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Control Toolbar Buttons Action
This option allows you to choose the reaction on clicking buttons on the control panel. If you choose 'Create New Object', then the new database objects will be created on clicking these buttons, if you choose 'Show Last Object', then the last viewed database objects will be opened for editing.

Show only connected databases in drop-down menu
Check this option to hide the databases that are not connected.

Automatically expand dependencies
Check this option to expand dependencies of the object on the Dependencies tabs of the object editors.

Don't show empty object categories in dependencies
This option enables/disables empty object categories on the Dependencies tab of the object editors.

Use transactions in grids, SQL Editor and Query Builder
If this option is on, the transaction is active until the grid is closed or the Commit button is pressed; all edited records are blocked until the transaction commit. If this option is off, then the transaction starts and immediately commits (autocommit) on saving each record, which is blocked only for a little time period.

Timeouts
On this panel you can set timeouts for some operations in PostgreSQL 7.3 or higher. Timeouts are necessary for preventing program hang-up when executing the SQL statement due to the transaction interlocking. You can set timeouts for changing metadata, table recreation, or query execution in the SQL Editor or Query Builder.

DB Explorer  

Show hosts in Database Explorer
If this option is checked, database hosts are visible in the DB Explorer database tree.

Show table subobjects
If this option is checked, table subobjects (fields and indices) are visible in the DB Explorer database tree.

Recent Object Count
This option defines number of database objects on the Recent tab of the DB Explorer.

Expand after Connection
Select branches to expand automatically in the DB Explorer tree on connect to the database.

Tables' Details in SQL Assistant
This panel allows you to switch the SQL Assistant mode for displaying table fields, indices or table status (table properties set on creating).
   
SQL Editor  

Fetch All
If this option is checked, all the records according to the query will be extracted from the table, if unchecked - only those displayed on Results tab in the SQL Editor window.

Explain Query
If this option is checked, query plan is displayed at the bottom of the SQL Editor window.

Show result for each query
If this option is checked, the Results tab is activated after executing each query.

Execute selected text separately
Check this option to allow the separate executing of the selected text.

Disable Transaction Confirmation
If this option is checked, no transaction confirmation will be required on closing Visual Query Builder and SQL Editor. Specify the default action ('Commit' or 'Rollback') and this action will be performed automatically each time when you exit Query Builder or SQL Editor. Check the Perform default action after each operation

   
SQL Script  

Abort Script on Error
If this option is checked, script execution aborts when an error occurs.

Rollback on Abort
This option is available only if Abort Script on Error is checked. This option evokes automatic rollback on script execution abort.

SQL Monitor  

Show Time of Operation
Check this option to display time required for the operation in the SQL Monitor window.

Log SQL Monitor events to file
Check this option to enable logging of all the SQL Monitor events to external file, selected below.

Reports  
 
Default Paper Size
Selects the paper size.

Get column's width from grid view
Enable this option to perform PostgreSQL Manager to get column's width from grid view.

Query Builder  
 
Drag field name
This option enables displaying field names during dragging.

Visible Tabs
Select the tabs you want to see in the Query Builder main area.

Color Palette
You can define some color setting for Query Builder here.

Style
This options set defines Query Builder visible objects style.

Availability:
Windows Professional

Yes

Windows Lite

Yes (w/o Query Builder page)

Linux Professional

Yes (w/o Query Builder page)

Linux Lite

Yes (w/o Query Builder page)