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CAESAR II Version
13

Main window ribbon: Home > Setup > Configuration Editor

Main window ribbon: Utilities > Tools > Configuration Editor

Main window ribbon: File > About > Configuration Editor

Piping Input menu: Environment > CAESAR II Configuration

CAESAR II Tools toolbar: CAESAR II Configuration

Specifies configuration options for CAESAR II and saves the options to the CAESAR.cfg file. Displays the Configuration Editor dialog box.

The CAESAR.cfg configuration file contains instructions that dictate how the software operates on your computer and how it performs an analysis. Each time that you open the software, it searches for this configuration file in the current data directory and uses it to perform the analysis.

If the configuration file is not found in the current data directory, the software then searches the installation folder. If the configuration file is not found in either location, a fatal error is generated and CAESAR II exits.

The CAESAR.cfg file may vary from computer to computer, and many of the configuration spreadsheet values modify the analysis. To produce identical results between computers, use the same configuration file. Make a copy of the setup file to be archived with input and output data so that identical reruns can be made. The units file, if it is modified, must also be identical if the same results are to be produced.

View the current CAESAR.cfg file

  1. To display the CAESAR.cfg file, click Tools > Configure/Setup .

    The CAESAR II Configuration Editor window displays. The attributes for Computational Control display.

    • In the left-hand pane, the configuration spreadsheets categories display.

    • In the right-hand pane, the configuration spreadsheet values for that category display.

    • The Data Directory displays the path where the current configuration file is stored.

  2. Click the title in the Categories pane to navigate to the appropriate configuration spreadsheets.

  3. Click the X in the right-hand corner to exit.

Create a new CAESAR.cfg file

  1. Click Tools > Configure/Setup to display the CAESAR.cfg file.

    The CAESAR II Configuration Editor window displays. The attributes for Computational Control display.

  2. Click Save and Exit Save and Exit located in the top-left corner of the Configuration Editor window.

Change the current CAESAR.cfg file for this computer

  1. To display the CAESAR.cfg file, click Tools > Configure/Setup .

    The CAESAR II Configuration Editor window displays. The attributes for Computational Control display.

  2. Click the description to change a value for a configuration attribute,

    A drop-down menu which contains the possible values for the attribute displays.

  3. Select a new value.

    The new value displays in bold text.

  4. Continue changing values until you are finished.

  5. Click Save and Exit Save and Exit located in the top-left corner of the Configuration Editor window.

Reset the current CAESAR.cfg file to the default settings

  • Click Alt D to reset an individual field value in the current configuration file to its default value.

  • Click Reset All -> Set Current Defaults to reset all the values for the current configuration file to the default values.

  1. Click Tools > Configure/Setup to display the CAESAR.cfg file.

    The CAESAR II Configuration Editor window displays. The attributes for Computational Control display.

  2. Click the Reset All drop-down menu.

    The various default file options display.

  3. Select a default file.

    The values in left-hand pane change to the default values. Values change to normal text from bold text.

  4. Save the changes.

The following sections explain each of the CAESAR II configuration file Category options.