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Overview

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This page allows administrators to configure a wide range of settings that fall under the following tabs:

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  1. Email
  2. System
  3. Region
  4. Authentication
  5. Integration


Email

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You can configure all email related settings here, including default addresses and outgoing server settings.

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titleGeneral Settings


Option

Description

Support Email Address

Define the email address to receive support issue emails.

Email Notifications

Enable email notifications for various user events in the system. See here for a list of all events.

Email Notification Display Name

Define the sender display name for Email Notifications.

Email Notification Address

Define the sender email address for Email Notifications.

Notification Settings

Enable the events to send users email notifications for:

  • User Account & Password Updates
  • Content Distribution
  • Comment Updates
  • Timeline Updates
  • Discussion Stream Updates
  • Signal Updates
  • Story Updates

Broadcast Display Name

Define the sender display name for Broadcast emails.

Broadcast Email Address

Define the sender email address for Broadcast emails.

Display Broadcast Filter ValuesDisplay the filter values applied to the report in the body of the broadcast email.

Recipient Search

Allow users to search for recipients in the user list when sending an email.

Broadcast Failure TaskA task will be created any time a broadcast fails to be sent.

Broadcast Failure Task Recipient

Select a group to receive broadcast failure tasks.

Send email in Background

Allow users to continue working in the system while an email is sent.

Include link in Broadcast

Include a link to the content in all broadcast types.


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Option

Description

SMTP Server

Define the hostname or IP address of the outgoing mail server to be used to send emails.

SMTP Port

Define the port to connect to the outgoing mail server on. Leave this blank to use the default SMTP port.

SMTP Authentication

Enable this option if your SMTP server requires authentication. You will then need to complete the following:

  • User Name
  • Password
  • Confirm Password
Email Size LimitDefine the maximum email content size (in megabytes) permitted to be broadcast.
Encryption

Define how to use encryption when connecting to the outgoing mail server. Options include:

  • None: this option does not use encryption when connecting to the outgoing mail server. Connections use the SMTP protocol which has a default port of 25.
  • SSL: this option uses SSL encryption when connecting to the outgoing mail server. The server must support SSL connections on the port specified above. Connections use the SMTPS protocol (SMTP over SSL) which has a default port of 465.
  • STARTTLS: this option uses the STARTTLS command to enable SSL encryption after connecting to the outgoing mail server. Connections use the SMTP protocol with SSL or TLS encryption, and have a default port of 587.
Allow Invalid CertificateAllow connections to the outgoing mail server even if the SSL certificate is not valid. Warning: Only use this option if you trust the server.

Test Email Address

Define an email address to send a test email to.



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System

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You can configure general system settings here, including view & pdf defaults, logo options, and server settings.

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Option

Description

JavaScript Charts

Enabling this button allows permitted users to create JavaScript charts.

Client Org JavaScript ChartsSwitch this button on to allow your users (with appropriate role permissions) to access the JavaScript functionality, if you have a multi-client organization.


Region

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You can configure all region related settings here, including time & date and language specific text settings.

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titleLanguage Settings


Option

Description

Multi-language Deployment

Enable Content Translation to allow advanced users to provide alternate text to be displayed for additional languages.

Languages

Specify the languages users may translate content to.



Authentication

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You can configure all authentication related settings here, including implementing LDAP authentication, Client Organizations, and password restrictions.

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titlePassword Settings


Option

Description

Password Length Restrictions

Define the minimum and maximum character length for user passwords.

Password Requirements

Enable any special password requirements for user passwords. These can include requiring:

  • At least one number
  • At least one letter
  • At least one upper case letter
  • At least one lower case letter
  • At least one special character
  • Password must be different from last

Password Attempts Limit

Define the maximum number of password attempts a user may have before the account is locked.

Show Forgot Password Link

Display the Forgot Password Link on the login page so users can request a password reset. This option requires Email Notifications to be enabled in the Email Settings tab.

Login Autocomplete

Allow browsers to cache passwords on the login screen.
This option has been removed.

See http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFForum-Login-autocomplete-configuration-option-removed-?thread=178871 for more information.

Remember Me

Display the Remember Me option on the login page so users can set Yellowfin to remember their credentials for a set period of time.

Remember Me Period

Define the number of hours Yellowfin will remember a user's credentials.



Integration

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You can configure integration settings that allow you to customize panels in Yellowfin, including Headers, Footers, and Toolbars.

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