User Preferences

Overview

You can open the User Preferences window by clicking its button in the toolbar of the Topology Manager.

It lets you view and configure various settings of the Control Expert client instance and system projects.

Description

Item	Description
1	Click a section to open it.
	General	Regional Settings lets you view the following settings: Display Language : Language used for the user interface. To change it, use the Control Expert language selection tool. Format: Name of the language culture. The setting defines the formatting of dates, time, currency, and numbers in the software. Both settings are followed by the name of the setting in English. Lock Settings lets you disable the automatic lock of the user interface and configure after how much time of user inactivity the lock is active. To unlock, you must enter in the Login dialog box the password of the user who is logged in . Range: 1 to 60 minutes. When the setting is disabled, you can lock the user interface of the Control Expert instance manually. NOTE: The user interface does not lock automatically if Control Expert Editor is open and it is the active window.
	Networks And Servers	Lets you view and edit the address of the following servers: Control Engineering Server : Lets you access the EcoStruxure Control Engineering web platform by using commands of the Tools menu. Internet connection and registration required. URL (read-only): https://ecostruxure-control-engineering.se.app/ Control Expert Server: System server that this Control Expert instance connects to and which hosts the repository of system project data. Use the format IP address:Port.
	FdtDtm Settings	Lets you configure FdtDTM settings.
	System Project	Lets you manage the following passwords: The system project password. The control project application password. The control project file encryption password.
2	Applies your changes⁽¹⁾ and keeps User Preferences open.
3	Applies your changes⁽¹⁾ and closes User Preferences .
4	Discards your changes and closes User Preferences.
5	Reverts the settings of all the sections⁽¹⁾, except System Project , to their default values after you confirm the command.
(1) If Control Expert Server Address has been modified or if you are not connected to a Control Expert server, the client attempts to connect to the configured address. If a system project is open it is closed.