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AppForms Settings

Appforms settings is used to configure the Email services, AD Directory for importing user, Captcha for authentication and publish the latest custom files to users.

Appforms settings link is shown below.

On clicking Appforms settings link, Appforms Settings page appears.

Appforms settings has four tabs

  • Mail Service Settings
  • Active Directory Settings
  • Captcha Settings
  • Misc Settings

Mail Service Settings

Mail settings has two options

1.Public – Select “Public” to configure the mail settings as public. Enter the required details, including Form Name, Port, Enable SSL, Update Password, From Address, Host, and Anonymous Authentication, then click “Save” as shown below.

2.Tenant – Select “Tenant” to configure the mail settings as tenant-specific. Enter the required details, including Form Name, Port, Enable SSL, Update Password, From Address, Host, and Anonymous Authentication, then click the “Save” button.

Active Directory Settings:

This Options is available for configuration in Active Directory Settings:

Active Directory Page is shown below.

  • Is Custom LDAP: This is a checkbox option that allows the user to specify whether the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) configuration is custom or not. If checked, it indicates a custom LDAP setup.
  • Include Universal Groups: When this option is selected, it indicates that universal groups should be included in the Active Directory settings. Universal groups are a type of group in Active Directory that can contain users, groups, and computers from any domain within the Active Directory forest.
  • AD Server Name: This is a text box where the user can enter the name or address of the Active Directory server. This is the server that hosts the Active Directory service.
  • AD Group Name: A text box where the user can specify the name of the Active Directory group they want to work with. This could be a group used for specific permissions or access control within the Active Directory.
  • AD User Name: Here, the user can input the username or ID used to authenticate and connect to the Active Directory server. This is typically an administrative or privileged account.
  • Password: A password field where the user enters the corresponding password for the AD user specified above. This password is used for authentication when connecting to the Active Directory server.
  • Confirm Password: Another password field where the user re-enters the password to ensure it’s correctly entered and matches the one provided in the previous field.
  • Get All Groups From AD: A checkbox that, when selected, indicates that all groups from the Active Directory should be retrieved. This can be useful for applications that need access to all groups for certain operations or configurations.
  • Disable User By Default: This checkbox option allows the user to set a default state for newly added users in the Active Directory. When checked, it implies that new users will be disabled (i.e., their accounts will be inactive) by default until explicitly enabled.

Captcha Settings

On clicking captcha Settings, captcha settings page displayed as shown below.

Enable the captcha option on the login page, choose the captcha text type, specify the number of characters, and enter the default message to be displayed when an invalid captcha value is entered. Then, click the “Save” button to get Captcha on login.

Misc Settings

On clicking Misc settings, Misc settings page appears as shown below.

Click on update button to publish the latest custom files to users.