Dashboard Settings
- Last UpdatedJul 12, 2024
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Using the Settings panel you can change some of the ways the AIM Dashboard looks and behaves. You must be logged on with the ManageSettings Right to see the Settings menu.
To manage roles via the Setting panel, see Manage Roles.
Note: Changes to Site settings are seen by all users; but changes to Role settings are seen only by users who are assigned to a specific role. For more information, see Roles.
To change settings for a Role:
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Open the AIM Dashboard, select Settings (
), Settings.
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On the Roles tab, select the Role that you want to change the settings for.
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Change the settings (see the following table).
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Select Save.
The screen refreshes, and the new settings take affect.
Following are the fields and the corresponding descriptions for a Role:
Role Settings - Browse
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Parameter |
Description |
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Breakdown Nodes |
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Delete |
Manage the top-level categories in the Browse panel. |
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Apply |
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Edit |
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Create |
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Breakdown Node Configuration |
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Node ID |
The ID of the Breakdown Node. |
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Label |
The label displayed in the Browse panel. |
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Tooltip |
The tooltip displayed in the Browse panel. |
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Expansion Type |
The type of expansion used for child nodes. |
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Show Items of Type |
The Class of object to show in the breakdown node. |
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Associations from Root |
How the child classes must be associated to the root object. |
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Item Node Expansion |
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Default |
Used to over-ride the default expansion defined in Settings, Browse, Default Breakdown, for this breakdown node. |
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Type Based |
Used to over-ride the default expansion defined above, for this breakdown node, for a specific type of association. |
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Default Breakdown |
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Default Associations |
The default expansion defined for all breakdown nodes. |
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General |
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Show expansion by type hierarchy if the list length is greater than |
Select to display browse results in groups if the total number of items is more than the number entered in the box. Note: This settings will take effect, only when an item (not a type) is being expanded. If the number of 'children' to be displayed is greater than the number specified, then the 'children' are organized by their type hierarchy and this is displayed. |
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Max list items per page |
The size of the group for browse results. |
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Node Label |
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Type node label |
Supported tokens: @ID and @NAME. For example: @ID-@NAME |
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Root Items |
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Root item type |
The type of object to show at the root of the Browse panel. |
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Show all the items of this type |
Show the type selected above. |
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Show item … as the root |
Limit the root nodes to those matching the string entered in this box. % can be used to match multiple characters. |
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Type-Based Associations |
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Items of Type |
Select the type of object. |
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Association Types |
Select the Association type. |
Role Settings - General
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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Data Visibility |
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Show only the latest revision of documents |
Select to show the relevant types of data, in the Search and Browse panels, for example. |
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Make all types visible in Browse |
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Show Hidden types |
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Show Hidden attributes |
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Show items of Unknown type |
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Context Access Control |
Defines which items can be seen based on its contexts and the user's role. |
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Default Views |
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Type |
The type of an item that is selected. |
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View |
The style of view that should be shown for selected items of the type. |
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Export |
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Warning export size |
The threshold for the number of objects in an export that triggers a warning message. |
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Maximum export size |
The maximum number of objects that can be exported. If this value is changed be careful to not exceed the combined performance of the system, the hardware and the network latency. |
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Global Navigation |
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Show the Browse link |
Select to show the relevant buttons on the Global Navigation Bar. |
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Show the Search link |
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Show the Sets link |
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Show the Query Forms link |
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Show the Export link |
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Show the Reports link |
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Start-up |
Select the Global Navigation Panel to be opened and docked on the application start-up |
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Messages |
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Output licence expiry messages to the default event log |
Whether licence expiry messages should be written to the default event log. |
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Query Forms |
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Form View |
Select the default results view for Query Forms. |
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Table View |
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Search |
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Max list items per page |
The maximum number of search results that will be displayed per page. |
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Tooltips |
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ISO15926 |
Select to use ISO15926 compliant tooltips. |
Role Settings - Labels
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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Attributes |
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Attribute Label |
Supported tokens: @ID, @NAME. For example: @ID-@NAME |
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Items |
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Item Label |
Supported tokens: @ID, @NAME, @DESCRIPTION, @TYPEID, @TYPENAME, @SCHEME and @REVISION. To add characters that are only shown if the token is not blank, precede the token and the characters with a caret (^) character. For example: @ID^ - @NAME^{@REVISION} |
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Sets Panel Label |
Supported tokens: @ID, @NAME, @DESCRIPTION, @TYPEID, @TYPENAME, @SCHEME and @REVISION. To add characters that are only shown if the token is not blank, precede the token and the characters with a caret (^) character. For example: @ID^ - @NAME^{@REVISION} This setting is only used for Sets. If the value is blank, then the value for Item Label will be used. |
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Type Scheme |
Select the labelling scheme. |
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Types |
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Type Label |
Supported tokens: @ID and @NAME. For example: @ID-@NAME |
Note: The value for the @NAME token is taken from the Descriptive Name of the object. The value for the @DESCRIPTION token is taken from the Desc attribute present in the object's attribute.
To change Site settings:
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Open the AIM Dashboard, select Settings (
), Settings.
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Select the Site tab.
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Change the settings (see the following table).
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Select Save.
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The screen refreshes, and the new settings take affect.
Following are the fields and the corresponding descriptions for a Site:
Site Settings - General
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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Home Page |
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Home Page Tab Header |
The label for the tab in the browser. |
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Home Page |
The path and filename of an HTML page to use on the Dashboard tab. |
Site Settings - Print
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Parameter |
Description |
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Banner Text |
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Top - Left |
Location of banner text when printing Note: Banner Text and Watermark will NOT be applied to documents under the following print operations: 1. Printing from the Accusoft PrizmDoc Viewer 2. Printing a 3D model 3. Printing from the Report Viewer 4. A query form printer-friendly view |
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Top - Centre |
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Top - Right |
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Bottom - Left |
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Bottom - Center |
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Bottom - Right |
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Watermark |
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Default Watermark |
Text for the watermark when printing. This value is overridden by the attribute-base watermark where applicable. Note: Due to limitations in Accusoft's PrizmDoc Viewer: Any watermarks that are set will appear not only on the output of the print but also in the Document Viewer when viewing documents in PrizmDoc. Watermarks do not appear on DGN or DWG files. |
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Attribute-based Watermark |
When an attribute is selected, the value of this attribute on the Document to be printed will be used instead of the Default Watermark. |