User Settings

To edit user settings, choose User Settings from the dropdown list next to the logged-in user name. The settings you can customize are described below.

  • Confirmation: Lets you require user confirmation for the following actions.
    • Delete any object
    • Cancel process
    • Ask confirmation after pressing cancel
    • Kill process
    • Restart process
    • Reply Operator Message direct: Lets you require a confirmation before you can reply directly to an Operator Message. For more information, see Operator Messages.
  • Interface: Lets you control the look and feel of the user interface.
    • Theme: Lets you choose from various user interface themes. The options are:
      • Modern - New User Interface BETA: A streamlined new user interface for RunMyJobs.
      • Classic (Chronos / Droid): A basic theme, formerly referred to as Chronos.
      • Legacy (Novum): A more colorful theme, formerly referred to as Novum.
    • Top Bar Color: Lets you choose different top bar colors for different environments. For example, you can use different colors for your Dev, Test, and Prod environments. This is a Redwood best practice.
    • Language: Lets you set the language of the user interface. You must log out and log back in for a language change to take effect. For the list of supported user interface languages, see User Interface Languages.
    • Time Zone: Lets you specify your local time zone. This setting is critical for scheduled processes.
    • Allow edit as XML: When this option is checked, an additional XML tab is displayed for every object in its editor window, with the XML source of the object definition. For more information, see Editing Objects in XML.
    • Show No Display parameters: Lets you control how parameters that have the Display property disabled are displayed in the user interface.
    • Export related objects by default: Lets you control whether related objects are automatically exported along with explicitly selected objects. For more information, see Exporting Objects.
  • Format type: The format you want to use for displaying dates and other data that has region-dependent formats.
    • Enable smart date format: When this is checked, dates that are immediately adjacent to the current day are referred to as Yesterday and Tomorrow instead of the actual dates. Only the time is displayed for the current day.
    • Force 24-hour clock
    • Locale: A dropdown list that lets you select the locale you want to use. Locales are listed by <language> (<country>), and displayed in the language as set in the Language field.
    • Use formatting from Locale: If set to Yes, this control automatically sets the field date format, long date format, medium date format, and decimal separator based on the selected Locale. To override these formats using the fields below, choose No.
    • Edit field date format: Specify this option with SimpleDateFormat syntax.
    • Long date format: Specify this option with SimpleDateFormat syntax.
    • Medium date format: Specify this option with SimpleDateFormat syntax.
    • Decimal separator

  • Formatting example: This area lets you preview date and decimal separator formats by entering sample values.

    • Edit DateTime: This section lets you enter a date in the EditDateTime field, and then see how it will be displayed in the selected long, medium, and short format.
    • Long DateTime: Displays the Edit DateTime in the selected long format.
    • Medium DateTime: Displays the Edit DateTime in the selected medium format.
    • Short DateTime: Displays the Edit DateTime in the selected short format.
    • Edit Number: Lets you enter a number to see how it will be displayed with the selected decimal separator.
    • Number: Displays the Edit Number with the selected Decimal separator.