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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.

   The following list contains the options that need additional explanation:

   Option	Action When Selected
   Tile when resizing	Automatically tiles the layer windows when you resize the Administration Tool.
   Display qualified names in diagrams	Makes it easier to identify table sources.
   Display original names for alias in diagrams	Makes it easier to identify the actual table referenced.
   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) Automatically checks out the object when you double-click it. NOTE:  If the option is not selected, you will be prompted to check out the object before you can edit it.
   Show row count in physical view	Displays 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 not available for XML, XML Server, or multidimensional databases. You cannot update row counts on any new objects until you check them in.
   Prompt when moving logical columns	Allows you to ignore, specify an existing, or create a new logical table source for a moved column.
   Remove unused physical tables after Merge	Executes a utility to clean the repository of unused physical objects. It might make the resulting repository smaller.
   Warn for Merge original repository mismatch	Warns that the original repository is not the origin for the customer and current repositories.