:IOAccess keyword attributes
- Last UpdatedApr 23, 2025
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The :IOAccess keyword identifies the Access Names defined for an InTouch application. The :IOAccess keyword includes a set of attributes that describe the characteristics of a defined InTouch Access Name.
The following figure shows how Access Names are defined in an Excel spreadsheet with the :IOAccess keyword. Attributes are specified left to right in separate spreadsheet columns.

The following table shows the list of attributes associated with the :IOAccess keyword. The table lists the attributes in the order they are specified when using a template import file created with the DBDump utility.
|
String Position |
Attributes |
Acceptable Values |
Default Values |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Application |
Application name defined for the Access Name |
None |
|
2 |
Topic |
Topic name defined for the Access Name |
None |
|
3 |
AdviseActive |
What information to poll from the server No = Advise all items Yes = Advise only active items |
Yes |
|
4 |
DDEProtocol |
Communication protocol defined for the Access Name No = Suitelink Yes = DDE MX = Message Exchange |
No |
|
5 |
SecApplication |
Application name defined for the secondary source of the Access Name |
None |
|
6 |
SecTopic |
Topic name defined for the secondary source of the Access Name. |
None |
|
7 |
SecAdviseActive |
When to poll information stored on the secondary server NO = Advise all items YES = Advise only active items |
None |
|
8 |
SecDDEProtocol |
Communication protocol defined for the secondary source of the Access Name NO = Suitelink YES = DDE MX = Message Exchange |
None |
|
9 |
FailoverExpression |
Failover expression that switches the Access Name to the secondary source when TRUE |
None |
|
10 |
FailoverDeadband |
Integer number of seconds before starting failover to the secondary source defined by the Access Name |
None |
|
11 |
DFOFlag |
Disable Failover flag Yes = Disable Failover flag set No = Disable Failover flag not set |
None |
|
12 |
FBDFlag |
Switch back to Primary flag YES = Switch back to the Primary source after the failover condition clears NO = Do not switch back to the Primary source after the failover condition clears |
None |
|
13 |
FailbackDeadband |
Integer number of seconds before switching back to the primary Access Name source after the failover condition clears |
No value |