Setting ClearQuest preferences

You can set ClearQuest® preferences in the Preferences window.
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To set ClearQuest preferences:
  1. Click Tools > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, select and expand the ClearQuest node.

    The preferences are described in the following table.

Table 1. ClearQuest preferences
Preference Description Default
on the ClearQuest page

Activate Console on new event

If selected, the Console view is the active view every time the ClearQuest software issues a message.

Not selected

Show successful messages in an informational dialog

If selected, success messages appear in a new window.

If not selected, only error messages appear in a new window.

Not selected

Show successful messages in the Console

If selected, success and error messages appear in the Console view.

If not selected, only error messages appear in the Console view.

Selected

Enable verbose messages

If selected, messages appear after every successful action.

Not selected

Turn on warning message about losing uncommitted data If selected, before you exit a ClearQuest session, a warning message appears for each new or modified workspace item that you have not saved.

Selected

Save ClearQuest Navigator folder hierarchy between sessions If selected, the folder hierarchy expansion in the Navigator view is saved across ClearQuest sessions.
Note: Selecting this preference can impact ClearQuest performance.

Selected

Enable multiple Query Results views

If selected, each time you run a new query, the results appear in a new Query Results view, resulting in multiple Query Results views in the ClearQuest perspective.

Selected

     
on the Advanced page
Hide Record Template area on record submit form If selected, the template section of the record form is not visible when you create records. Not selected
Number of records per page in Query Results view Maximum number of records displayed in the Query Results view. If a result set exceeds the threshold, an informational message appears. Default value of 100
Query Results Column Width Column width of the query results in the Query Results view. Default value of 80
Chart and Report Preferences Use these fields to set chart height and width, the number of chart and report views in the ClearQuest perspective, and the JPEG compression strength in charts. Default values:

Height 500
Width 800
Allow multiple chart views is not selected
Allow multiple report views is not selected
Chart compression 0

Default export directory When you export data, exported files are saved to this directory by default. Default value: C:\DOCUME~1\machinename\LOCALS~1\Temp\

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