Interview Service Configuration Settings

Configuration settings for Interview Service components are located in the application's web.config file.

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Web.config Location

The web.config file containing the configuration settings is located in the root folder of the HotDocsInterview application. The default location is: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\HotDocsTemplateHub\web.config.

Application Settings

Key Description Example Value
AnswersHubApiUrl The URL for the installed Answers Hub API. https://{domain}/HotDocsAnswers/
HdServerFilesUrl The URL from which the HotDocs interview retrieves the HotDocs Server interview runtime files. If you are using HotDocs Web Services in your solution, you should use the URL for the HotDocs Web Services runtime files. If you are using HotDocs Cloud Services in your solution, you should use the URL for the Cloud Services runtime files.
  • Cloud Services runtime files https://{cloud-services-instance/HDServerFiles/%VERSION%/
  • HotDocs Web Services runtime files http://{servername}/HDServerFiles/
DefaultPostInterviewUrl The URL the user is redirected to after completing an interview. Typically this is page from which users can download the assembled document or download saved answers.
Note: this URL can be overridden by interview settings. This setting is ignored when used with the Hub UI; it can be left blank in most cases.
http://{domain}/examplehostapplication/Document/Save
EnableInterviewserviceApiApplicationInsights Enable or Disable Application Insights application monitoring. false
EnableOAuth2Security Enable or Disable OAuth2 security for the application. false
SubscriberId Required if using Cloud Services as the web service. If you are using the HotDocs Web Services, the subscriber ID is not used. example-subscriber-id
SigningKey Required if using Cloud Services as the web service. If you are a Cloud Services user, the Signing Key is provided when your account is created. If you are using the HotDocs Web Service, the signing key is not used. example-signing-key
TemplateHubApiUrl The URL for the installed Template Hub API. http://{domain}/TemplateHubApi/
WebServiceUrl The URL of the web service used in the solution. Either:
  • Cloud Services
  • HotDocs Web Services

Connection Strings

Name Description Example Value
BaseContext The connection string for the Interview Service API database. The default database name is interviewservice. Server=.\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=interviewservice;Integrated Security=true

 

 

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