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Customizing your personal settings

Updated in 2022.2

Your personal settings control how you view records in the Web App. In addition, this is where you can change your password.

To access your personal settings, click your user name on the right top corner and then click Settings.

Settings page

  • Number of rows per page - sets the maximum number of rows on a page. For details, see Limiting the number of rows per page below.

  • Always prepopulate object selection dialogs with data - controls whether to show selection Select object from list dialogs prepopulated with data or display them empty. Empty selection dialogs are reasonable when your network connection is slower and the number of records to display is large. For details, see Show empty selection dialogs below.

  • For optimal performance, limit the number of records to retrieve to - sets the maximum number of records that data views can contain without affecting the performance. When a view contains more records, Alloy Navigator Express retrieves only the maximum possible number of records and shows a warning message. For details, see Change the limit of records to retrieve below.

  • Refresh views automatically every - enables the auto-refresh and sets the refresh frequency in minutes. For details, see Setting up automatic data refresh below.

  • Open records in new tab/window - specifies whether to open any object record in a new browser tab or window, depending on your web browser's settings. For details, see Managing object windows behavior below.

  • Save - saves the changes made to the settings above.

  • Change Password - allows you to change your password. For details, see Changing password below.

Customizing view options

Use the View options section to specify how to view records. Here you can set the number of rows per page, control whether to prepopulate selection dialogs with data, change the limit of records to retrieve, enable or disable the auto-refresh and specify the refresh frequency, and configure how to open object records.

Changing password

If you use an account with Standard Authentication, i.e. type your user name and password to sign in to Alloy Navigator Express, you can change your password here.