Options Dialog

Settings for various areas of the interface:

• Application Color Scheme

  You can choose between one of the three integrated color schemes Black, Silver or Blue to change the optical appearance of the application.

• Visible Levels in the Details

  The Details tool window is (initially when an element is first displayed) expanded to show how many sub levels exist when an element is shown for the first time.

• Always close all windows

  If this option is activated, Innovator no longer tells you that you are still logged-in to other models but simply logs you out.

• Open documents read-only

  If this option is activated, then documents (diagrams, tables, specification texts) that are e.g. implicitly opened with a double-click or Go to are found in the Read-Only Mode once opened.

  The option also takes effect when opening attachments.

• Default Font

  You can choose another font if you are finding the default font in the specification texts hard to read. New texts created will automatically have this font.

• Default Font Size

  You can choose another font size if you are finding the default font size in the specification texts hard to read. New texts created will automatically have this font.

• Graphics Format

  You can select the graphics format used for hard copies on the clipboard here.

  • EMF

    Graphics are copied onto the clipboard using the "Enhanced Metafile Format" (EMF) vector format.

  • PNG

    Graphics are copied onto the clipboard using the "Portable Network Graphics" (PNG) raster format.

  • Multi

    Graphics are copied to the clipboard in both formats; the application pasting the graphic must then decide which format to insert the graphic in.

• Default Diagram Notation

  Specify the notation used for new ER diagrams.

• Chen

  Notation according to Peter Pin-Shan Chen with (min,max) cardinalities

• DSA

  Notation in accordance to data structure analysis

• James Martin

  Notation in accordance with James Martin, Bachmann and Odell (also know as "crow’s foot" notation)

• SERM

  Notation in accordance with structured entity relationship modeling from Prof. Dr. Elmar J. Sinz

• IDEF1X

  Notation in accordance with IDEF1X standard (U.S. authority standards FIPS 184)

• UML

  Notation in accordance with Unified Modeling Language

• Classic SERM notation

  If this check box is activated, edges are shown in ER diagrams and Innovator Data classiX. If this option is not activated, edges are shown in accordance with standard SERM notation.

  Note:

  This option only affects ER diagrams and only if SERM is selected as diagram notation (see above).

Options for the Mouse Behavior:

• Mouse Wheel Effect in Diagrams

  You can set what should happen when you drag the mouse wheel here.

  • Always zoom display window
  • Move the display window

• Drag Effect in Diagrams

  You can set what should happen when you move the mouse with the left mouse button pressed here.

  • Diagram Panning
  • Rubber Band Selection

Options for the Documentation:

• XSL Stylesheet Processor

  You can set the parameter for the XSL stylesheet processor here. The xalandocu.xsl stylesheet included within the scope of delivery supports the following parameters:

  Parameter	Description	Default value
  help	Unsuppress help	0
  inodir	Path to INODIR directory	Path to current installation
  inolang	Language for texts	Installation language
  css	Cascading stylesheet for formatting output	inodocu.css
  logo	Logo to add to the page	images/logo.gif
  spinningBreadCrumbs	Use rolling breadcrumbs	0
  toolTipSpec	Description text to be show as a tool tip in graphics	Description
  showbackButton	Unsuppress a button which simulates the browser's History.Back() function.	0
  suppressIndex	Index and mapping directory suppressed	0

  Note:

  The parameters for the XSL Stylesheet Processor overwrite the command which is explicitly set in the model configuration as a property of a documentation command.

• MS Word field for index

  You can configure the field statement for index generation here.
  You can find more information about the supported options in the Microsoft Office help.

• MS Word field for table of contents

  You can configure the field statement for table of contents generation here.
  You can find more information about the supported options in the Microsoft Office help.

• MS Word field for table of figures

  You can configure the field statement for list of figures generation here.
  You can find more information about the supported options in the Microsoft Office help.

• MS Word field for table of tables

  You can configure the field statement for the list of tables generation here.
  You can find more information about the supported options in the Microsoft Office help.

  Note:

  An MS Word field statement for parameterizing the documentation only takes effect for MS Word documentation if the respective property of a documentation command is not explicitly set in the model configuration.

Customize the Quick Access Toolbar:

Select the tab you want to see commands for in the Choose commands from drop-down list.

Use the Add » and Remove buttons to make the contents of the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list. The respectively selected command is added or removed.

Use the arrow keys on the right-hand side to change the order of the commands.

Check the Show quick access toolbar below the ribbon check box if you choose whether you want the quick access toolbar to be shown above or below the ribbon.

Setting up the program help and latest messages:

• Help

  Set whether the online or offline help should be opened when [F1] is pressed.

  Offline help is only stored locally once installation is completed.

  You require an Internet connection to access the online help.

• Custom Help

  Set which URL should be used as the source for the individual help. This URL is used as a link for the Custom Help button in the Help & Support backstage view.

  You can also show the Getting Started tool window once you have logged-in.

• Individual icons

  Enter a list of directories (preferably one only) separated by semi colons that should be searched through for additional icons for model elements.

  Directories need to have the $INODIR\icons structure, i.e. have the same sub directories (default, large, png_default, png_large, xaml).

  Create the directories locally if access to the $INODIR directory takes too long.