lawware.mif

For all import types other than Employees lawware.mif filter uses an ODBC connection to link to the Lawware database which requires the DSN (Data Source Name) to be specified. Typically this is a file DSN. Currently the access database is supported. A version for the SQL database will be available in a subsequent release.

ImportFilterName needs to be set to "Lawware.mif".

General PMA.INI file settings

The MatterClientRelationship should be set to 1 (MUST_HAVE_MATTER) or 11 (MUST_HAVE_MATTER_AND_CLIENT + MATTER_FIND_CLIENT), as this filter is for an law firms which are matter (job code) centric.

In the PMA.INI file the [System] section settings are:

PmaKey = 11

PMASystemLongName = "LawWare Legal Practice Management"

PMASystemShortName = "LAWWARE"

The PMASystemShortName is not currently being used, but is kept in for reference.

WidthOfClientCode = 40

WidthOfMatterCode = 40

WidthOfGeneralCode = 40

Other PMA.INI settings

For employees if ImportReportFormat is 256 (or 1024 or 512) then the LDAP import from active directory. Otherwise employees are not imported (see the table below).

ImportFileDSN in the [import] section tested first and must be a DSN file which is read directly by the filter to populated the parameters for connection to the ODBC driver.

If ImportFileDSN is blank, then ImportDSN is tested, if it is blank, then the relevant AutoImportFilePathName in the [import] section of the PABX.INI file. The last two fields ImportDSN or AutoImportFilePathName are used to connect directly using theses as a system or a local DSN for connecting directly to the ODBC driver.

This filter will import Clients, Matters, and Activities. Lawware.mif will import telephone numbers and addresses for clients if present in the lawware database.

ImportReportFormat

	ImportReportFormat (From the import section of the PMA.INI file)	Bit value	Add this number
	Default value. Matters and clients are imported separately. MatterID becomes Matter code. MatterDescription becomes Matter Description. Client Name becomes Client code and client name	0	0
	LDAP import only. Import users from Active directory.	9	256
	LDAP import only, search entire Active Directory tree for users, not just the 'users' folder.	10	512
	LDAP import only, ignore users who are not in the either the MonTelUsersGroup or MonTelAdminGroup	11	1024
	The Matters Description is imported in the department code field, and Client Name is imported in the Matters description field (the Matters ID remains the matter code). This is used for ParsIn to be able to create single line exports (for example for Monitor). Client fields are not imported.	12	2048
	LDAP import only, import users even if they don't have a telephone number entry in Active Directory.	13	4096