments component in Explorer Studio has been updated to include two new options:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li><strong>Category Filter<\/strong>: Select one or more categories to restrict the list of comments when the page is initially loaded. The user can then choose to select or unselect the categories they want, so they can see more or fewer comments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Default Category<\/strong>: Select a category which will be chosen as the default category for users when adding a comment. Users can still select a different category at run time, if required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image007.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70178\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image007.png\" alt=\"Comments component  in design mode\" width=\"291\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image007.png 513w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image007-131x150.png 131w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image007-42x48.png 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-studio\/controls\/comments\/\">Comments component<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments Button Page Component<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments Button component on Explorer pages will also allow you to use categories when adding a comment or viewing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When adding a category, the page designer can specify which category is chosen by default, as well as pre-filter the comments list. These can both be changed when you are adding or viewing comments.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Comments Button component in v4.20:<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Comments Button component in v4.19<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image009.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70179\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image009.png\" alt=\"Comments Button component in v4.20\" width=\"332\" height=\"434\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image009.png 599w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image009-115x150.png 115w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image009-37x48.png 37w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image011.png\" rel=\"lightbox-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70180\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image011.png\" alt=\"Comments Button component in v4.19\" width=\"382\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image011.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image011-134x150.png 134w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image011-43x48.png 43w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><strong>In Design Mode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments Button component in Explorer Studio has been updated to include the same two new options as the Comments component.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image013.png\" rel=\"lightbox-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-70181\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image013.png\" alt=\"Comments Button component in design mode\" width=\"307\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image013.png 508w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image013-126x150.png 126w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image013-40x48.png 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-studio\/controls\/comments-button\/\">Comments Button<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Trend Comments<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you click a comment triangle in the trend, the comments panel on the right will now also show categories. The default category for adding comments will be the first category in the list, and no filters will be applied to the initial list of comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015.png\" rel=\"lightbox-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70182\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015.png\" alt=\"Comments in the trend\" width=\"2285\" height=\"1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015.png 2285w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-2048x1079.png 2048w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-600x316.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-1080x569.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-1280x674.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image015-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2285px) 100vw, 2285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/field-explorer\/field-operator-administration\/using-explorer-trends\/\">Trends<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Info Zone<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you click the <strong>Info<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38357\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/info-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/info-icon.png 27w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/info-icon-24x24.png 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 18px) 100vw, 18px\" \/>\u00a0icon for a page or trend, the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel on the right will now also show categories. The default category for adding comments will be the first category in the list, and no filters will be applied to the initial list of comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019.png\" rel=\"lightbox-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70183\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019.png\" alt=\"Comments in the info zone\" width=\"2936\" height=\"1547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019.png 2936w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-2048x1079.png 2048w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-600x316.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-1080x569.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-1280x674.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image019-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2936px) 100vw, 2936px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/display-information\/\">Info Zone<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Point Details<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you open <strong>Point Details<\/strong> for a tag or attribute value, the commentary panel on the right will now also show categories. The default category for adding comments will be the first category in the list, and no filters will be applied to the initial list of comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021.png\" rel=\"lightbox-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70184\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021.png\" alt=\"Comments in point details\" width=\"2489\" height=\"1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021.png 2489w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-1536x762.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-2048x1015.png 2048w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-600x297.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-1080x535.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-1280x635.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image021-48x24.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2489px) 100vw, 2489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/point-detail\/\">Point Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Server Management<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">A new system-defined named list has been added, called \u201c<strong>CommentCategory<\/strong>\u201d. This list contains the categories that will appear in the categories lists for comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The list has been seeded with default values: General, HSE, Maintenance, and Production. Adminstartors may update the list items as they see fit, and it will appear for all comment categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Note that you cannot rename or delete the list itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">For Merrick users, the Merrick Sync will also sync this list if it is used by a Merrick navigator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023.png\" rel=\"lightbox-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70185\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023.png\" alt=\"CommentCategory named list in Server Management\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023.png 1788w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-600x342.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-1080x615.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-1280x729.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image023-48x27.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1788px) 100vw, 1788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/entries\/named-lists\/\">Named Lists<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">OPC Adaptor<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">An option has been added to the OPC Adaptor to configure the read source for OPC DA requests. Options are: OPC_DS_CACHE, OPC_DS_DEVICE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">In previous versions of the adaptor, only DA Cache mode was supported. This new option allows Explorer to communicate with OPC for sites that use DA Direct mode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025.png\" rel=\"lightbox-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-image alignnone wp-image-70186 \" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025.png\" alt=\"OPC Adaptor - DA Datasource Type\" width=\"828\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025.png 1220w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025-768x88.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025-150x17.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025-600x68.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025-1080x123.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image025-48x5.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/primers\/datasources\/opc-adaptor-features\/\">OPC Adaptor<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Configuration File Changes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The following changes have been made to the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-admin\/serverconfig-xml\/\"><strong>ServerConfig.xml<\/strong><\/a> file, located at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">C:\\Program Files\\P2 Energy Solutions\\P2 Explorer\\Configuration\\<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The group Security.Auth0 contains the following updated configuration settings:<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><strong>New:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"601\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 34.0625%;\" width=\"214\"><strong>Setting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.9375%;\" width=\"387\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 34.0625%;\" width=\"214\"><strong>UserDisplayNameFormat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.9375%;\" width=\"387\">Indicates the user display name format to use during auto provisioning for the Auth0 user. Valid values are: NickName, FirstLastName, or LastFirstName. Default: NickName<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 34.0625%;\" width=\"214\"><strong>CentralIntegrationOrg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.9375%;\" width=\"387\">The IFS Central organization name to validate against. This is mandatory if IFS OI Explorer is integrated with IFS Central. Default: p2es<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 34.0625%;\" width=\"214\"><strong>CentralIntegrationGroup<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65.9375%;\" width=\"387\">The Authenticated User needs to be a member of the configured group to access IFS OI Explorer. This is mandatory if IFS OI Explorer is integrated with IFS Central.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><strong>Removed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"601\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td width=\"185\"><strong>Setting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td width=\"185\"><strong>AppClientSecret<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"416\">The registered IFS OI Explorer Application Client Secret for WPF applications. 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