Modify the Web.config File to Add the Vision Database Sort Order

Modify the web.config file if you want to change the order of the Vision databases that display in the drop-down list on the Vision Login dialog box.

In the Grid View grid on the Database List View tab in the Weblink utility, use the Move Up and Move Down toolbar options to order the Vision databases as you want them to appear in the drop-down list in the Deltek Vision Login dialog box.

To modify the web.config file, complete the following steps:

1. Back up the existing web.config file. The default location is C:\Program Files\Deltek\Vision\Web\.
2. Open Notepad using the Run as administrator option: Right-click the Notepad shortcut and from the shortcut menu select Run as administrator.
3. In Notepad, click File > Open.
4. In the Open dialog box, browse to the web.config file, and click Open. The default location is C:\Program Files\Deltek\Vision\Web\.
5. In the <appSettings> section (that appears near the beginning of the file), insert the following line as the last entry for the group of <Add Key=....... /> line entries: <add key="UseWeblinkSortOrder" value="Y" />
6. Click File > Save.
7. On your desktop, click Windows Start > All Programs > Accessories, right-click the Command Prompt submenu, and then select Run as administrator on the shortcut menu.
8. In the Administrator Command Prompt dialog box, enter the following command to reset IIS: iisreset /restart This reloads the web.config file that now contains the Vision database sort order.