Strategy Web 9.X preferences are settings that some users and administrators can set to control the behavior of Strategy Web 9.X. Strategy Web 9.X preferences can be set at the following four levels:
What is the meaning of each User preference?
For more information regarding the meaning of each preference option, refer to the online help, as shown below:
Which level takes precedence over what level?
Preference changes made at the report level (e.g. margins) will take precedence over user preferences. Preference changes made at the user preferences level will take precedence over project defaults. If no preference changes have been made at a certain level, then the preferences default to the next higher level:
What does 'Apply to ALL Projects' mean?
If this option is selected and the Apply button is clicked, the values of the preferences that have been selected are applied to every project to which the user has access. If this option is not checked, the values are applied only to the project that the user is accessing currently.
NOTE: When the user clicks Apply, the settings are applied to the project differently, depending on which of the following selections are chosen:
What does 'Load Default Values' mean?
Selecting this button at the User preferences level loads the administrator's default values for this section of preferences. These values are found within the Project Defaults Preferences level. Selecting this button at the Project Defaults level loads the administrator's default values found in the sys_defaults.xml properties file.
NOTE: These default values are not saved until the Apply button is clicked.
