Look and Feel
General
This option enables you to set the Look and Feel in General.
General
Options | Description |
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Reset Look And Feel | Enables you to reset all window tab positions for Builder and Scheduler panes. Resets scheduler and report headings. |
Maximize WhereScape RED on Startup | Select the check box to start WhereScape RED in full-screen mode. |
Show Dimension Views as a Separate Object Type | Select the check box to display a new object group called Dimension Views where all view objects are stored. This option is selected by default. |
Show Window Tabs At Top | Select the check box to display window tabs at the top of the screen. |
Scheduler Results in Color | Select the check box to turn on job status color coding in the scheduler. This option is selected by default. |
Maximum rows returned for Display Data | This option sets the maximum number of rows that are returned when displaying data. This is set to 1000 by default. |
Update Column then Previous/Next Wraps to End/Start | Select the check box to control the behavior of the directional Update buttons on the Column Properties window. When enabled, the < Update button will wrap to the last column when it moves beyond the first column; and the Update > button will wrap to the first column when it moves beyond the last column. When deactivated (default), the window closes after an attempt to navigate before the first column or after the last column. |
Panes
Options | Description |
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Show Grid Lines in the Middle Pane | Select the check box to display grid lines in the main work area. |
Show Grid Lines in the Results Pane | Select the check box to display grid lines in the results area. |
Show Grid Lines in the Reports Pane | Select the check ox to display grid lines in the reports area. |
Object Lists
Options | Description |
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List Projects for Object list | Select the check box to display the projects for each object in the middle pane object list. |
List Storage for Object list | Select the check box to display the storage for each object in the middle pane object list. |
Tree Item Padding | Select the check box to select the number of pixels used to pad tree items when the tree items represent an Object; for example, in the Object Pane and the Browser Pane. Padding is added to the top and bottom of each tree item. Padding can be set from 0-10 pixels, default value is 2. |
List Storage for Object list and Tree Item Padding options impacts the speed lists are generated. Since they are enabled by default, both options can be deactivated to speed up the process or if considered irrelevant according to users' preferences.
Code Editor
This option enables you to set the Look and Feel in Code Editor.
Options | Description |
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Show Code as Word Wrapped | Enables you to have word wrapping applied to code by default. |
Code Editor Font | Enables you to select the font used in the code editors. |
Code Editor Background Color | Enables you to select the background color when editing code. |
Code View Background Color | Enables you to select the background color when viewing code. |
Procedure Indent Size | Enables you to specify the number of spaces that are generated when a TAB character is used within the Procedure editor. Permitted range is 2 through 10. |
Script Indent Size | Enables you to specify the number of spaces that are generated when a TAB character is used within the Script editor. Permitted range is 2 through 10. |
Template Indent Size | Enables you to specify the number of spaces that are generated when a TAB character is used within the Template editor. Permitted range is 2 through 10. |
Confirmation Prompts
This option enables you to set the Look and Feel in Confirmation Prompts.
Options | Description |
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Prompt to Regenerate Indexes when Rebuild Procedures | When selected, always prompts for index regeneration whenever an update procedure is rebuilt. |
Prompt to Regenerate Action Scripts | When selected, always prompts before Action Script regeneration whenever an Object's metadata has changed such that the Action Script and associated Object's Action Scripts need updating. |
Prompt when Truncate Table via Context Menu | When selected, always pops up a confirmation message before the truncate command is executed. |
Diagrams
This option enables you to set the Look and Feel in the Diagrams.
Options | Description |
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Diagram Column Details | Select the checkbox to display the columns as the initial diagram. |
Tracking Report Indentation | Select the checkbox to include tabs in the output to show dependency level. |
Property Grids
This option enables you to set the Look and Feel in Property Grids.
Options | Description |
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Show Property Grid Item Description | Select to display the property grid item description. The check box is selected by default. |
Show Property Grid Toolbar | Select to display the property grid toolbar. The check box is selected by default. |
Show Property Grid Inplace Buttons | Select to display property grid buttons for all items. The check box is selected by default. |
Default Property Grid Sort Order | Enables you to select the default property grid sort order for items. The options are:
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Display Property Grid Boolean as | Enables you to select how Boolean items are to be displayed. The options are:
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Text for Boolean True | Enables you to enter the text for the Boolean value False. |
Highlight Property Grid Changes | Enables you to highlight changed items in the property grid. The default is True. |
Minimum displayed lines for Multiple-Line items | Sets the minimum display lines for multi-line inputs. |
Maximum displayed lines for Multiple-Line items | Sets the maximum display lines for multi-line inputs. |
Local Naming Conventions
The various options are described below.
