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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Defining the Server preference</h1> |
| <div><div>Using the Preferences page, you can define attributes used for |
| testing projects by the servers. To define these preferences, do the following:</div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>In the toolbar, select <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Window</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span></span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Preferences page, select <span class="uicontrol">Server</span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify one or more of the following settings by selecting the |
| appropriate check box:</span> |
| <table border="1" frame="hsides" rules="rows" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="choicetableborder"> |
| <thead><tr><th id="d0e28-option" valign="bottom" align="left">Option</th> |
| <th id="d0e28-desc" valign="bottom" align="left">Description</th></tr></thead> |
| <tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e30"><strong>Show Servers view when server state changes</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e30">The |
| Servers view is displayed on the workbench when there are any activities in |
| the Servers view. For more details about the server states refer to the <a href="rwrcview.html">Servers View</a> topic.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e38"><strong>Automatically publish when starting servers</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e38">Specifies |
| that all the files should automatically be published before starting the server.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e43"><strong>Automatically publish to local server</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e43">Specifies |
| that all the files should automatically be published to the local server at |
| every <em>seconds</em> intervals, where <em>seconds</em> is the number of seconds |
| you have specified in the <span class="uicontrol">Publishing interval (in seconds)</span> control. |
| The minimum value for the publishing interval is ten seconds.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e57"><strong>Automatically publish to remote server</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e57">Specifies |
| that all the files should automatically be published to the remote server |
| at every <em>seconds</em> intervals, where <em>seconds</em> is the number of seconds |
| you have specified in the <span class="uicontrol">Publishing interval (in seconds)</span> control. |
| The minimum value for the publishing interval is ten seconds.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e71"><strong>Automatically restart servers when necessary</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e71">Specifies |
| that the server tools can automatically restart the server when it detects |
| that the server must be restarted to handle resource changes in the workspace.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e28-option" id="d0e76"><strong>Prompt before making irreversible changes within an editor</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e28-desc d0e76">Specifies that the server tools will prompt you before you make a |
| change in a editor that cannot be undone.</td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody></table> |
| </li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Under <span class="uicontrol">Save dirty editors before starting server</span>, |
| specify the preferences for saving the changes in any open server editors |
| before starting the server by selecting one of the following:</span> |
| <table border="1" frame="hsides" rules="rows" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="choicetableborder"> |
| <thead><tr><th id="d0e86-option" valign="bottom" align="left">Option</th> |
| <th id="d0e86-desc" valign="bottom" align="left">Description</th></tr></thead> |
| <tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e86-option" id="d0e88"><strong>Never</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e86-desc d0e88">Specifies that the server tools will |
| not save the changes in any open editors before starting the server.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e86-option" id="d0e93"><strong>Prompt</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e86-desc d0e93">Specifies that the server tools |
| will prompt you before saving any changes in an open server editor.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e86-option" id="d0e98"><strong>Auto-save</strong></td> |
| <td valign="top" headers="d0e86-desc d0e98">Specifies that the server tools |
| will automatically save any changes in an open server editor before starting |
| the server.</td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody></table> |
| </li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Under the <span class="uicontrol">Server timeout delay</span> drop-down |
| list, select one of the following relative length of time you can wait before |
| ending a server operation:</span><ul><li>Longer</li> |
| <li>Long</li> |
| <li>Normal</li> |
| <li>Short</li> |
| <li>Shorter</li> |
| </ul> |
| The default setting is <span class="uicontrol">Normal</span>. <div class="tip"><span class="tiptitle">Tip:</span> If you have a fast processing machine, you can try using the <span class="uicontrol">Shorter</span> timeout |
| delay option. If you have a slow processing machine, you can try using the <span class="uicontrol">Longer</span> timeout |
| delay option.</div> |
| </li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Apply</span> and then <span class="uicontrol">OK</span> to |
| save your changes.</span></li> |
| </ol> |
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| <div class="familylinks"> |
| <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../topics/tpref.html" title="The server tools allow you to define the following preferences:">Defining server preferences</a></div> |
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