After you downloaded and extracted GN4CONFIG.ZIP of the required GN4 version (as explained in Download GN4 files and prerequisites), and unzipped it in the appropriate folder (as explained in Install GN4 components), duplicate (copy and paste) the entire Config folder with all subfolders and rename the copy as ConfigXXX, where XXX is the site name or acronym.

Then, create a third folder and name it configCustomFiles and copy there only the files you need to modify.

The purpose of such complication is to have:

•Folder where you can download upgrades of the standard configuration - and that is CONFIG folder.

•Folder where you keep all edited files in one place so you don't need to search for them across all folders - and that is CONFIGCUSTOMFILES folder.

•Folder from where you initialize or reinitialize database and load schemas (that need to be all in the same folder - your custom schemas and the standard schemas) - and that is CONFIGXXX folder.

A best practice is to create a batch file that copies files from the CONFIGCUSTOMFILES folder to the CONFIGXXX folder, e.g:

@echo off

echo.

echo This utility copy all customized files from the current folder

echo to the folder CONFIGSTOKE from where they can be loaded in the GN4 database

echo by means of LWEditorial_InstallConfigNoSamples.xml

echo.

echo.

echo Make sure that the files in the target folders are read/write and not

echo opened for editing!

echo.

pause

 

REM COPY IN THE ROOT OF LOADING TARGET - WON'T OVERWRITE STANDARD

echo copying LWEditorial_InstallConfigNoSamples.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE...

COPY LWEditorial_InstallConfigNoSamples.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE

 

REM COPY SCHEMA FILES

echo copying LWGN4.xsd ..\CONFIGSTOKE\SCHEMAS

COPY LWGN4.xsd ..\CONFIGSTOKE\SCHEMAS

echo copying LWTark4Include.xsd ..\CONFIGSTOKE\SCHEMAS

COPY LWTark4Include.xsd ..\CONFIGSTOKE\SCHEMAS

 

REM COPY DATA FILES

echo copying LWEditorial_InstallConfigNoSamples.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\DATA\GN4

COPY LWEditorial_InstallConfigNoSamples.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\DATA\GN4

echo copying fonts_DataOnlyArial.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\DATA\GN4

COPY fonts_DataOnlyArial.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\DATA\GN4

 

REM COPY EDITORIAL CONFIG

echo copying EditorialConfig.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL

COPY EditorialConfig.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL

 

REM COPY WORKFLOWS

echo copying wf_CreateBarcode.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY wf_CreateBarcode.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

 

REM COPY UI FILES

echo copying edAdmin4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY edAdmin4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying edAdmin4_MainPage.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY edAdmin4_MainPage.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying edAdmin4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY edAdmin4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying fred4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY fred4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying fred4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY fred4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying gnpc_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY gnpc_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying shell4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY shell4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying shell4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY shell4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying ted4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY ted4_Config.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

echo copying ted4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

COPY ted4_TabItems.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\GLOBAL\GN4

 

REM STRINGS FILES

echo copying LWStrings.en.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\STRINGS

COPY LWStrings.en.xml ..\CONFIGSTOKE\STRINGS

 

PAUSE