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Using the Options Dialog Box—General Tab

Use the General tab of the Options dialog box to set general preferences for the Administration Tool.

To set general preferences

1. In the Administration Tool, select Tools > Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, select the General tab.
3. Select the options you want.

   Option	Description
   Tile when resizing	Automatically tiles the layer windows when you resize the Administration Tool.
   Wrap description text	Automatically wraps text in description boxes, eliminating the need to scroll to the right.
   Display qualified names in diagrams	Displays qualified names in the Administration Tool diagrams, making it easier to identify sources.
   Show Time Wizard menu always	Keeps the Time Series Wizard menu active for all business models, without checking to be sure that the business model meets requirements to use it.
   Show Time Wizard introduction page	Displays the Time Series Wizard introduction page. The introduction page also contains an option to suppress its display in the future. Use the Time Series Wizard to automate the process of creating measures and calculations to support historical time comparison analyses.
   Show Calculation Wizard introduction page	Displays the Calculation Wizard introduction page. The introduction page also contains an option to suppress its display in the future. Use the Calculation Wizard to create new calculation columns that compare two existing columns. You can start the Calculation Wizard by highlighting a logical column in the Business Model and Mapping layer, right-clicking the column to open a shortcut menu, and selecting the option Calculation Wizard.
   Check out objects automatically	(online mode only) When a user double-clicks an object to edit it, the object will be checked out automatically. If this option is not selected, the user will be prompted to check out the object before editing it.
   Show row count in physical view	Select this option to display row counts for physical tables and columns in the Physical Layer. Row counts will not initially display until they are updated. To update the counts, select Tools > Update All Row Counts. You can also right-click on a table or column in the Physical Layer and select the option Update Row Count. Note: Row counts are not shown for items that are stored procedure calls (from the optional Object Type drop-down list in the General tab of the Physical Table dialog). Row counts are also not available for XML, XML Server, or multidimensional databases.
   Show Toolbar	Displays the toolbar.
   Show Statusbar	Displays the status bar.