iBase Settings

You can specify general, charting, and advanced settings in the iBase Options dialog.

Click the Tools tab on the iBase menu, and select Options. The Options dialog opens.

Click the General tab to specify basic settings, for example, how you use categories. These are personal settings that do not affect other users.
Click the Charting tab to set defaults used when charting in Analyst's Notebook, unless specified in a charting scheme or the Charting Settings dialog. These are personal settings that do not affect any other users.
Click the Advanced tab to set the User Settings and the Local Machine Settings, for example, the location of the templates folders.

General settings


Option	Description
Default Category Name	Choose a default category name to use when you save a new folder object, such as a set. The default folder name is set to 'General'. This applies to all database users when no default category is specified in iBase Designer. If default categories are defined for users in iBase Designer, that is the default folder where all objects are saved.
Prompt for Category when Saving Folder Objects	Displays a prompt for a category when you save a new folder, such as a set. If you deselect this option, folder objects are automatically saved in the default category with default access type wherever possible. However, the Categorize dialog is always displayed if you belong to more than one folder object control group.
Default to 'Public' access	Determines whether access to a folder object is public, private to the user who flagged it as private, or restricted to members of a folder object control group. Private folder objects can only be listed and viewed by the user who flagged it as private, and the system administrator.
Maximum number of most recently opened databases to show in the file menu	Each time a new database is opened, an entry is placed in the Most Recently Used list. You can see the most recently used databases in the File menu. Selecting an entry is a quick means of re-opening the database. This setting determines the maximum number of entries in the list. Once the limit is reached, new entries at the top push the bottom entries off the list.
Number of rows to be displayed in a multi-line text box	Determines the size of the box when entering or editing data in multi-line text type fields, in terms of the number of lines it can display.
Open last used database on start-up	Opens the last database used when you start iBase. A prompt gives you the option to cancel the open and select an alternative database.
Check for matching records whenever a discriminator field value changes (datasheets only)	Displays a warning about possible duplicate records when data entered in a discriminator field matches one or more existing records. Applies to datasheets only. This option checks data at an earlier stage than the creation of matching records warning that occurs when you attempt to save the record.
Prompt to confirm creation of matching records	You are always warned when you attempt to save a record that creates a possible duplicate. However, you can specify an additional prompt that appears when you click `Yes` to create the record.
Remember user for Windows single sign-on	Depending how Windows security is set up at your site, you might be prompted to select the user to log on as. To avoid repeating this step each time, you can select the Remember my selection checkbox in the Logon dialog. You will then log on automatically in future sessions. Deselect the 'Remember user for Windows single sign-on' checkbox when you need to log on as a different iBase user.
Display dialogs in tabs	Choose whether new dialogs appear as tabbed or independent windows. By default this is set as tabbed.
Use legacy icons	Change the appearance of entity icons to display the 8.1 or earlier icon set. By default the latest icon set is displayed.
Activate global shortcut keys	Choose whether to use and potentially customize the global shortcut keys. By default this is set to on.

Default charting settings

Use the Charting page of the Options dialog to set the basic options for charting in Analyst's Notebook. These settings can be changed in Analyst's Notebook for the duration of the session, using the Charting Settings dialog.


Option	Determines...
Chart entity/link attributes	When a record is added to a chart to become a chart item, whether chart attributes are added or not. Only applies if: Chart attributes are defined for the entity or link type in the database design. Not overridden in the charting scheme by the Chart Attributes option settings (for the entity or link type or 'Defaults').
Chart pictures to represent entities instead of their icons	When an entity is added to a chart and has a Picture type field, whether the picture field value is used to represent the chart item instead of the entity's icon. It only has an effect if there are no applicable Chart Pictures? options settings in the charting scheme (for the entity type or 'Default') that have a non-'Blank' setting. If there is more than one picture type field, the top field when the entity is open in a Show dialog is the one used. If you are in doubt, and your entities are not displayed in a Show dialog (they may open in a datasheet-based dialog), consult your system administrator.
Rearrange new items added to a chart (not the whole chart)	How much a chart is re-arranged to accommodate newly added items.
Default Link Label	The labels for chart links added from iBase. The selected option becomes the default selection in the Charting Settings dialog.
Multiple Link Style	How iBase links added to charts are represented on the chart. The selected option is the default selection in the Charting Settings dialog.

Advanced settings

The options on the Advanced page in the User Settings area of the dialog affect just you. Because the options in the Local Machine Settings area affect all users of this computer, your system administrator may prevent you from changing these settings. See the Administration Center for further details.


Option	Description
User Templates Folder	Path name of the folder containing templates for creating new databases. Any user can change this path.
Temporary Files Folder	Path name of the folder for temporary files. These files are created when, for example, you use View to edit a document specified in a document type field. Any user can change this path.
Command Group File	Path name of the Access database that organizes the iBase command access control.
Icon List File	Path name of the file that lists all the available icons when, for example, you are editing an Icon List code list.
Workgroup Templates Folder	Path name of the folder containing database templates for use by all users of this machine.
Graphics Folder	Path name of the folder containing the icons used in, for example, the database explorer and menu items (but not the entity, or entity type, icons).
Number of records to be displayed before auto-pausing	The number of records to be displayed before an automatic pause. You might see this, for example, when records are being loaded in a Browse dialog. Specify '0' to disable auto-pausing. Note: Contact your system administrator before disabling this, or setting it to a high number, as doing so may result in large numbers of alerts being raised.