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Advanced preferences

With advanced preferences, you can adjust the advanced behavior of your Desktop App to suit your needs. For example, you can limit the number of records to retrieve in a grid and configure the startup behavior for the Desktop App so that you can log in to application automatically with the last entered credentials. You can also configure the performance of the selection dialogs.

Options window - Advanced tab

You use the Advanced tab of the Options window to customize the advanced behavior of the Desktop App. To access the Options window, select Tools > Options from the main menu.

Performance section - specifies how to display database records in a grid:

Limit number of records retrieved from the database to - sets the maximum number of records to retrieve.For details, see Limiting the number of records to retrieve.

Login Dialog section - specifies how to log in to the Desktop App:

Always show login dialog - enables the display of the login screen. For details, see Showing and hiding the Login dialog.

Quick Start Wizard section - controls automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard:

Show Quick Start Wizard on next start - enables automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard on each system start. Fordetails, see Controlling the automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard.

Service section - allows you to recalculate Collections on demand:

Recalculate Collection - recalculates Collections on demand. Fordetails, see Recalculating Collections.

Advanced Filter Options section - specifies whether to convert the Quick filter to the Advanced Filter automatically:

Convert Quick Filter to Advanced Filter automatically when saving View - enables the automatic conversion of the Quick filter to the Advanced filter. For details, see Converting the Quick filter to the Advanced filter.

Applying advanced preferences

Click a task to see detailed instructions:

  • ClosedLimiting the number of records to retrieve

    All records are stored in the SQL Server database and retrieved from it when necessary. You can limit the number of records retrieved at a time by applying an Advanced Filter (for details, see Using the Advanced Filter).

    Applying this option is reasonable if your network connection is slow and the number of records to retrieve is large. Using this option, you can avoid long waiting and reduce network traffic.

    If you have limited the number of records to retrieve, the retrieved records may not be the ones you expect to see. To resolve this issue, it is recommended that you apply an Advanced Filter (for details, see Using the Advanced Filter).

    To limit the number if records to retrieve:

    1. Select Tools > Options from the main menu, and then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Performance section, enter the desired number in the Limit number of records retrieved from the database to field.

    3. Click OK.

    To remove the limitations on the number of retrieved entries:

    1. Click Tools > Options, and then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Performance section, enter 0 in the Limit number of records retrieved from the database to field.

    3. Click OK.

  • ClosedShowing and hiding the Login dialog

    This option allows to show or hide the Log in to Alloy Discovery window appearing when you start the Desktop App.

    If you configure to hide this window, beginning from the next time you start the Desktop App, you will log in to Alloy Discovery automatically with the last entered credentials.

    To show or hide the login dialog for the Desktop App:

    1. Select Tools > Options from the main menu, then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Login Dialog section, select the Always show login dialog check box. To hide the login dialog, clear this check box.

    3. Click OK.

  • ClosedControlling automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard

    By default, Quick Start Wizard launches automatically on each system start. This option allows you to control the default opening behavior by turning off and turning on automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard.

    You can also start the Quick Start Wizard at any time by selecting Tools > Quick StartWizard from the main menu.

    To turn off or turn on automatic launch of Quick Start Wizard:

    1. Select Tools > Options from the main menu, then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Quick Start Wizard section, clear the Show Quick Start Wizard on next start check box. To turn the wizard on, select the check box.

    1. Click OK.

    NOTE: The Show this wizard on next start check box is also available on the pages of Quick Start Wizard, for details, see Quick Start Wizard.

  • ClosedRecalculating Collections

    When new inventory data arrives, a node is included in the Collection automatically based on the Collections' inclusion rules.

    By default, Collections are recalculated each time the Inventory Server is started or restarted. To be sure that all Collection members are included correctly, you can recalculate Collections on demand.

    To recalculate Collections on demand:

    1. Select Tools > Options from the main menu, and then clickthe Advanced tab.

    2. In the Service section, click Recalculate Collections.

    3. Click OK.

  • ClosedConverting the Quick filter to the Advanced filter

    This option specifies whether to convert the Quick filter to the Advanced Filter automatically.

    If the check box is selected, every time you save a grid View, the Quick filter is converted to the Advanced filter.

    To enable automatic conversion of the Quick filter to the Advanced filter:

    1. Select Tools > Options from the main menu, then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Advanced Filter Options section, select the Convert Quick Filter to Advanced Filter automatically when saving View check box. To disable automatic conversion, clear this check box.

    3. Click OK.

Related Information:

Log in to Alloy Discovery

Working with Collections

Quick Start Wizard