You can set preferences that apply to all Power*Architect projects.
Note: This section describes general user preferences and default column settings only. For information on JDBC drivers preferences, see Chapter 5, Setting up Database Support . You can also set project settings (see the section called “Defining Project Settings” ).
Select File » User Preferences. For Macintosh, select Architect » Preferences.
The User Preferences dialog box appears.
On the General tab, enter the following information:
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PL.INI File
Enter the location for the pl.ini file. This file stores the settings for the database connections you create. If you leave this location blank, you will be prompted to use a default location when you start Power*Architect.
If you have a pl.ini file from another SQL Power application, you can use the same file for Power*Architect so that you don't have to re-enter all of your database connection information.
ETL Log File
Enter the location for the etl.log file. This log file is written to when you use the ETL features in Power*Architect.
Forward Engineering Log File
Enter the location of the ddl.log file. This log file is written to when you forward engineer a data model.
Antialiased Rendering in PlayPen
Turn on this option to improve the display of the data model diagrams in the playpen, especially when zoomed out. This option may cause slower performance on some systems. Using this option is recommended unless you experience poor performance.
Error Reporting
Turn on this option to send automatic error reports to SQL Power. Error reports never include any information that could be used to identify you or the contents or subject matter of your project. They simply include a Java stack trace that tells developers where in the program code Power*Architect encountered a failure, as well as generic information such as the version of your Java Runtime Environment and the amount of RAM Power*Architect is currently using. These error reports help the Power*Architect development team prioritize bug fixes based on the estimated number of times a particular problem has been encountered.
Show Welcome Screen
Turn this option on to view the welcome screen when you start Power*Architect.
Click OK.
On the Default Column Setting, enter the following information:
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Column name by Default
Enter the default column name.
Column type by Default
Select the default column type.
Column Precision by Default
Enter the default column precision.
Column Scale by Default
Enter the default column scale.
Column in Primary Key by Default
Select if column should be in primary key by default.
Column Allows Nulls by Default
Select if column should allow Nulls by default.
Column Auto Increment by Default
Select if column should Auto Increment by default.
Column Remarks by Default
Enter Column default remarks.
Value by Default
Enter default value.