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Customizing User-Defined Preferences


Saving Parameters as User-Defined

To preserve the modifications for the future tool sessions, you must save the preference settings. The preferences are saved on a preference file denoted by $HOME/.sdtpref (on UNIX), or %HOME%\sdt.ini (in Windows).

Note:

In Windows: If the environment variable HOME is not set, the preferences are stored on a preference file in the directory from which the tool was started.

Whenever you require to save a company or project preference (and thus customize it as your personal preference), you need to confirm the operation by clicking Save in the following dialog:

Figure 70 : Confirming to modify a project or organization parameter

The reason for this is that a parameter which is defined at the company or project level should not be possible to modify inadvertently by any individual user of the tools.

Reverting User-Defined Parameters

The tools allows you to remove a preference parameter from your personal settings, in which case you will revert to the project or company preferences (or the default settings, if no project or company preferences are defined).

To revert a user-defined preference parameter, you must remove it from your preference file. The tools can do this for you:

  1. Locate the preference parameter and select it.
  2. From the Edit menu, select Unsave. A dialog appears, prompting you to confirm the operation.

Figure 71 : The Unsave dialog

  1. The parameter will be removed from your personal preferences next time you Save the preference settings.

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