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Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12

Product

Security Center

Content type

Guides > Administrator guides

Version

5.12

Language

English

Last updated

2024-09-13

You can add shortcuts to frequently used external tools and applications to the Tools page in Security Center, by modifying the ToolsMenuExtensions.xml file.

This file is located in C:\Program files (x86)\Genetec Security Center 5.12 on a 64-bit computer, and in C:\Program files\Genetec Security Center 5.12 on a 32-bit computer.

The original content of this file looks as follows:

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ArrayOfToolsMenuExtension xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance xmlns:xsd=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema>
    <ToolsMenuExtension>
    </ToolsMenuExtension>
</ArrayOfToolsMenuExtension>

Each shortcut is defined by an XML tag named <ToolsMenuExtension>. Each <ToolsMenuExtension> tag can contain four XML elements:

<Name> – Command name displayed in the Tools page.
<FileName> – Command to execute (executable file).
<Icon> – (Optional) Alternate icon file (.ico). Use this element to override the default icon extracted from the executable file.
<Arguments> – (Optional) Command line arguments when applicable.

All XML tag names are case-sensitive. You can edit this XML file with any text editor. Changes to this file only become effective the next time you launch Security Desk.

NOTE: If a full path is not provided in the <FileName> tag, the application is not able to extract the icon associated with the executable. In this case, explicitly supply an icon with the <Icon> tag.

The following sample file adds the three shortcuts (Notepad, Calculator, and Paint) to the Tools page. The Notepad shortcut is configured to open the file C:\SafetyProcedures.txt when you click it.

Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ArrayOfToolsMenuExtension xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-...>
    <ToolsMenuExtension>
        <Name>Notepad</Name>
        <FileName>c:\windows\notepad.exe</FileName>
        <Arguments>c:\SafetyProcedures.txt</Arguments>
    </ToolsMenuExtension>
    <ToolsMenuExtension>
        <Name>Calculator</Name>
        <FileName>c:\windows\system32\calc.exe</FileName>
    </ToolsMenuExtension>
    <ToolsMenuExtension>
        <Name>Paint</Name>
        <FileName>c:\windows\system32\mspaint.exe</FileName>
    </ToolsMenuExtension>
</ArrayOfToolsMenuExtension>