The General Database Settings tab lists all the settings that control database resources and behavior. All general DBA settings are listed in the General DBA Settings section.
In the first (DBA Settings) block, the DBA settings are displayed with name, language-dependent short description and description. The Add indicator controls whether values can be added for this DBA setting or not. The Delete indicator controls whether values of this DBA setting can be deleted or not. The Edit indicator controls whether values of this DBA setting can be changed or if these values are fixed. The Data Type indicates whether the setting value must be a character, number, date, or special value.
The general DBA settings are categorized into the following groups:
-
Administration settings
-
Smart Reference Data-related settings
-
SAP-related settings
-
Rollback control related settings
There are several job types which, depending on the volume of data they are processing, may require a special rollback segment dedicated to them which is large enough to hold their undo information. By configuring these settings, the DBA can assign individual segments on a per job type basis. These types and corresponding setting names are RBS_...
-
Report-related settings
-
Log file-related settings
-
Interface directory settings
These directories can either be configured here on A.60.04, which means that the definitions are global and independent of projects, or you can configure them on a more detailed basis, that is, on the project group, on the project, or on the project/discipline level on A.20.11/12/13, respectively. Definitions on one of these screens, however, take precedence over definitions on this screen when a particular directory parameter has been set up in both places. For more information, refer to Smart Materials Project Defaults .
-
Web-related settings
In the second (DBA Setting Values) block, you can set and maintain values for the selected DBA setting. The value is entered in the Setting Value field. The Comment field can be used to enter explanatory comments for the setting value. You can define multiple predefined values for each setting, but only one of them can be set active by selecting the Active check box.