You can use the Personal Options dialog
to customize Optim™ for the
workstation.
Tabs
The tabs
in the Personal Options dialog are described
briefly in the following paragraphs. Detailed information is provided
about each tab in ensuing sections.
- General
- Identify the Temporary Work Directory, Data Directory,
and the directory for the Product Configuration File that is used
by the workstation. You can use other options to:
- Use the underscore as an SQL LIKE character
- Select the uppercase or lowercase default for
selection criteria
- Establish the number of days Trace Files are retained
- Specify a default code page value
- Elect to warn a user when a cascading delete or
update might occur
- Confirm
- Choose to display a confirmation prompt before definitions
are deleted, files overwritten, or DDL lost.
- Display
- Choose options for data displays when you edit data
or use Point and Shoot. Examples include specifying the maximum number
of rows fetched, and the maximum number of entries that are displayed
in history and menu file lists. You also can set options to determine
the default settings for Large Objects for the Access Definition.
- Errors
- Select font characteristics for informational, warning,
and error messages and the number of lines to display in the message
bar.
- Scheduling
- Select options for using the Scheduling
Monitor.
- Load
- Specify the complete path and name of the executable
that is used to access each DBMS Loader.
- Create
- Specify default options for creating database objects.
- Logon
- Review logon information for each DB Alias in a
selected Optim Directory. Connection
and password information is stored in the workstation registry.
- Server
- Specify the user
ID, password, and domain information to be used by the Optim Server (Server) when actions are run
remotely.
- Edit
- Select options that apply when you browse or edit
database tables.
- Browse
- Select display options for browsing Archive, Extract,
Control, or Compare Files. Set defaults for emphasizing differences
between rows when browsing Compare Files.
- Archive
- Specify the default Archive Directory and Archive
Index Directory. Select options that apply when you archive data.
- Removable Media
- Specify default segment size values.
- Actions
- Set options for displaying tabs in action request
editors, printing Column Map procedures, and retaining reports.
- Printer
- Set printer, font, and language preferences for
printing a request or definition.
- Database
- Select options for handling multi-byte round-trip
conversion errors, cascade deletes, and database connections. For
Sybase ASE, you can also specify whether to run in Unchained mode.
- Notify
- Specify default options and a list of addresses
that are used for sending an email message when a request is processed,
or only if a request succeeds or fails.