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Is it required to go to the FormsConfig page for each server Forms is installed on?

Forms Version 12

Updated April 14

asked on April 11

We use load balanced servers for our Laserfiche we applications. This week I installed Laserfiche Forms 12 Spring Release on the servers while upgrading from version 11. I only opened the FormsConfig page on the Primary Forms server so it could update the database. This morning when I tried to access Forms it sent me to the secondary server in the LB and I received an error saying that the repository was not configured. After looking at a few things I decided to log into the secondary server and open the FormsConfig page and go to the User Authentication tab. After it successfully loaded, I tried to access Forms again and it worked. Is this a bug or a new requirement?

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replied on April 11 • Show version history

It's a quirk of FormsConfig being the entity that sets/updates a variety of necessary properties in the Forms web.config file on the first load/activity post-upgrade. It does seem to require some form of activity like going to a different tab to trigger. I've meant to diff the web.config before and after first FormsConfig to see exactly which parameters get set/updated to see if it could be done by other means. The params likely change version to version though, so that wouldn't a stable method.

So, the answer is probably "Working as designed, but it's an odd quirk".

You always have to go to FormsConfig after a new installation to set the database connection properties.

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replied on April 11

In version 11 we never had to open it on each Forms server, just the primary server to update the database. Seems to be something different with 12.

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replied on April 11

I've had to do it within the last year for Forms 11 (probably Update 5?).

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replied on April 13

Hi Blake, do you use LFDS or LFS authentication? I will try reproduce the issue and see whether we can improve on this.

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replied on April 13

We use LFDS authentication.

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replied on April 14

I can reproduce the issue and have filed bug for it (#586582).

The cause was that some of the LFDS settings in the config file were not preserved during upgrade. Open User Authentication page after upgrade is the current expected workaround.

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Is it required to go to the FormsConfig page for each server Forms is installed on?

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