Basic General Options

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Logging

Log message level - allows you to set what messages are printed to the log file and to the output window.
Available values are:
 0 - no logs at all

 1 - logs only errors

 2 - logs errors and warnings

 3 - logs errors, warnings and informations

 

Maximal number of log lines - specifies the maximal number of lines visible in the Output window. If more lines are in the output queue then the oldest lines are automatically removed.

 

Log network communication - when checked then all network communication is logged to the log file and optionally also to the output window
 
Log trace messages - when checked then all trace messages are written to the log file and optionally also to the output window
 

Files and Directories

Shows location of important files and directories used by the program:

Log directory

The directory where log messages are written to.

 

Temp directory

The directory where temporary data are created.

 

Local configuration

A file name of the local profile. All program options and settings, including saved filters, queries, favourite displays and other settings are saved in this profile. The standard path to this file can be changed by PROFILE_DIRECTORY option in the INI file. The local configuration file is maintained by the application and mustn't be edited by hand.

 

Admin configuration

When there is admin.xml file in the program's directory or in the directory specified by CONFIG_DIRECTORY option in the INI file then this file is used as the admin configuration file. Options specified therein are loaded when the program starts. Options from the local profile are appended to these options (or may overwrite admin's ones).
A syntax of this file is the same as a syntax of the local profile. If you want to provide your setting as predefined admin configuration, then you just have to configure all options you want to publish and then copy your profile XML to admin.xml.

 

Wildcards

Allows you to specify wildcards you want to use in filters. Currently * (all) and % (one letter) are used by default.

 

Default view of graphical displays

Allows you to choose how displays with graphical information will be opened by default. If you select Table then a table is displayed. If you select Graphic then a graphic is displayed. Once the view is shown you can switch from table to graphic and vice versa by pressing Table or Graph icons on the ribbon bar.

 

Default view of tabular displays

Allows you to choose how tabular displays having a chart configured are displayed by default. If you select Table then the table is displayed by default. If you select Chart if it exists then a chart is displayed in case it exists for the appropriate display. Otherwise the table is shown.
When more than one chart exist for the selected display then a window that allows you to select one of them opens:

 

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If you press Table button then the table is shown instead of a chart.

 

Maximum number of data rows

When these fields are not empty they specify the maximum number of records that will be downloaded from the server for a single request. When more data are available as specified by these values the program displays a warning message:
 

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On the right side of the message there is a button that opens a menu allowing you to reload the same request with a new limit or without any limit.

 

Separator for CSV export

Allows you to specify the separator used in CSV export.

 

Encoding and format

Code page

Lets you choose the encoding of your data. You can also select custom code pages if you have defined them.

 

Date format

 When set to Server then the date formats are displayed in the style set on the server.

 When set to Windows then the Windows' locale setting controls the date format.

 

Ease

Contains some option for ease of use of the program.

 

Syntax highlighter

By pressing Configure syntax highlighter button you can open a window where colors for some supported languages can be customized: