The table below shows a (incomplete) list of the main directories of a typical Asset Control installation.
Bold type indicates directories that you will typically deal with more often. Please, keep in mind
that the hierarchy shown below (e.g. $AC_WORDKIR inside $AC_DATA) is not mandatory. Many of the
directories are referenced using environment variables, so they can be placed to a different point
in the hierarchy, a different mount point etc.
| Directory | Content / purpose |
|---|---|
| . | Installation root. Referenced by $AC_SYSTEM. |
| bin | Standard AC script and binaries, e.g. adstart2, ac_bl etc. |
| comm | Config files and scripts for AC interfaced. Referenced by $AC_COMMDIR. |
| data | Contains datafile trees and typically the $AC_WORKDIR and $AC_LOGDIR. Referenced by $AC_DATA. Does not necessarily have to be within $AC_SYSTEM. |
| data/log | Log files. Referenced by $AC_LOGDIR. |
| data/log/node_000 | Contains journal files, i.e. transcation log files. The node_??? depends on your setup. |
| data/vendor_files | Interface input files for various data vendors (depending on which interfaces you use). |
| data/workdir | Temporary files, batch log files etc. Referenced by $AC_WORKDIR. |
| files | Mainly files used during the initial installation, but also the files/auto_logon/?user? encrypted password files. |
| formulas | Standard AC Formula Engine formulas, e.g. for normalization, consolidation and price consolidation. Referenced by $AC_FORMDIR. |
| include | C header files. |
| install | Installation scripts, i.e. menu.sh and related. |
| interfaces | Standard AC and custom interfaces, e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters, Consolidation etc. |
| lib | Libraries. |
| local | Custom extensions. See below. |
| local/bin | Custom scripts, e.g. shell scripts, Perl scripts etc. |
| local/lib/fe | Custom Formula Engine scripts. |
| man | Man pages. |
| reports | A place to store reports. Referenced by $AC_REPDIR. |
| tools | Additional AC Server components like price consolidation, matching tool etc. |