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Performance Validator Help

Navigation: The User Interface > Settings

Data Collection Settings

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The Data Collection Settings dialog allows you to control all the global settings in Performance Validator that affect the way data is collected and displayed. There are also local display options on most of the main tabs.

 

note This page has a warning about use of the Reset button.

 

 

Opening the settings dialog

 

To view the settings dialog, choose Settings menu instructionStep Edit Settings...

 

Or use the option on the Session Toolbar:

 

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Using the settings dialog

 

The dialog has a scrolled list on the left hand side, grouping the topics. When a topic is clicked, its related controls are displayed on the right hand side.

 

The default display of the dialog is shown below with the first topic selected.

 

data-collection-settings-dialog

 

After selecting a topic, you can also use the cursor up and down arrow keys to change the selected item.

 

Entering a character on the keyboard cycles though topics starting with that letter.

 

 

note Too many settings? It may seem that there is an overwhelming number of settings to worry about. Don't panic! The good news is that for new users, very few (if any) settings actually need to be changed to use the application in most cases, and even for experienced users, many groups of settings will not be needed. However, Performance Validator remains flexible for all our users in many different scenarios.

 

interactiveClick on any item in the picture below to find out more about the settings for that group.

 

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Restoring the default settings

 

The settings dialog has Reset All and Reset buttons near the bottom left of the dialog which you can use to reset all global settings back to their default values.

 

 

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note This Reset All button resets nearly all global settings in Performance Validator, not just the settings visible on the current tab of the dialog.

 

note The Reset button resets just the settings visible on the current tab of the dialog.