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SLIDRet 4.0

 

SLIDRet Menu and Options

 

File options

New query    

Creates a new query.

Load query

        Loads a query which has been saved from a previous session.

Save query    

Saves your query.

Quit                

Closes SLIDRet.

Tools options


Options

Sets user specific SLIDRet options.

 

o   General Options

§  Preferred language:    
Sets the application language (change takes effect immediately). SLIDRET will remember your language preference for your next session.

§  Default queries location:
Specifies the default location where queries will be saved to. The user is not limited to this location and may specify a different save location at any time

§  Central SLIDRet Folder

Refers to SLIDRet central folder. This folder is required for the connection manager and integrated help to work correctly.

§  Check variables on first mouse click:
Sets whether a single or a double click is required to select a variable in the Variable Selection tab.

§  Activate warnings when removing a variable:
Sets whether the user will be warned (alerted) every time a variable is removed in the Variables Selection tab.

§  Show welcome screen:
Specifies whether the SLIDRet Option welcome screen should be displayed when the SLIDRet application starts up.

§  Display “Required Information” tab warnings:

Sets whether the warning messages on the “1.Required Information” Panel are displayed.

§  Display SCF messages:

Sets whether the user will be warned (alerted) every time a selected variable has no data for the SCF survey.

 

 

 

o   Data sources Manager

§  Manage my own connections checkbox.

§  Add data source

·         Name:
A descriptive name use to identify this data source.

·         Dmms.xml location:
The full path and filename of the Dmms (Data Dictionary) file to be used in conjunction with the specified database.
Dmms files should be named using the following format: Dmms_yyyy.xml (where yyyy represents the four digit year corresponding to the Dmms file in question).
Only a Dmms file corresponding to the same year of the data should be used (i.e. data for 2007 should be using the Dmms_2007.xml file)
The neighbouring folder icon permits navigation to the desired file.

·         Data server name:
The name of the SQL Server instance where the data reside.

·         Data database name:
The name of the database to be used for this data source.
The Refresh button updates the neighbouring dropdown list so that it contains all databases on the specified SQL Server instance.

·         The Add button saves the entered data source information. Exiting the Options window, even by using the Save and close button, without Adding a data source will cause the data source information to be lost.

§  Current data sources

·         Displays information for all saved data sources.

·         Data sources must be added through the Add data source section.

·         A data source can be deleted by first selecting it, then pressing the  button to the right of the column headings for this section.

§  Save and close

·         Saves changes made in the General Options section.

·         Does NOT add or save data source information

·         Closes the Options form

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