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Creates a new query.
Loads
a query which has been saved from a previous session.
Saves your query.
Closes SLIDRet.
Sets user specific SLIDRet options.
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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.
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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.
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Data server name:
The
name of the SQL Server instance where the data reside.
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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.
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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
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Displays
information for all saved data sources.
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Data
sources must be added through the Add data source section.
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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.
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Does
NOT add or save data source information
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Closes
the Options form