Systemwalker Runbook Automation Studio User's Guide

2.4.2 Display Settings

This section describes how to change the settings for the following items:

• Layout of the Process Definition Editor

• Process Definition element display

These settings become effective for all Process Definition Editors that you open in the future. Process Definition Editors that are currently open are not affected.

Information

You can change some settings for currently open Process Definition Editors using the View menu and the pop-up menu of the Palette.

In addition to the above, the following items can be set:

• Display mode for the Navigator view

• Whether the names or file names of local process definitions or scenarios are displayed

• Defining which editor is to be used for opening a process definition, simulation file, or resource file

• Messages that appear when starting and exiting Systemwalker Runbook Automation Studio

To set your preferences:

1. Select Window >> Preferences.

   The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

2. To set your preferred Display Mode for elements in the Process Definition Editor:

   1. Click Interstage BPM Studio.

   2. Choose between Enhanced View (elements have different colors) and Classic BPMN View (elements are black and white only).

3. To set your preference for the display of property symbols in nodes, and to define how many of the defined Java Actions are displayed in a Java Action annotation.

   1. Ensure that the Interstage BPM Studio page is open.

   2. Check or uncheck the Show Details check box.

   3. Enter the desired number of Java Actions to be displayed in the annotation for Java Actions.

4. To set your preference for the display of Roles on Activity nodes:

   1. Ensure that the Interstage BPM Studio page is open.

   2. Check or uncheck the Show Role check box.

5. To set your preferred position of swimlane titles:

   1. Expand Interstage BPM Studio and click Appearance.

   2. To place the title on the left-hand side, select Left. To place the title on the upper side, select Top.

6. To set your preferences for the palette:

   1. Expand Interstage BPM Studio and click Editors.

   2. Specify your preferences for the width and position of the palette. Choose whether the palette is collapsed or open (Lock Palette).

   3. Click Palette Settings and specify your preferences for the layout and drawers.

7. To set your preferences for the grid:

   1. Ensure that the Editor page is open.

   2. Choose whether to display or hide the grid (Show Grid).

   3. In the Grid horizontal spacing and Grid vertical spacing fields, type the distance in pixels between grid points.

      The lower the value, the more grid points you see in the Process Definition Editor.

8. To set your preferences for the rulers:

   1. Ensure that the Editor page is open.

   2. Choose whether to display or hide the rulers (Show Ruler).

9. To set your preferences for alignment support:

   1. Ensure that the Editor page is open. Choose whether to turn Snap to Geometry on (turns on feedback lines) or off (turns off feedback lines).

   2. Feedback lines help to align elements when dragging.

10. To set your preferences for the Navigator view:

    1. Click Navigator.

    2. Choose whether to display the names or the file names of process definitions that are stored in local projects, or the names or the file names of simulation scenarios.

11. To set the Process Outline Editor preferences:

    1. Click Process Outline editor.

    2. Set the column information that will be displayed when the Process Outline Editor is opened.

       Note

       This setting is applied to all the Process Outline Editors that are currently open.

12. To set your preferences for the editor you want to use for opening a file:

    • Select General >> Editors.

      When File Associations is clicked, the File Associations page displays all the available file types.

    • Select a file type, and assign it to an editor from the Associated editors list.

13. To set your preferences for messages that appear when starting and exiting Systemwalker Runbook Automation Studio:

    1. Select General >> Startup and Shutdown.

    2. Change the settings as required.

14. To set the color used to emphasize nodes with syntax errors:

    1. Select General >> Appearance >> Colors and Fonts.

    2. Open the Basic tree

    3. Select Error text color.
       The button that indicates the current color is displayed.

    4. Click the button to open the Color dialog box.

    5. Select the color to be set, and click OK.