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The options on the General tab represent the most common properties users can change in the SQL Diagnostic Manager Console.

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Access the Console Options window General tab

You can open the General tab of the Console Options window from the SQL Diagnostic Manager Console by selecting Tools Image Added > Console Options. The General tab is available by default.

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Refers to the amount of time the SQL Diagnostic Manager Console waits before polling every monitored SQL Server instance and displaying notification pop-ups, updating the monitored SQL Server instance tree with status changes, and updating the SQLdm SQLDM Today view with status changes. The interval for this field is between one and 60 minutes.

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The Hide when minimized toggle determines whether SQL Diagnostic Manager displays as an active application in your Windows taskbar. When you want to open your SQL Diagnostic Manager Console again , double-click the IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager icon in your taskbar. Enabling or disabling this option has no does not effect on data collection or the refresh rate of your currently active view.

Use chart options

Chart options allow you to determine how much data is

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kept in your real-time charts

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and select from the following options: 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, and one day.

Use a theme

The color theme

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Keep data for the last

Determines the length of time data is stored in the SQL Diagnostic Manager Repository.

Show data for the last

Determines the time period displayed in real-time charts.

Use a color scheme

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field allows you to select the background color you prefer for the SQL Diagnostic Manager Management Console, select between Dark and Light. By default, the scheme is set to Light.

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Enable Baseline view

The Baseline view can be enabled and disabled by checking the Show baseline view box Black.