Configuration settings¶

SAIF.Business consumes runtime configuration through environment-service abstractions, a legacy clsProperties XML lookup, and generated ApplicationSettingsBase web-service URL defaults. No direct ConfigurationManager.AppSettings, secure-setting, or explicit connection-string usage was identified in the provided findings.

Configuration retrieval methods¶

Method	Class / Interface	Namespace	Usage pattern
`AppGlobal.EnvironmentService.GetConfigSetting(key)`	`IEnvironmentService (via AppGlobal)`	`SAIF.Framework.Security (static accessor)`	Static plain-text config retrieval used directly in business logic. Business\SAIF.Business\clsUserType.vb, Business\SAIF.Business\ContactInfo\clsEmailAddress.vb
`EnvironmentService.GetConfigSetting(key)`	`IEnvironmentService (instance property)`	`SAIF.Core.Services`	Instance-style access inside ImageServices. Business\SAIF.Business\ImageServices.vb
`AppGlobal.EnvironmentService.GetApplicationEnvironment()`	`IEnvironmentService (via AppGlobal)`	`SAIF.Framework.Security`	Returns an ApplicationEnvironment enum value used to branch behavior by deployment tier (no string key). Business\SAIF.Business\BankValidatorServices.vb
`AppGlobal.EnvironmentService.GetConvertedDevelopmentEnvironment()`	`IEnvironmentService (via AppGlobal)`	`SAIF.Framework.Security`	Returns a DevelopmentEnvironment enum value used to select an image-server hostname (no string key). Business\SAIF.Business\ImageInfo.vb
`AppGlobal.EnvironmentService.IsProduction`	`IEnvironmentService (via AppGlobal)`	`SAIF.Framework.Security`	Boolean property used to gate test-user exclusion in SQL. Business\SAIF.Business\Services\ExternalUserServices.vb
`clsProperties.getProperty(appName, propertyName)`	`clsProperties`	`(Legacy SAIFProperties/Foundation Objects — Properties.xml pattern)*`	Reads a legacy properties.xml file resolved from the current web app's physical path (APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH); used for a single URL lookup. Business\SAIF.Business\Services\ExternalUserServices.vb
`My.MySettings (ApplicationSettingsBase)`	`SAIF.Business.My.MySettings`	`System.Configuration (ClientSettingsSection)`	Typed settings consumed only by generated Web Reference proxy classes to set .Url. Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\SAIFDates\Reference.vb, Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\SAIFEmailValidator\Reference.vb, Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\EmailValidator\Reference.vb

Environment API settings¶

Setting key	Method	Data type	Purpose	Consuming class	Source
`BDS_USER`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `clsUserType`.	`clsUserType`	`Business\SAIF.Business\clsUserType.vb`
`bdsDatabase`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `clsUserType`.	`clsUserType`	`Business\SAIF.Business\clsUserType.vb`
`BDS_DATABASENAME`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `clsUserType`.	`clsUserType`	`Business\SAIF.Business\clsUserType.vb`
`primaryDomainControllerServer`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `clsEmailAddress (shared field initializer)`.	`clsEmailAddress (shared field initializer)`	`Business\SAIF.Business\ContactInfo\clsEmailAddress.vb`
`legacyMailValidatorServiceUrl`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `clsEmailAddress`.	`clsEmailAddress`	`Business\SAIF.Business\ContactInfo\clsEmailAddress.vb`
`imagingapiurl`	`GetConfigSetting`	String	Runtime setting consumed by `ImageServices`.	`ImageServices`	`Business\SAIF.Business\ImageServices.vb`

AppSettings (Web.config)¶

No ConfigurationManager.AppSettings usage or <appSettings> entries were identified for this library.

Database connection configuration¶

No explicit connection-string retrieval or DbConnectionManager usage was identified. Oracle connectivity is inherited through framework data-access helpers, while app.config registers the Oracle managed provider.

Secure settings¶

No GetSecureConfigSetting or equivalent encrypted-setting retrieval was identified in the provided findings.

ApplicationSettingsBase defaults¶

Setting key	Default value	Purpose	Consuming class	Source
`SAIF_Business_EmailValidator_clsEmailValidator`	`http://localhost/WebServices/sendmail/clsEmailValidator.asmx`	Web Reference URL default.	`SAIF.Business.My.MySettings`	`Business\SAIF.Business\app.config`
`SAIF_Business_SAIFDates_SAIFDates`	`http://saifonline/webservices/saifdates/saifdates.asmx`	Web Reference URL default.	`SAIF.Business.My.MySettings`	`Business\SAIF.Business\app.config`
`SAIF_Business_SAIFEmailValidator_clsEmailValidator`	`http://webprod00/WebServices/sendmail/clsEmailValidator.asmx`	Web Reference URL default.	`SAIF.Business.My.MySettings`	`Business\SAIF.Business\app.config`

Custom configuration sections¶

Section name	Handler type	Purpose	Source
`oracle.manageddataaccess.client`	`OracleInternal.Common.ODPMSectionHandler (Oracle.ManagedDataAccess)`	Oracle Managed Data Access driver configuration.	`Business\SAIF.Business\app.config`
`SAIF.Business.My.MySettings (under applicationSettings)`	`System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection`	Declares the typed Web Reference URL settings (see ApplicationSettingsBase settings).	`Business\SAIF.Business\app.config`

Transitive configuration (from dependencies)¶

Setting key	Method	Source dependency	Dependency type	Purpose
`SAIF.BOF.Framework` environment-service requirements**	`GetConfigSetting`	`SAIF.BOF.Framework`, `SAIF.Web.API.Clients`, `SAIF.Legacy.BankValidator`, `ImagingAPI.Client`, `PdfAPI.Client`	NuGet	Runtime configuration expectations for packaged dependencies were not resolved in the provided findings.**

Environment variance assessment¶

Setting key	Varies by environment	Classification basis
`BDS_USER`	Yes	Database login identifier, expected to differ per environment.
`bdsDatabase`	Yes	Database/server name, expected to differ per environment.
`BDS_DATABASENAME`	Yes	Database name, expected to differ per environment.
`primaryDomainControllerServer`	Yes	Domain controller hostname resolved via DNS; varies by network/environment.
`legacyMailValidatorServiceUrl`	Yes	Contains a service URL.
`imagingapiurl`	Yes	Contains a service URL.
`GetApplicationEnvironment() result`	Yes (by definition)	Directly represents the deployment tier (Dev/Test/Qa/Prod).
`GetConvertedDevelopmentEnvironment() result`	Yes (by definition)	Directly represents the deployment tier used to select an image-server hostname.
`IsProduction`	Yes (by definition)	Boolean flag representing whether the current environment is production.
`BUSINESS_ONLINE_LOGIN / NAVIGATION/LAST_LOGIN_URLS/IW (Properties.xml)`	Yes	Contains a navigation URL.
`SAIF_Business_EmailValidator_clsEmailValidator`	Yes	Web Reference URL; differs across dev/prod defaults already visible in config.
`SAIF_Business_SAIFDates_SAIFDates`	Yes	Web Reference URL.
`SAIF_Business_SAIFEmailValidator_clsEmailValidator`	Yes	Web Reference URL.

Configuration dependencies¶

Dependency	Type	Required at	Impact if missing
`AppGlobal.EnvironmentService` / `IEnvironmentService`	Framework service	Runtime	Environment-derived URLs, database identifiers, and classification checks cannot be resolved.
`properties.xml` via `clsProperties`	Legacy XML file	Runtime	`ExternalUserServices` cannot resolve the Business Online last-login URL.
Web Reference URL settings in `app.config`	Application settings	Runtime	Generated SOAP proxies fall back to missing or incorrect endpoint URLs.
Oracle managed provider registration	Configuration section	Startup / runtime	Oracle-backed queries and procedure calls cannot execute.

Note: Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

Sources¶

Business\SAIF.Business\app.config
Business\SAIF.Business\packages.config
Business\SAIF.Business\SAIF.BOF.Business.vbproj
Business\SAIF.Business\BankValidatorServices.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\clsUserType.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\ImageInfo.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\ImageServices.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\ContactInfo\clsEmailAddress.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\Services\ExternalUserServices.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\SAIFWebServices.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\SAIFDates\Reference.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\EmailValidator\Reference.vb
Business\SAIF.Business\Web References\SAIFEmailValidator\Reference.vb
Legacy\SAIFProperties\clsProperties.vb