Environment preferences
Environment preferences, accessible from the General preferences category, include environment-level property settings.
Figure 1. Environment preferences
dialog

| Preference | Description |
|---|---|
| APA Repository Location | Location for the APA plug-in data (includes
downloaded reports). Default: Workspace location of the launched product. |
| Show Inactive Stc | Include all STCs which contain data downloaded
from z/OS® (not just the STCs
that were active from the previous connection to z/OS). Default: checked |
| Automatic update notification | Check and notify user when updates are available.
This is done at connect time. Default: checked |
| UnTrusted Host Connection Warning | Uncheck to disable UnTrusted Host Connection
Warning Message. Default: checked |
| Text Encoding | Codepage to use. Value is one of IBM1047. Default: IBM1047 |