System Maintenance tool

Use the System Maintenance tool to edit ENPS configuration tables.

Settings categories.
Selected category settings.
Settings filter.

How to use the System Maintenance tool

Open the tool by selecting Start > Associated Press > ENPS System Maintenance or by opening the ENPS Client and selecting > File > Options > ENPS System Maintenance. If not already installed, the client will ask whether to install it now.

Click on a category in the Settings pane to open that category's settings in the main pane. The category is locked and cannot be edited by anyone else if the lock appears beside the category name.

Add a new setting

Click Click here to add a new row at the top of the table and enter values in each column of the table.

Change a setting

Double-click on the setting and enter a new value.

Delete a setting

Click beside the setting.

Filter the settings

Type a value in the table filter textbox. The settings table will update accordingly.

Sort the settings

Click a setting header in the table.

Reorder the settings

Drag-and-drop a setting header to another position among the headers in the table.

Save settings

Click Save.

Settings Categories

The purpose of each table is as follows.

Each table is stored as a file in the DATA drive > Common > G_SUPPORT folder, as noted in the File equivalent column below.

Category	File equivalent	Purpose
Single Sign-On Providers	G_SSO	Use this table to configure Single Sign-on integration in ENPS.
Internet Output Accounts	G_INTERNETOUT	These settings are for deprecated functionality and are no longer supported.
Services	G_NETSERVICES	The Services table tells the Central Server which webservices instances should be dynamically updated when there's a change to the Global Tables.
Web Search Engines	G_WEBSEARCH	Use this table to configure the search engines that are available to your users.
Language Resources	G_LANG*	Use this table to configure different languages that can be used for labels, tooltips and other text in the ENPS Client user interface.
Local Media FTP	G_FTP	Use these settings to define the FTP server to use when users send media from the field.
MOS Configuration	G_MOS	Use these settings to configure how ENPS communicates with MOS-enabled production systems and/or to use HTML5 and ActiveX plugins in the ENPS Client.
Global Configuration Options	G_CONFIG	Use these options to control how ENPS Clients works at your site.
MAC Addresses	G_MACS	A list of MAC addresses for workstations and devices which are eligible to connect to the ENPS Client.
System Fields	G_FIELDDEF	Use this table to view the fields that are available in the ENPS interface.
ENPS Fields	G_FIELDLOC	Use this table to create customized versions of fields from the System Fields table.
Security	G_SECURITY	Use these settings to configure set of privileges (roles) that are assigned to users in ENPS.
Servers	G__SERVERS	Use this table to maintain the list of servers in an enterprise.
Groups	G_PROGRAMS	Use this table to maintain the list of programs / top level folders on a server. A default program called "SYSTEM" will be created on new installs.
Staff	G_STAFF	Use this table to manage user accounts.
Staff Privileges	G_PRIV	Use this screen to give users access to ENPS Clients.
Licensing	G_LICENSE	Use this table to manage individual workstations from a licensing perspective. Only relevant if you are using the cloud-based licensing.
Apps	G_APPS	Use this table if you are using both ENPS and Playbook.
Workflow Actions	G_EXTERNALACTIONS	Use this table to define custom buttons which send basic object metadata to a URL. Works in concert with API-based integrated workflows.
Common Time Zones	G_TIMEZONES	Not currently used with ENPS.
Field Mapping	G_FIELDMAPPING	Use this table to map ENPS fields to Playbook and vice versa for use with drag & drop integration.
Custom Filters	G_FIELDFILTERS	Not currently used with ENPS.
Adorners	G_ADORNERS	Will support future functionality.
Storytelling Navigation	G_STORYTELLINGNAVIGATION	Not currently used with ENPS.
Webhooks	G_WEBHOOKS	Use this table to manage Webhooks.