Registry settings

When you start Rational® DOORS® on a Windows computer, it uses the default configuration information in the registry. You can use command-line switches to override the registry settings.

The registry has a directory containing the Rational DOORS client configuration details, and a directory for the Rational DOORS Server configuration, if the server is installed.

The default path to the Rational DOORS registry entry is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Telelogic\DOORS\9.version. If your client is installed on Windows 7 64-bit operating system, the default path is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Telelogic\DOORS\9.version.

CAUTION:
Be careful if you edit the registry directly as you might corrupt your Rational DOORS installation. See your system administrator or your Rational DOORS administrator before you edit the registry.

The keywords are the same as the command-line switches.

You do not need to use quotation marks when the parameter includes spaces.

You cannot point your ServerData registry key to a mapped network drive.

The EXPORTDIRECTORY keyword and environment variable

The EXPORTDIRECTORY keyword and environment variable specify the default path used by the Rational DOORS exporters, and have no command-line equivalent. When you use an exporter, the value of the EXPORTDIRECTORY keyword and environment variable are updated to match the path that you exported the data to.

Related concepts:
Command-line switches for the Rational DOORS client
Configuring the registry and using command-line switches for the Rational DOORS client
Related tasks:
Starting Rational DOORS from the command line
Starting Rational DOORS from a shortcut

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