System Settings

1. From the Main Menu, select Administration > Application Setup > System Configuration > System Settings.
2. Click Tap the tab that contains the appropriate configuration setting.
3. In the value section of the setting, select a new setting or type the new entry over the current setting.
4. Click Tap Save.

Tips for editing configuration settings:

• You can change more than one property value on a setting tab before you click Save.
• To return to the last saved settings, click Refresh.
• To return the default configuration settings of site-specific properties, click Restore Defaults. (You cannot restore defaults to global properties.)

From a System Settings page, you can select the following options:

• Save — The system looks for modifications to properties in the current tab. The system behaves differently, however, depending on the type of property that you are saving:
  • When you save a change to a global property, the system modifies the value in the database immediately. (Global properties pertain to all instances in the system and are maintained in the database.)
  • When you save a change to a site-specific property, the system saves the change, but the change does not take effect until you restart the instance. (Site-specific properties pertain to a single instance and are maintained in property files within the instance.)
• Restore Defaults — The system archives all visible site-specific custom properties and restores all of the original properties for this tab.
• Restoring defaults has no effect on global properties that are maintained in the database. Modified database values remain modified.
• Refresh — Updates the page with any new or changed data.

Note: If you make changes to any of the site-specific system settings, you must restart the application for the changes to take effect.

The system validates changes on most properties settings when you click Save or Restore Defaults. The following validations occur, where appropriate:

• Required fields have a value entered.
• A numerical entry is equal to or above a minimum value.
• A numerical entry is equal to or below a maximum value.
• A numerical key has a numerical value entered.
• A text value has uppercase or lowercase letters where needed.
• A text value is within a minimum and maximum string length.

If you enter an invalid value, you receive an error message when you click Save. The error message identifies the key and provides a general description of what is wrong. Because all entries are saved at the same time, no property changes are saved for the page, if even a single entry fails. All errors must be corrected and the page must be saved again.

Many keys contain an option button or drop-down lists.

Keys in each of the settings key and value details contain the following information, where applicable:

• Whether the key is required
• A minimum value
• A maximum value
• A default value

The default value is the default at initial installation.

Warning: Always access properties through System Settings in the System Configuration component, which creates custom files. Accessing the properties files directly can lead to errors that render your system unusable.