Changing the default session timeout value for .NET CMC or InfoView

To change the default session timeout value for licenses for the CMC and InfoView, perform the following steps:

1. Search for the web.config file.

• To modify the default session timeout value in the CMC, search for web.config in the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11\Web Content folder.

• To modify the default session timeout value in InfoView, search for web.config in the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11\Web Content\Enterprise11\InfoView folder.

2. Open web.config in a text editor like Notepad and search for the following 'sessionState' section.


mode="InProc"

stateConnectionString="tcpip=127.0.0.1:42424"

sqlConnectionString="data source=127.0.0.1;user id=sa;password="

cookieless="false"

timeout="20"

/>

3. Change the 'timeout' attribute to set a new default session timeout value (in minutes).

Upon completing these steps, the default session timeout value in the CMC and InfoView is updated.