System Preferences
System preferences are adjusted by the administrator and they are effective for all SpeedBase users.
As most of these settings are stored in your database, they will change if you connect to a different database
or you create a new database.
Open "Database" from main menu, select "Preferences" and then click to "System Preferences" item.
Display
Data Form
Stick Field Labels: On record detail windows
the titles of fields can either be left aligned with some space to the field box or sticked to the left side of the field box.
Choose the style you prefere. You may need to open form designer window
for each of your catalogs to rearrange the label positions after changing the alignment.
Date & Time
Date Format: Select the date display format you wish to use.
Date Order: Select the preferred order of Day, Month and Year.
First Day of Week: Select the first day of week on your locale.
Time Format: Select the time display format you wish to use.
Data Format
Copy Format
You may customize the formatting of the data when the "Copy" button is clicked from the main toolbar.
Header Seperator: Select a special character or type a custom character which will be inserted between field titles.
Data (Field) Seperator: Select a special character or type a custom character which will be inserted between successive data fields.
Record Seperator: Select a special character or type a custom character which will be inserted between successive records.
Include Field Titles: If checked, the field titles are also added to the copied record(s).
Skip Empty Fields: If checked, empty fields do not create an empty line or title in the copied data.
Tip: If you want a tabular format, where field titles are on top and each row represents a record, check "include field titles",
uncheck "skip empty fields", select field/header seperator as "tab" and record seperator as "new line".
Tip: If you want each single line to have a field title and field value, check "include field titles",
select field seperator as "new line", record seperator as "double line" and type a colon into the header seperator box.
Text Representations
Checked Box: Enter the corresponding text value to be used on reports when a checkbox is left checked.
Unchecked Box: Enter the corresponding text value to be used on reports when a checkbox is left unchecked.
General Button: You may overwrite the name used for the general button which is displayed on record windows.
Performance
Max. records per page: Select the maximum number of records which are displayed on each page of a
record list window. If you wish to list more records on a page
you may increase this number. If the time needed to list the records becomes considerably high, you may decrease it.
Max. items in guide box: When you type into a field of type relationship, SpeedBase displays a list box to suggest
a list of records which begin with the typed text, if this list loads too slowly you may decrease the maximum number.
Enable Chain Recalculation: Automatically recalculates all affected computed fields when some data is changed
in your database. This feature is essential to keep computed fields display accurate results and should not be disabled.
Reduce Idle Time Network Traffic: If checked SpeedBase significantly reduces the system generated database traffic
during idle state. This will however delay arrival of instant messages and may affect performance. This option should be checked
only if you are connecting via a VPN interface with limited traffic quota.
Create Event Log: If enabled, SpeedBase creates logs for major data modification events. Enabling detailed event log
option will also create separate logs for each record modification event. Note that, event logging may decrease the application performance.
Check for system events: SpeedBase periodically checks system events to take the necessary action
whenever an instant message is received or a reminder needs to be displayed. Setting this interval to a large value will
impact proper operation of the reminder feature. The recommended value is 3 sec.
Barcode Reader
You may configure SpeedBase to automatically find and open the record whose barcode is read by a barcode scanning device.
To do this, create a small text field in the required catalog and save barcode text with the records. Then, specify the catalog
and the field carrying barcode data on this window. Whenever you want to use your barcode scanner, just click the "Barcode"
button from the main toolbar and scan a barcode. SpeedBase will automatically search for the barcode and display the
right record.