Customizing Administrator Preferences

As an Administrator, you can customize the preferences for the whole database.

The preferences are immediately applied. In some cases, the users may have to refresh their view.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Customizing Preferences

Access Administrator Preferences

  1. From the tree, click the root node (that is, the database).
  2. From the properties area, click Preferences.

    Important: You must be logged with an administrator profile to access this command.

    On the left, the Preferences pane displays the following preferences:
    Preferences Description
    3DSpace - Display Text See Display Text Preference.
    3DSpace - F/L Defines the attributes to be considered for the grouping of functional and logical elements.
    3DSpace - Requirements Defines properties and attributes for columns.

    See Tabular View Preference.
    3DSpace - Simulia V&V Defines properties and attributes for columns.

    See Tabular View Preference.
    General - Excel Export See Excel Export Preference.
    General - Web Client Defaults Defines the default widget preferences.
    Modelica Defines where the standard Modelica libraries are stored.

    Separate the identifiers with a comma.
    NoMagic - Link Configuration See MagicDraw and NoMagic Teamwork Cloud - Link Preference.
    NoMagic Search See NoMagic - MagicDraw Search Preference
    NoMagic - TWC Display Text See Display Text Preference.
    ReqIF - Display Text See Display Text Preference.
    Review See Review Preference
    System Architect - Display Text See Display Text Preference.
    Traceability - Link Authoring Defines the checkOutsideChannel parameter.

    By default, if a channel is detected outside the scope, a warning is displayed.
    Traceability - Scope Defines the following parameters:
    • openParametersDialogBoxOnRootCreation
    • enableReflexiveLinks

    By default, the value is false, and these options are not selected.
    Traceability - Theme Defines the color theme for the traceability view:
    • graphTreeFoldThreshold

      By default, the value is 50.

    • rootColors

      By default, there is no value.

Manage Administrator Preferences

  1. From the left pane, select a preference.
  2. To edit this preference, use the following commands:
    CommandDescription
    Save
    Saves the preference.
    Note: The preference is automatically applied to all objects in this database. Users do not have to restart their session, they may have to refresh it.
    Restore
    Erases the modifications, and restores the default preferences.
    Note: Before restoring, a confirmation is required.
    Undo
    Erases the last action.
    Add
    Adds an item.
    Delete
    Deletes the active preference.
    Edit
    Edits the selected preference.
    Move up
    Moves the selected item up.
    Move down
    Moves the selected item down.

Import and Export Preferences

  1. To export the preferences:
    1. In the properties area, expand the Details section.
    2. Click the Download as JSON file link.

    3. Save locally this file.
  2. To import the preferences:
    1. Open the database and click Preferences.
    2. Select the corresponding preference.
    3. Drag the local .json file onto the Download as JSON file link.