Common Settings

The Common Settings page of the Application Setup can be changed from within any ReliaSoft desktop application.

  • Interface sets the language and the skin (color scheme) for the software interface. Selecting a skin shows you a preview of the changes in the Application Setup window. The change takes effect in the rest of the interface the next time you launch each application.

Note that a language change will not affect applications that are currently available only in English.

  • Open With sets the ReliaSoft application to launch by default when you double-click an *.rsr21 or *.rserp file from this computer. If you want to be prompted to choose an application each time, select Show the ReliaSoft Launcher.
  • Recent Databases List sets the maximum number of recently saved database files to be displayed in the "Recent Databases" list in the Backstage view.
  • Auto Save specifies when folios and diagrams will be saved automatically. The application always saves folios/diagrams upon calculate or close. If you want to also save periodically while you're editing, specify an interval. This can be useful if you're working across a network in an enterprise database.
  • Other
    • Allow multiple projects (project explorer) applies to ReliaSoft desktop applications that use the current project explorer (i.e., Weibull++, BlockSim and Lambda Predict). Select the check box if you want to have multiple projects open at the same time. There is a separate setting for project windows in XFMEA/RCM++. (See Working with Multiple Projects.)
    • Show project name in opened folios applies to ReliaSoft desktop applications that use the current project explorer (i.e., Weibull++, BlockSim and Lambda Predict). It shows the project name in [brackets] on the tab or window caption. This may be useful when you have multiple projects open at the same time.
    • Use web-based help. Select the check box to always make F1 and other help commands open the most up-to-date help file from the Internet when possible. If you clear this check box, they open the local help file that was installed with the software.
    • Highlight 'Active' category in ribbon applies a highlight color to the label that shows which tabs are currently active.
    • Use non-modal Resource Manager locks the Resource Manager in a top window position so it can remain open while you have access to the project. If not selected, you must close the Resource Manager to return to the project.
    • Warn when changing metric associations shows a warning when you select an existing metric in a situation that will change the metric's associated model. (See Showing Metrics in Folios/Diagrams.)
    • Hide unused project folders applies to ReliaSoft desktop applications that use the current project explorer (i.e., Weibull++, BlockSim and Lambda Predict). It hides from view all folders that do not contain any project items.
  • Highlight colors sets the colors used to color-code values in the following analyses:

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