Group policies are commonly set by a company's IT department. These will impact Blueprinter software's performance - particularly when using offline.
It is common for companies to adjust default browser settings using Group Policies. This can restrict Blueprinter software's abilities if it is unable to store data in the browser's cache. As of May 1, 2021, the only two approved browsers are Chrome and MS Edge.
Chrome is preferred and will provide the best experience for many reasons. One of these reasons is that Chrome is not vulnerable to settings changes in the same way that Edge is.
However, to proceed with Edge. here are the required settings:
MS EDGE
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components -> Microsoft Edge
Allow clearing browsing data on exit: This is not configured by default. DO NOT enable as this could cause data loss. Additionally, users will not be able to open the application offline.
May 1, 2021 Update
IE has previously been an approved browser. However, as of May 1, 2021, Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser for Blueprinter software. This is because Microsoft has begun the process of phasing it out, with an end date in August 2021. For reference, here were the previous settings for IE:
MS INTERNET EXPLORER 11
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Advanced Page
Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when the browser is closed Disabled by default. If enabled any unsaved data might be lost. Users will not be able to open Blueprinter software in offline mode.
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> General Page -> Browsing History
- Allow websites to store application caches on client computers. Enabled by default. If disabled could cause data loss; users will not be able to open applications offline.
- Set application caches' expiration time limit for individual domains. The default is 30 days.
- Set maximum application cache resource list size. The default value is 1000 is supported by Blueprinter 5.0™. The minimum supported value is 200.
- Set maximum application cache individual resource size. The default value is 50 MB is supported by Blueprinter 5.0™. The minimum supported value is 5 MB.
- Set application cache storage limits for individual domains. The default is 50 MB is supported by Blueprinter 5.0™. The minimum supported value is 20 MB.
- Set maximum application cache storage limit for all domains. The default is 1 GB. We recommend leaving this setting. Blueprinter 5.0™ requires ~20 MB of cache storage.
- Set default storage limits for websites. Not Configured by default. The minimum supported value is 20 MB.
- Allow websites to store indexed databases on client computers. Enabled by default. Required for the application to be available offline.
- Set indexed database storage limits for individual domains. The default is 500 MB. The minimum supported value is 20 MB.
- Set maximum indexed database storage limit for all domains. The default is 4 GB. We recommend leaving this setting. Blueprinter 5.0™ requires ~20 MB of indexed database storage.