General tab

Set options such as startup company, startup menu, and navigation.

Notifications

Define how frequently you want to receive notifications, and whether you want to receive your notifications as pop-up messages or e-mail messages.

Delegation

Delegate workflow tasks and documents to another user.

Status bar

Select the information that you want to display in the status bar. The status bar is located at the bottom of the client workspace.

Fonts

Set fonts and font sizes for reports, forms, and the properties editor.

Default font values

Development

Set options for developers who customize Microsoft Dynamics AX.

For more information, see Setting Development Options

SQL

Set options for your SQL Server database.

Tracing Methods	Purpose
Multiple SQL statements	Monitor SQL communication with the SQL database backend. This is typically used only in the development environment.
Long queries	Locate single SQL statements that exceed a user-defined time. Use the Thresholdfield to define the length of a long-running query in milliseconds. Tip This method is useful in both development and testing environments to find and remove performance bottlenecks (using low query time thresholds), and in production environments for monitoring (using a long query time threshold).
Warnings	Warn the developer when code fragments or constructions force the kernel to make changes. Performance-related warnings are also issued.
Deadlocks	Use tracing deadlocks to pinpoint bottlenecks in multiuser environments. Note This does not enable or disable the standard deadlock handling in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
General	Receive a query plan from the database that lists the steps that are needed to fulfill a given query.

All four tracing methods can independently be directed to up to four different output media. For more information about tracing, see the Microsoft Dynamics AX developer documentation.

Confirmation

Specify which warning messages should be displayed when you delete or update.

Preload

View the list of tables that can be preloaded.

The Preloadoption loads all the data from a SQL database table when the table is first accessed. This can improve performance and scalability for frequently accessed static data. Preloading can reduce potential bottlenecks in the database.

Evaluate the tradeoff between initial load time and later access time. If you access the information frequently and for a longer time, preloading the information will provide performance gains. If you perform limited lookups and maintain the session for a limited time, you might not want to preload large amounts of data.

A table can be preloaded only if the CacheLookup property is set to EntireTable in the Application Object Tree (AOT). This means that all records in the table are placed in the cache the first time that the data is accessed.

If the usage pattern for a user indicates that a given table should not be preloaded (to speed up initial access), the option can be disabled for only that user. If a table is so large that the initial load time exceeds gains in access time, deactivate preloading for all users by deactivating the option for the Admin user.

To select a table for preloading, select the check box next to the table ID. If you cannot select the check box, preloading has been deactivated for the table for all users.

Note
Modifying the data in a preloaded table will cause Microsoft Dynamics AX to preload the data again the next time the table is accessed.

Apply

Apply changes without closing the Optionsform.

Default

Reset all options on all tabs to the system default settings.

Toolbar

Set options related to toolbars, button size, and tooltips.

Usage data

View, update, or delete data for the current user.

Best Practices

Set the type of checks to run when searching for best practices deviations.

Compiler

Set options for compiling.

Alias

User identification as stored in Active Directory directory services.

Network domain

Name of the authenticated user's Active Directory domain.

Start menu

Active menu after logon (optional).

Start company accounts

Active company and data after logon.

Autocomplete

Select this option if you want the system to remember text that you type and display matching entries in a list.

Default <TAB> behavior

Specify the tab behavior for Microsoft Dynamics AX forms. Select the check box to tab through fields and buttons on the current tab only. Clear the check box to tab through all fields on all tabs.

Last logon

Date the user last logged on to the system.

Language

User's preferred language for text when working in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Alt Help Language

User's preferred language for Help content.

Preferred time zone

Set the time zone you prefer to view data in. Your preferred time zone is initially set to that of your Windows locale, although it may have been changed by an administrator.

Preferred calendar

This option appears only if the language is set to AR (Arabic). Set the calendar you prefer to use to calculate year and date values. Options include the following:

Gregorian- Default. The calendar used for non-Arabic languages.

Hijri- A calendar that can be used in regions that use the Hijri calendar based on the algorithm that is used by the government of Kuwait.

Um al-Qura- A calendar that can be used in regions that use the Hijri calendar based on the Um al-Qura algorithm that is used by the government of Saudi Arabia. This calendar is available only if the Microsoft Dynamics AX client is on a computer that is running Windows Vista.

Time zone mismatch notification

If this option is selected, the user will receive a notification when the time zone of the Microsoft Dynamics AX client does not match the Windows locale of the client computer.

Detail level

Specify the level of Infolog detail.

Note
If the detail level is set to None, historical errors and warnings cannot be viewed.

Automatic shutdown

Set the number of minutes a client can be idle before Microsoft Dynamics AX shuts down automatically.

A value of 0 means that the system never shuts down automatically.

Theme name

This feature is not used in this version of Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Mark empty links

This feature is not used in this version of Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Document handling active

Select to enable the Document handlingicon on the toolbar and on the Commandmenu.

Update toolbar line button

Highlight the document handling icon on the toolbar when you select a record that contains a document reference.

You can improve system performance by clearing the check box.

Refresh Time Duration (Minutes)

Enter a time interval (in minutes) to specify how frequently page information is updated on your Role Center. This value must be between 0 (zero) and 1440 minutes (1 day).

Note
If you enter 0, page information will not be updated.

Receive notifications every (minutes)

The time interval by which Microsoft Dynamics AX polls for new alerts. The time interval must be set in minutes. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 1440 minutes (1 day).

Pop-up link destination

Specify whether alerts open to the current alert or to the original alert in the Notification listform. Select to open to the original alert to see the context in which the alert was triggered.

Send alert as e-mail message

Specify whether alerts should be delivered as e-mail messages. The option to deliver alerts as e-mail messages can also be set up on individual alert rules. The selection in this field overrides rule-level setup. For more information about each option, see About receiving alerts.

Show pop-ups

Specify whether alerts should be delivered as pop-up messages. The option to deliver alerts as pop-up messages can also be set up on individual alert rules. The selection in this field overrides rule-level setup. For more information about each option, see About receiving alerts.

Scope

Select work items to delegate: all, by category, or by specific workflow.

Name

Select the category or workflow to delegate work items for. This option is not available if you chose to delegate all work items.

Delegate

Select the Microsoft Dynamics AX user to delegate work items to.

Enabled

Select this check box to enable the selected delegation rule.

Show status bar

Select how you want to display the status bar.

Warn company accounts change

Select to display a message when you switch between company accounts.

The message appears if two or more companies are open at the same time (two main menus), and the user changes company accounts. This helps avoid creating transactions in the wrong company.

Show Help text

Select to display Help information on the status bar.

Show clock

Select to display the time on the status bar.

Show CapsLock

Select to display the status of CAPS LOCK on the status bar.

Show activity

Select to display data transfer and database activity on the status bar.

Show session date

Select to display the date on the status bar.

Show util layer

Select to display the current application object layer on the status bar.

Show NumLock

Select to display the status of NUM LOCK on the status bar.

Show company accounts

Select to display the name of the current company account on the status bar.

Note
By selecting Show company accounts, you can easily change company accounts by double-clicking the name on the status bar.

Show currency

Select to display the default currency on the status bar.

Note
If Show currencyis selected, you can change the currency unit by double-clicking the currency on the status bar.

Show user ID

Select to display the user ID on the status bar.

Show customizable Help text field

Select to display a customizable field on the status bar. Information in this field must be written from the code.

Show alert status

Select to display the number of unread alerts on the status bar.