DataFlux Data Management Studio

General Options

These global options apply to all uses of the application. The General tab includes the following options:

The Preview area sets options for the Preview tab on the Details Pane. The Details Pane is displayed under a job flow when you select View > Details Pane.

Number of rows to show in the preview pane - Specifies the number of rows that are displayed in the Preview tab when a node is selected a job flow.

Automatically preview a selected node when the preview tab is active - When selected, automatically displays data in the Preview tab when a node is selected a job flow.

Enable Lineage - Enables or disables impact analysis and turns on or off lineage in the metadata. The default is on.

Allow use of incompatible Quality Knowledge Base definitions - Enables a setting in the Quality Knowledge Base (QKB) configuration for some nodes that might fail if incompatible definitions are found.

Show RSS feed on the information overview page - When selected, displays an RSS feed from The Data Roundtable | A Community of Experts area of the DataFlux Web site.

Show DataFlux Methodology on startup - When selected, displays the DataFlux Methodology each time you start Data Management Studio. This might be useful for those who are new to Data Management Studio.

Validate Licenses on startup - When selected, validates licenses each time you start Data Management Studio.

Restore Tree Layouts on Startup - When selected, restores trees to the layout that was saved when the application was closed.

The Data Font area is used to select a font for the display of data.

The Diagram area enables you to select mouse behavior in the data flows for data jobs and process jobs.

Save Repository Schema - saves the schema of the repository database to a file. A schema can help database administrators understand the tables, columns, and keys that are used in the repository database.