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Personal Settings

Aim:
- Individual use and configurationA set of constituent components that make up a system. This includes information on how the components are connected including the settings applied. of the UserInterfaceThis is the Automation Engine's graphical user interface. [Formerly called the "Rich Client", "RichGUI" and "Dialog Client."]

Lesson 14

The previous lessons trained you to use the various functionalities of the Automation EngineThis component drives an Automation Engine system and consists of different types of server processes.. Now, we want to introduce you to the various individual settings that can be applied and make working with the Automation Engine even more comfortable.

  1. Multi-desktop mode
    Using multi desktops is very convenient. So far, you have been using one working environmentAn Environment consists of Deployment Targets which represent your endpoints. Different environments are used for different phases in the software delivery cycle, for example Development, QA, Staging, Production. An environment is typically set up once and used by several applications. of the UserInterface. This can be changed by adjusting the settings of the UserInterface, which can be called using the menu item Options in the General tab.
    See: Using Desktop Modes
  2. Arranging windows
    Windows can be moved and changed in size as required. Use the menu Options to store your individual settings. The command Settings opens several tabs. In the General tab, magnetic windows can be activated.
    See: Settings of the UserInterface - General
  3. Opening monitors
    In the settings of the UserInterface, you can also specify the monitors that should open automatically when an objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task has been activated.
    See: Settings of the UserInterface - Activity refresh
  4. Safety queries
    The Check Back tab is also available in the settings and contains a listShows entities in a grid view of situations in which a safety query is made. Example: If you do not want to have the query "Do you really want to execute this/these object(s)?" displayed with each object activation, you can change this setting in this tab.
    See: Settings of the UserInterface - Check-back
  5. Connections to several clients
    The menu item Connections can be used to establish connections to several clients. A special license is required for this functionPre-defined run book template in the Automation Engine. One single step only, e.g. Start Windows Service, Copy file,….  

 

Exercise

Try the above configuration methods and find your preferred settings.

 

 


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