7 Preferences

Purpose: Use the Preferences window to define user display settings in the application such as:

• The size, or height, of the font in the application. The default setting is 100%.
• Whether a Snackbar Notification is automatically cleared by the system, and if so, the number of seconds to display the message before it disappears. The default setting is to auto-dismiss system messages after 5 seconds.

How to display: Select Preferences from the User ID drop down box in the header of any page.

For more information:

• Preferences Options for step-by-step instructions on the actions you can perform on the Preferences window.
• Fields on Preferences for a description of the fields on the Preferences window.

Preferences Options

Purpose: You can perform the following actions on the Preferences window.

• Update Display (Font Size Percent)
• Update Snackbar Notifications Settings

For more information:

• Preferences for an overview of the Preferences window.
• Fields on Preferences for a description of the fields on the Preferences window.

Update Display (Font Size Percent)

1. Use the up or down arrow in the Display field to increase or decrease font size, or enter the preferred font percentage. The current font size is indicated.
2. Select the Update option. The system returns you to the previous page and displays a message indicating the preferences have been updated. The font size will remain at your user setting until you manually change it.

Update Snackbar Notifications Settings

1. Define the Enable Auto-Dismiss setting.

   • Select the Enable Auto-Dismiss field to have the system automatically clear a message notification box after the number of seconds defined in the Time Before Auto-Dismiss field.

   • Deselect the Enable Auto-Dismiss field to retain a message notification box until you manually close the box, regardless of the setting of the Time Before Auto-Dismiss field.

   • If the Enable Auto-Dismiss setting is enabled, use the up or down arrow to increase or decrease the number of seconds that the system displays a message notification box before it disappears in the Time Before Auto-Dismiss field, or enter the number of seconds.
   • Select the Update option. The system returns you to the previous page and displays a message indicating the preferences have been updated. The snackbar notifications settings will remain at your user setting until you manually change it.

Fields on Preferences

Purpose: The following information displays on the Preferences window.

Display Preferences

• Display

Snackbar Notifications Preferences

• Enable Auto-Dismiss:

  • Selected = The system automatically clears a message notification box after the number of seconds defined in the Time Before Auto-Dismiss field.

  • Deselected = The system does not automatically clear a message notification box; you must manually close the message notification box.

• Time Before Auto-Dismiss (Seconds): When the Enable Auto-Dismiss field is selected, this is the number of seconds the system displays a message notification box before it disappears.

For more information:

• Preferences for an overview of the Preferences window.
• Preferences Options for step-by-step instructions on the actions you can perform on the Preferences window.