Configuring HotDocs Hub to use HotDocs Web Services

You must manually change web.config settings in the HotDocsInterview and HotDocsTenancyResolver applications to enable the HotDocs Hub to connect to HotDocs Web Services.

Note: you only need to configure HotDocs Hub if you have installed HotDocs Server and Web Services.

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Web.config Settings

Web.config Setting	Hub Application	Example Values	Description	Note
WebServiceUrl	HotDocsInterview	https://{machine-name}/HDSWebAPI/api/hdcs/	The URL for the installed on-premise HotDocs Web Services, where machine-name is the name of the server.
DefaultServerInterviewRuntimeUrl	HotDocsInterview	https://{machine-name}/HDServerFiles/js/	The URL for the JavaScript files directory of the installed on-premise HotDocs Server.	HDServerFiles is a directory in the HotDocs Server installation directory. By default, C:\Program Files (x86)\HotDocs Server\HDServerFiles\. The HotDocs Server installation adds a HDServerFiles application to IIS. This is the application that serves the HotDocs interview Javascript and stylesheet files.
DefaultServerStyleSheetUrl	HotDocsInterview	https://{machine-name}/HDServerFiles/stylesheets/	The URL for the stylesheet files directory of the installed on-premise HotDocs Server.
CSRegion	HotDocsTenancyResolver	None	You must set CSRegion to None if you are using the on-premise HotDocs Web Services.

To change the HotDocsInterview WebServiceUrl setting

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
2. Navigate to Server > Sites > Default Web Site > HotDocsInterview.
3. Right-click the HotDocsInterview node.
4. Select Explore.
5. Edit the Web.config file using a text editor application.
6. Change the value of the WebServiceUrl app setting to the URL for your installed HotDocs Web Service (see example URL above).
7. Save your changes.

To change the HotDocsInterview DefaultServerInterviewRuntimeUrl setting

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
2. Navigate to Server > Sites > Default Web Site > HotDocsInterview.
3. Right-click the HotDocsInterview node.
4. Select Explore.
5. Edit the Web.config file using a text editor application.
6. Change the value of the DefaultServerInterviewRuntimeUrl app setting to the URL for your installed HotDocs Server files JavaScript directory (see example URL above).
7. Save your changes.

To change the HotDocsInterview DefaultServerStyleSheetUrl setting

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
2. Navigate to Server > Sites > Default Web Site > HotDocsInterview.
3. Right-click the HotDocsInterview node.
4. Select Explore.
5. Edit the Web.config file using a text editor application.
6. Change the value of the DefaultServerStyleSheetUrl app setting to the URL for your installed HotDocs Server files stylesheets directory (see example URL above).
7. Save your changes.

To change the HotDocsTenancyResolver CSRegion setting

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
2. Navigate to Server > Sites > Default Web Site > HotDocsTenancyResolver.
3. Right-click the HotDocsTenancyResolver node.
4. Select Explore.
5. Edit the Web.config file using a text editor application.
6. Change the value of the CSRegion app setting to None.
7. Save your changes.