Site Init dialog box

The Site Init dialog box is accessed at Start > All Programs > Infor Cloverleaf Integration Suite > Tools.

Option Description
Select a root directory Select the root directory where Cloverleaf is installed.
Select a location for sites outside HCIROOT (Optional) Select a target path where the new site is saved. The symbolic link $HCIROOT/newsite is created, linking to the path/newsite after site creation. This is only available in NTFS on Windows. The target path is R/W to the user.
Select a Site as Template Select a site from the list to use as a template. With this feature, you can define a template site instead of modifying siteProto.

Command line interaction with security

Most command lines are designed as local commands and have no interaction with the Security Server. The best practice recommendation is to use the related CLAPI, CLWizard function, or GUI tool.

The command line hcisiteinit is designed as a local command line to create a site that is installed on the Host Server.

For example, the hcisiteinit command line only creates a site on the Host Server under Basic/Advanced Security mode. The Site Init GUI tool, CLAPI, or CLWizard have log-in features for user authentication (Basic/Advanced Security). They also check the user permissions to create a site (Advanced Security) and uploading the created site to Security Server (Advanced Security).

The Site Init GUI is a client-side tool that interacts with the Host Server and calls hcisiteinit to create a site on the Host Server.

The Site Init GUI performs these tasks under Basic/Advanced Security mode:

  • User log-ins to the selected site. It sets up the TLS connection to the Host Server and checks whether the user has run permission on the Site Init tool.
  • Requests the Host Server to create a site with hcisiteinit and verifying if the user has run permission on hcisiteinit.
  • Updates server.ini.
  • Connects with the Security Server to upload the created site.
  • Audits who and when logs in to the Site Init GUI.