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Use the dialog box under Start of the navigation path Window Next navigation step Preferences End of the navigation path to specify how you want Eclipse to work. Here you can configure a number of settings for BW Modeling tools.

BW Modeling

You can change the following settings on the BW Modeling preferences page:

  • Search and Validation Settings:

    Option Explanation Default Value
    Max. Number of Entries in Result Set Specifies how many entries are displayed as matches (after a defined latency) in the Open BW Object dialog box and in the wizards for creating BW metadata objects. 200
    Input delay (msec) Specifies the latency time that elapses before entries are displayed as matches in the Open BW Object dialog box and in the wizards for creating BW metadata objects. 800
  • BWMT Link Handling:

    If you use the Share BWMT Link (Share BWMT Link) function and want to open a BWMT link from an external document or an e-mail, an installation of the BW Modeling tools must be defined as the installation in which the BW object in question should be opened. If your operating system is Microsoft Windows, you can set the path to the handler by activating the BWMT Link Handling option under Start of the navigation path Window Next navigation step Preferences Next navigation step BW Modeling End of the navigation path. This option can only be activated for an installation on your local computer.

CompositeProvider

You can change the following settings on the Start of the navigation path BW Modeling Next navigation step CompositeProvider End of the navigation path page.:

Option Explanation Default Value
Min. Number of PartProviders for Bulk Load For more information, see Settings for CompositeProviders 10
Query Formula Syntax Coloring

On the Start of the navigation path BW Modeling Next navigation step Query Formula Syntax Coloring End of the navigation path page, you can define the syntax highlighting for formulas in queries and can set the required colors, styles and fonts.