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NetCommunity Options: Service URL

1. From The Education Edge, click NetCommunity on the navigation bar. The NetCommunity page appears.
2. From the top right corner, click Options. The NetCommunity Options screen appears.
3. Select Service URL from the tree view on the left. Options for Service URL appear on the right.
4. In the URL field, enter the URL for your Blackbaud NetCommunity Web service. http://yourmachinenameorIPaddress/PluginService/MasterService.asmx is the typical format for the URL.

Note: If Blackbaud hosts your website, the format of the URL is http://<your blackbaud siteid>.plugin.bbcust.com/PluginService/MasterService.asmx.

5. To test the connection between The Education Edge and Blackbaud NetCommunity, click Test Connection. If a connection exists, a successful connection message appears.

If the connection is unsuccessful, make sure you entered the correct URL. To do this, copy and paste the URL into a browser to make sure it is valid. Refer to the URL example in step 4 to make sure the format is correct.