Customized settings

You can customize various defaults for the Control-M client, as described in Customizing your default settings in the Control-M client.

The following table describes the main categories for settings that you can customize:

Option type

Description

Planning

Enables you to set the following options for the Planning domain:

  • Security
  • Workspace Automatic Save
  • Validity checks
  • Dependency setting
  • Condition Inheritance
  • Job Definition counters

Monitoring

Enables you to set the following options for the Monitoring domain:

  • Startup
  • Open into local view
  • Automatic refresh

Forecast

Enables you to set the following options for the Forecast domain:

  • Color Settings
  • Forecast Calendar
  • Display
  • What-If Scenario

Job Properties

Enables you to select to show Help Bar for the Definitions window.

Maps

Enables you to set the following options for the Map for all the domains:

  • Background colors
  • General settings
  • Host Settings

Alerts

Enables you to set new alert notification options.

Confirmation settings

Enables you to set confirmation settings for domains and tools.

Notification Settings

Enables you to determine whether to receive notifications for actions from the following tools:

  • Actions
  • BSM
  • Calendars
  • Control Resources
  • Folder Manager
  • Forecast
  • Show History
  • Workload Policies
  • Workspace
  • Workspace Manager

External Programs

Enables you to add application settings for external programs.

Advanced

Enables you to set the following Advanced options:

  • Preset path
  • Action Report
  • Reconnections

Diagnostics

Enables you to set the following diagnostics options:

  • Log levels
  • Log files

Newsfeed

Enables you to configure appearance, refresh rate, and proxy server settings for Newsfeed.

Parent Topic

Introduction to Control-M