View and Modify System Parameters

You can view and modify environment system parameter values assigned to background service applications (such as Lock Manager and Redundancy Manager) that are started before all applications.

To edit system parameters

1. Start the Environment Editor.

2. On the Edit menu, click System Parms.

   The Edit System Parameters dialog box appears.

   

3. In the Parameters list, select the item that you want to edit.

4. In the Value box, type the required value in accordance with the table below.

5. Click Change. If you do not click Change, the values that you entered do not update.

6. Click Close.

   Parameter	Description
   Max locked files	The maximum number of database files under lock manager control. The default is 256.
   Max locks in queue	The maximum size of the file lock request queue. The default is 128.
   Max users	The maximum number of users lock manager may control. The default is 32.
   Redundancy Time-out	The number of seconds that the backup computer waits when a communication failure occurs before it becomes a master (applicable to redundant systems only).
   User ID Time-out	The number of seconds that the current User ID is retained before it must be reentered. The default value of 0 retains the User ID indefinitely.
   Number Recipe Levels	Number of levels to the recipe procedure. Valid values are 2 and 3. The default is 3.
   Allow Sync Approvals	Allows the Recipe Edit user to optionally retain all recipe approvals when syncing recipes. Options are 1 or 0. A value of 0 completely removes this feature from RecipeEdit. The default is 1.
   Default Domain	Determines the default domain that appear in most dialog domain or user boxes. However, all domain or user boxes are editable. For the default domain name to be enabled, you must exit and shut down the Environment Display.
   Debug OS Security	Determines the amount of information stored in the WWLogger. A value of 1 records detailed OS security event information in OS security mode concerning the user or domain. A value of 0, which is the default, records only basic user information in OS security mode. For more information on security, see "Security System".
   Max Shutdown Time	Determines the maximum allowed time in seconds to properly shot down all services. We suggest setting this value to 120.
   Batch Server ID	Sets the Batch Server unique identifier. Enables multiple batch servers to use a single history database. Use any character from the alphabets A- Z.
   Batch Server Name	Sets the Batch Server Name. Enables multiple batch servers to use a single history database. The default value is empty.
   Version at Approval	Specifies if RecipeEdit should export an XML version of the recipe each time the recipe is approved for production. Enter 1 to export or 0 to not export.
   Version at Save	Specifies if RecipeEdit should export an XML version of the recipe each time the recipe is saved. Enter 1 to export or 0 to not export.
   Version File Path	Specifies the path where RecipeEdit should save its XML version files. If left blank, it defaults to Config_A\RecipeVersions. Important: If recipe XML versioning is used in a redundant configuration, this path should point to a network location. Configuring a network path will also enable you to access recipe versions from AVEVA Batch Management Development Clients.
   Exact Formula Match	Specifies how the validation is performed for formula and recipe parameters to be exactly matched during batch initialization. If this parameter is set to 0, the formula inputs/outputs and process variables in the formula can be a subset of those in the recipe. If this parameter is set to 1, the formula inputs/outputs and process variables in the formula must exactly match those in the recipe. The default value is 1.
   Resource Identifiers	Helps the user identify the resources strings. You can customize or localize these resource strings by updating the required strings in the resource file. The values available are 0 = none, 1 = ResourceName, and 2 = FileName and ResourceName. If this parameter is set to 0, no filename or resource name data is retrieved. If this parameter is set to 1, then only the resource identifier data is retrieved. If this parameter is set to 2, then the details of the file name and the resource identifier are retrieved. For example, when you update the configuration in the Environment Display, the resource string for Database Copy is displayed as “Copying databases…” by default (value=0). However, when the parameter is set to 2, the filename and resource identifier (EnvDspl.msg26) is prefixed to the resource string, and the resource string now appears as follows. After you set the parameter value, you must exit and shut down, and then open the Environment Display. The default value is 0.
   Done By Comment	Specifies whether the Done By Comment should be available or not. If this parameter is set to 0, the Done By Comment field will not be available. If this parameter is set to 1, the Done By Comment field will be available, but it will not be a mandatory field. If this parameter is set to 2, the Done By Comment field will be available, and will be a mandatory field. The default value is 0.
   Check By Comment	Specifies whether the Check By Comment should be available or not. If this parameter is set to 0, the Check By Comment field will not be available. If this parameter is set to 1, the Check By Comment field will be available, but it will not be a mandatory field. If this parameter is set to 2, the Check By Comment field will be available, and will be a mandatory field. The default value is 0.
   Batch Auto Start	Specifies whether the Batch Auto Start option should be hidden or visible in the Batch Scheduler. If this parameter is set to 0, the Batch Auto Start option is not displayed in the Batch Scheduler. If this parameter is set to 1, the Batch Auto Start option is displayed in the Batch Scheduler. The default value is 0.
   Batch Auto Start Msg	Displays the Batch Auto Start Confirmation messages while initializing the batch. If this parameter is set to 0, the confirmation messages are not displayed in the Batch Scheduler. If this parameter is set to 1, the confirmation messages are displayed in the Batch Scheduler. The default value is 1.

   Note: System parameter changes do not take effect until you shut down and restart your batch system.