SAP DMS Preferences Window

Use

You can use the SAP DMS Preferences window to change the settings for the DMS gateway, and customize the location of your Favorites, the way it displays, and the way in which files are opened.

Features

Fields	Functional Description
Favorites Location	Specifies the location where your favorites are stored
Limit the Number of Search Results To	Determines the number of search results that display on the page. The number of items displayed in the search are restricted, even though there could be more. Note This setting is for search results where the search has been performed using “Simple Search”.
Set Page Size To	Determines the number of search results that display on the page. The number of items displayed per page are controlled, and this option always shows all results. Note This setting is for search results where the search has been performed using “Enterprise Search”.
Action when Opening File	Selects the mode in which the file is opened Display: The file is opened in a Read-Only state. The file, when opened, isn’t checked out. Check Out and Edit: The file is available for editing in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author. The file, when opened, is automatically checked out.
Search Type	Determines search type Database (default): The system performs search in database. This method is present on all systems. Enterprise: The system performs search based on TREX engine. You must configure SAP PLM to use the search. Note If SAP PLM isn’t configured correctly, this option is unavailable.
Disable File Description	Hides the description of the file when checking in. When this option is checked, the Description column of the Attach Files window is hidden.
Disable Delete in DMS Menu Option	Disables the Delete in DMS menu option. When this option is checked, this option is grayed-out (disabled).
Log Filter	Allows filtering of messages from SAP DMS. The field takes a comma-separated list of terms. Any warning that has text that matches any of the search terms is suppressed.
Assembly Explosion Type	Determines how to use a different BOM explosion to control the version of subcomponents that are loaded. VDS shattered means that each part and assembly is stored as a separate file that is combined dynamically at viewing time. Assembly and subassemblies reference other files that contain the geometry rather than storing an own copy. For minor changes, it’s possible to visualize the change without the need to reprocess an entire assembly. This function works by performing a BOM explosion to select the files that make up the entire scene and constructing the viewable at runtime.