PRepS Configuration

The PRepS Properties Dialog

The PRepS properties dialog contains two tabs, the General tab, and the Main Window tab. As the names imply, the General tab is used to configure general PRepS features, while the Main Window tab is used to configure which columns are displayed on the main window.

The General Tab

Figure 1. The General Tab

The General tab allows the users to configure general PRepS features. Changes on this tab are effective immediatly upon the user pressing the OK or Apply.

Auto-Refresh Rate

PRepS can automatically refresh the main window after a cetertain number minutes. The Auto-Refresh Rate parameter specifies how often the main window should be refreshed. Setting this value to zero will result in automatical refreshing of the window being turned off.

HTML Viewer

PRepS can create a couple of different HTML based reports. The HTML Viwer parameter determines which program is used to view those reports from the report generation dialog. The viewer program must accept the name of the file to view as its only parameter. If the viewer program is not in the user's PATH, the full path to the program must be provided.

Text Viewer

PRepS can create a ChangeLog for a project. The Text Viwer parameter determines which program is used to view the ChangeLog from the report generation dialog. The viewer program must accept the name of the file to view as its only parameter. If the viewer program is not in the user's PATH, the full path to the program must be provided.

Show login dialog on startup

If the Show login dialog on startup check box is checked, the Login Dialog will automatically be displayed when PRepS is started. Otherwise, the Login Dialog will only be displayed on startup if the initial database login fails.

The Main Window Tab

Figure 2. The Main Window Tab

The Main Window tab allows the users to specify which columns are displayed in the results list on the main window. If the user chooses to display no columns, the system will default to displaying the problem report number, problem report description, and project name. This is done as a failsafe measure.

Changes made on this tab do not take effect until PRepS is restarted. I plan on fixing this in the future so that changes are effective as soon as they are applied. In the maintime, this is just easier.

Problem Report Number

Display the problem report number on the main window problem report list.

Problem Report Description

Display the problem report description on the main window problem report list.

Problem Type

Display the problem type on the main window problem report list.

Status

Display the problem report status on the main window problem report list.

Severity

Display the problem report severity on the main window problem report list.

Project Name

Display the project name on the main window problem report list.

Assignee

Display the login ID of the person to whom the problem report is assigned on the main window problem report list.

Submitter

Display the login ID of the person who submitted the problem report on the main window problem report list.

Submission Date

Display the date that the problem report was submitted on the main window problem report list.