BIM-EDIT/XP can be customized for a particular user by creating files in the specific user directory. BIM-EDIT/XP searches the specific user directory for control files prior to searching the Default User Directory. If multiple users use BIM-EDIT/XP on a specific workstation or if a given user wishes to have multiple user IDs available and to customize each separately, control files will be placed in this directory. Otherwise, user customization should probably take place in the Default User Directory. In fact, the "Options" menu provides access only to the Default User Directory, since that is considered the norm.
BIM-EDIT/XP also stores the local mail log and the User Log in the specific user directory.
The specific user directory is usually of the name C:\BIMEDIT\USER\uuuu where uuuu is the user ID. The C:\BIMEDIT portion can be changed by setting the operating system environment variable BIMPATHU to another value. Specific user directories should probably not be placed on a server, since checkpoint files, the creation of which involve a fair amount of disk activity, are stored in a directory the name of which is formed from the BIMPATHU variable.
Note that the user ID is "DEFAULT" by default. Unless the operating system environment variable BIMUSER is set to another value, the specific user directory and Default User Directory will be one and the same.
The specific user directory should be used for customization that applies to a specific user. The Default User Directory should be used for customization that applies to all users of a specific workstation. Customization that applies to all users on all workstations should be made in the Site Directory.