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SI Explorer Setup Menu - Reset Settings

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  1. Settings to Reset
    1. Personal Change Request data
    1. Available Masters
    1. Working Directories
    1. Specifier Names
    1. Icon Colors
    1. File Locations
    1. Window Sizes
    1. Other Settings
    1. Initialization (iNI) files
  2. Standard Windows Commands
  3. Using this Feature
    1. To Reset User-Specific Settings Back To Defaults
  4. Additional Learning Tools
  5. Technical Support Information

This command can be executed from the SI Explorer's Setup menu.

The options within this window will restore the settings to the application defaults.

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsContent descriptions are detailed below the image.

Illustration SI Explorer's Setup Menu - Reset Settings

Settings to Reset

Personal Change Request data

Removes the user-specific information that has been preserved in the top portion of the Software Change Request Form that is generated through Tools > Software Change Request > Create/Edit Form.

Available Masters

Resets the available Masters by returning to the Connected Masters Required window that appears during the initial installation, so you can choose to either have SpecsIntact download and restore the latest UFGS Master, restore a Master that's on your system, or connect to a Master that is already available on your system.

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteResetting the available Masters will only remove the connections but not the files.

Working Directories

This option is intended to reset the Working Directories to the default value.  When selected, you will be given three choices:

  1. Have SpecsIntact create a default Working Directory -- (C:\Users\UserID\Documents\SpecsIntactWD)
  2. Connect Working Directories Manually -- Automatically opens Setup > Working Directories
  3. Exit SpecsIntact

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteResetting the Working Directories only removes the connections, but not the files.  Before proceeding, take note of the existing Working Directories since they will need to be reconnected.

Specifier Names

Removes any names entered through Setup > Options > Specifiers tab.

Icon Colors

Returns the icon colors to the system default settings.

File Locations

Returns the file locations to the system default settings.

Window Sizes

Restores all resized windows and positions to their default settings. Changing configurations where the display setup differs can sometimes lead to applications opening on phantom monitors. Resetting the window sizes is a simple fix for this common problem.

Other Settings

Resets other user-specific settings back to the default settings.  These settings do not fit within the categories shown above, such as the Add Sections, Columns, Mail, Backup, etc.

Initialization (iNI) files

Performs a clean initialization by removing and resetting the software's configuration files to their default state. This can resolve unexpected software behaviors by restoring the startup settings.

Standard Windows Commands

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box OK buttonThe OK button will execute and save selections made and make them partAll sections are divided into three parts: General, Products, and Execution of your Job's properties.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Cancel buttonThe Cancel button will close the window without recording any selections or changes entered.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Help buttonThe Help button will open the Help Topic for this window.

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsUsing this Feature

To Reset User-Specific Settings Back To Defaults

  1. In the SI Explorer

  2. Select the Setup menu and choose Reset Settings

  3. Below Settings to Reset, check the options you wish to reset

  4. Select OK

  5. When the Confirm Reset message box opens, select Yes

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintTo learn more about the options when resetting Available Masters and Working Directories, refer to the Installation Guide, Chapter entitled, "Working Directories & Connecting Masters," located on the SpecsIntact Website's Support & Help Center Page.

Additional Learning Tools

Illustration Icon Indicating Learning Guide SeriesDownload the SpecsIntact Installation Guide from the SpecsIntact Website's Support & Help Center page.

Illustration Icon Indicating eLearning ModulesWatch the Local Installation and Setup eLearning module within Chapter 1 - Getting Started.

Users are encouraged to visit the SpecsIntact Website's Support & Help Center for access to all of our User Tools, including eLearning (video tutorials), printable Guides, a Knowledge Base containing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Technical Notes and Release Notes, and Web-Based Help.

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