Wands (Oracle) 5.10 : Drive Types

The Shared Templates Drive provides you with the flexibility to select between the Oracle E-Business Suite Database, Dropbox or a central File Server to store your files.

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It is extremely important to understand the requirements and setup for the selected Drive type. Please familiarize yourself with the help for the relevant type before selecting or changing this option.

How to select the best Drive type for your organization

Each Drive Type we support has certain advantages and disadvantages, organizations must evaluate these factors to identify the most suitable Drive type for their environment:

Drive Type	Advantages	Disadvantages
Oracle E-Business Suite Database	Excel4apps recommended Drive Type. The Shared Templates Drive is always available.	Requires creation of a database table to store Drive files. Database storage can be more expensive when compared to other Drive type storage costs.
Dropbox	Cheap, reliable and secure cloud based storage.	Requires workstation access to http://api.dropbox.com and http://www.dropbox.com Performance dependent on Internet bandwidth and speed.
File Server	Familiar and trusted file storage service. General availability of File Servers in Enterprise organizations.	Additional setup for existing and new users to ensure full access to File Server location. Possible limitations accessing the file server when working remotely.

Changing the Drive Type Option

Delete all Shared Templates files.
Delete Public Drilldown templates or disable the Public flag.
Change the Drive Type option on the System Administrator Configuration Options form.
Recreate all Shared Templates files and Drilldown templates.

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Contact Excel4apps Support if you have any questions on changing your Shared Templates Drive type.