Difference between allowedFilePaths tag in Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Automation.config and Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe.config

Difference between allowedFilePaths tag in Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Automation.config and Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe.config 

Difference between "allowedFilePaths" tag in Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Automation.config and Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe.config 

The settings in the Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe.config  file are common to both the Automation Services and also the Web Player services.

The allowedFilePaths in the spotfire.dxp.worker.host.exe.config  is used by the analysis file data source e.g to open file from a shared drive, and the one in the Automation configuration is used for exporting the files in txt, pdf, sbdf formats.

Refer to the below KB articles to configure the allowedfilepaths 

Allowedfilepaths to Open File Via WebPlayer
https://support.revvitysignals.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408237613844-How-to-configure-access-to-local-and-shared-network-directories-for-the-TIBCO-Spotfire-Web-Player

Allowedfilepaths to Open File Via Automation Services

https://support.revvitysignals.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408240392980-Spotfire-node-manager-with-automation-services-Open-Analysis-from-Library-fails-with-error-Failed-to-open-data-source-System-UnauthorizedAccessException-Cannot-access-file

Allowedfilepaths to Export PDF/SBDF/CSV

https://support.revvitysignals.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408235245972--Export-Image-failed-with-System-UnauthorizedAccessException-Access-to-the-path-Servername-SampleFolder-Sampleimage-png-is-denied-in-TIBCO-Spotfire-Automation-Services