Setting ClearQuest preferences

To set ClearQuest preferences:

1. Click Window > 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	Specify the HTML version for the report output format. Additional report and charting preferences are available on the Rational® ClearQuest > Reporting preferences menu.	Default values: HTML 3.2 HTML 4.0
   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\