General
This option enables you to set the Local Naming Conventions.
Options | Description |
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Use Local Naming Conventions | Select the checkbox to enable the Local Naming of Tables, Key Columns, and Indexes options in the object tree. |
If this option is set, it can overwrite short names and object prefixes.
Local Naming of Tables
This option enables you to set the Local Naming of Tables.
Define the prefix and suffix used in the default naming convention for each table type.
Local Naming of Source Mapping
This option enables users to set the Local Naming of Source Mappings options.
Options | Description |
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Source Mapping Prefix | Enables you to set the prefix used in the default source mapping naming convention. |
Source Mapping Name Type | Enables you to set the basis for the source mapping naming. |
Source Mapping Suffix | Enables you to set the suffix used in the default source mapping naming convention. |
Local Naming of Key Columns
This option enables you to set the Local Naming of Key Columns.
Options | Description |
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Key Prefix | Sets the prefix used in the default key naming convention. |
Key Name Type | Sets the basis for the key naming. |
Key Suffix | Sets the suffix used in the default naming convention. |
Local Naming of Indexes
This option enables you to set the Local Naming of Indexes.
Options | Description |
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Index Prefix | Enables you to set the prefix used in the default index naming convention. |
Index Name Type | Enables you to set the basis for the index naming. |
Index Suffix | Enables you to set the suffix used in the default index naming convention. |
Local Paths
This option enables you to set the Local Paths for documentation, backup and restore, and versioning to disk.
Documentation Path
Set the Local Documentation Directory.
Options | Description |
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Local Documentation Directory | Sets the Local Documentation Directory |
Backup And Restore
Options | Description |
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Backup Executable | Sets the override for backup executable. By default, WhereScape RED tries to find the path of the backup executable. This edit box provides the ability to specify the exact location and name of the executable. This is useful when WhereScape RED cannot find the program or if there are multiple versions of the program on the PC. |
Restore Executable | Sets the override for restoring executable. By default, WhereScape RED tries to find the path of the restore executable.This edit box provides the ability to specify the exact location and name of the executable. This is useful when WhereScape RED cannot find the program or if there are multiple versions of the program on the PC. |
Version to Disk
Options | Description |
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Versions to Disk options | Sets the locations and names. If any of the three version-to-disk paths are set, WhereScape RED automatically creates ASCII files containing the applicable DDL or code, each time an automated version occurs in the entered directory. |
Outputs
This option enables you to set the Output user preferences.
File Output
Options | Description | |
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Output File Directory | Enables you to set the path for output files created from the middle pane. | |
Output File Extension | Select the checkbox to set the file extension for output files created from the middle pane. This value determines the program that will auto open files. | |
Output File Auto Open | Select the checkbox to automatically open the results in files created from the middle pane. | |
Output File Delimiter | Enables you to set the characters that separate each field within each record of output files created from the middle pane. Common values are , and | . |
Output File Delimiter String Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the delimiter character if it occurs inside a field. | |
Output File String Encapsulation | Enables you to set the characters that are used to enclose string values of files created from the middle pane. Common values are " and '. | |
Output File String Encapsulation Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the encapsulation string if it occurs inside a field. | |
Output File End Of Line | Enables you to set the characters saved at the end of each record of files created from the middle pane. Common values are \n, \r and \t. | |
Output File End Of Line Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the end of line string if it occurs inside a field. |
Middle Pane Clipboard Output
Options | Description | |
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Clipboard Delimiter | Enables you to set the characters that separate each field within each record of clipboard output created from the middle pane. Common values are , and | . |
Clipboard Delimiter String Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the delimiter character if it occurs inside a field. | |
Clipboard String Encapsulation | Enables you to set the characters that are used to enclose string values of clipboard output created from the middle pane. Common values are " and '. | |
Clipboard String Encapsulation Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the encapsulation string if it occurs inside a field. | |
Clipboard End of Line | Enables you to set the characters saved at the end of each record of clipboard output created from the middle pane. Common values are \n, \r and \t. | |
Clipboard End of Line Replace | Enables you to set the characters that will replace the end of the line string if it occurs inside a field. |
Other
This option enables you to set the Other user preferences.
Options | Description |
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Trace Unix Sessions | Select the checkbox to trace all Unix activity undertaken by the WhereScape RED program until it is terminated. The file WslMedTelnet.txt is created in the program directory for WhereScape RED. This option is intended for the debugging of specific Unix problems and the setting of this switch would normally be done at the request of WhereScape when attempting to solve a Telnet issue. This setting is only relevant for the PC on which the setting is made (e.g. it is not a global setting for the repository). |
When set, the following warning appears: