The general user preferences page defines common display settings.
The following general settings affect the general display information
throughout Workplace XT.
- Default home page determines the primary
view that is displayed. In Workplace XT, the default home page opens
when you first log in using the Workplace XT web address but do not
include a specific page in the address. The default is Browse.
The available settings are primary views to which you have access
and Default, which uses the corresponding site
preference set by the administrator.
- Default list view specifies whether lists
are displayed in Detailed, Magazine,
or Default layout. If you select Detailed,
all lists of objects returned for viewing display details such as
the name or title, the last date modified, the version label, and
the file size (depending on the type of view you are using). If you
select Magazine, the item name and a brief
description are displayed. Magazine view is only supported for Workplace
XT secondary pages. If you select Default,
the corresponding site preference setting (set by the administrator)
is used.
Here is an example of the detailed view of documents in
a folder. Since the interface can be customized, you might see different
column headings.

Here is an example of the magazine
view of documents in a folder. Since the description can be customized,
you might see a different description.

- Default home skin determines the color
scheme for My Workplace pages. Select the desired scheme from the
drop-down list. The default skin is White.
- Show system properties view expanded specifies
whether to show the system properties wherever class properties are
displayed.
- Default uses the corresponding site preference.
- Yes always displays the expanded list of
system properties and the Collapse System Properties link.
- No hides the system properties and displays
the Show System Properties link.
- Date format determines how dates are displayed
in properties or search fields. The available formats are:
- Default uses the corresponding site preference
- Short (MM/d/yy) displays as 9/6/05
Note: When
you enter a date with a two-digit year, this date is interpreted to
be between 80 years prior to the current date, and 20 years ahead
of the current date. For example, the current year is 2007. If you
intentionally enter July 9, 2027 as 7/9/27 for a specific date property
value, the date is translated as July 9, 1927. If you need to enter
years outside of this range, you should choose an alternate format.
- Medium (MMM d, yyyy) displays as Sep 6,
2005
- Long (MMMM d, yyyy) displays as Sept 6,
2005
- Full (EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy) displays as Tuesday,
Sept 6, 2005
- Time format determines how times are displayed
in properties or search fields. The available formats are:
- Default uses the corresponding site preference
- Short (h:mm a) is displayed as 1:15 pm
- Medium (h:mm:ss a) is displayed as 1:15:34
pm
- Long (h:mm:ss a z) is displayed as 1:15:34
pm PST
- Full (h:mm:ss a z) is
displayed as 1:15:34 pm PST
- Time zone specifies how the application
determines the time zone. You can select one of the following time
zone settings from the list:
- Default: The time zone specified in the
corresponding site preference.
- Browser Time Zone: The time zone used by
the browser on the client workstation.
- AE Server Time Zone: The time zone used
by the server that is running the application.
- a specific GMT value: The time zone specified relative to Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT); for example, (GMT-7) Mountain Standard Time.
Although the default is to check your browser's time zone setting,
it is always more reliable to set a specific time zone value, in case
a program cannot determine your browser's setting. For example, if
you are in the Pacific Time Zone and you switch to daylight saving
time each year, select (GMT-8) Pacific Standard Time. If you do not
change to daylight saving time, select (GMT-8) GMT-08:00.
- Action icons determines if icons are displayed
next to action names. Actions are displayed in the left pane of the
information page associated with an object.
Criteria
for search and history results determines if the search
criteria are displayed when you open the Search page or the History
view of the information page. The default is Show.
In addition to changing the setting here, you can always click Show
Criteria or Hide Criteria in the
Search page or History view of the information page to change the
display.
Always
show folder filtering determines if the folder filtering
criteria are always displayed in pages that navigate folder contents.
The options are Show to display the filter
criteria, Hide to hide the criteria, or Default to
use the site preference setting set by your administrator.
Magazine
list view page size determines how many items are displayed
in a single page in magazine view. The initial default is 10 items,
although your administrator can set a different default.
Detailed
list view page size determines how many items are displayed
in a single page in detail view. The initial default is 20 items,
although your administrator can set a different default.