Application Settings

In This Topic

The Global Cache Tab
The Operation Agent Tab
The Server Settings Tab
The Communication Settings Tab

The "Application Settings" window allows you maintain and edit key global settings.

To access the window in the Console menu, go to Tools > Application Settings.

Maintaining Application Settings Data

The Application Settings contains the following tabs:

Global Cache Settings Operation Agent Server Settings Communication Settings

The Global Cache Tab

When the application has loaded, the "Application Settings" window appears.

Use the Global Cachetab to maintain general application information and to configure options:

The window contains the following settings:

Global CacheInformation
Item Characteristic Tuning	Allows for controlling aspects about the Item Characteristic value cache. Clicking the Rebuild Item Characteristic Cache button will cause the cache to be deleted and rebuilt from current Item Characteristic values. Duration of Cached Entity: This sets the time to live for the cached data to the specified unit of time. Use the slider, or type the number in the text box, then select the time basis from the drop down of options
Local Price Caching	Allows for controlling aspects about the local pricing value cache. Clicking the Rebuild Default Price Cache button will cause the cached pricing for the Default Customer for each Site to be deleted and updated to current pricing. The action is accomplished by running the BuildPriceCache Operation specifically limited to the Customer numbers of the Default Customers. Important Note: The system will not allow the user to inadvertently trigger multiple instances of the price cache clearing operation and thus the following are possible messages that may be presented after clicking the button. Clicking the Clear Price Cache button will cause the cause the entire price cache to be deleted, allowing CyberStore to rebuild *if price caching is enabled. Duration of Cached Entity:* This sets the time to live for the cached data to the specified unit of time. Use the slider, or type the number in the text box, then select the time basis from the drop down of options

Global CacheInformation

Item Characteristic Tuning

Allows for controlling aspects about the Item Characteristic value cache.

Clicking the Rebuild Item Characteristic Cache button will cause the cache to be deleted and rebuilt from current Item Characteristic values.

Duration of Cached Entity: This sets the time to live for the cached data to the specified unit of time. Use the slider, or type the number in the text box, then select the time basis from the drop down of options

Local Price Caching

Allows for controlling aspects about the local pricing value cache.

Clicking the Rebuild Default Price Cache button will cause the cached pricing for the Default Customer for each Site to be deleted and updated to current pricing. The action is accomplished by running the BuildPriceCache Operation specifically limited to the Customer numbers of the Default Customers.

Important Note:

The system will not allow the user to inadvertently trigger multiple instances of the price cache clearing operation and thus the following are possible messages that may be presented after clicking the button.

Clicking the Clear Price Cache button will cause the cause the entire price cache to be deleted, allowing CyberStore to rebuild if price caching is enabled.

Suggested Retail Pricing Method

Allows for control over the retail pricing schemes. Default is "custom" which allows the user to change an items price directly within the management console, or through population from an uploaded spreadsheet.

The option can be set to any of the following values:

List Price - the List Price of the Item as configured in SYSPRO
Specific Customer Price - requires that a Customer be specified as the source, which when selected will then use the price of the selected Customer as the source
Custom- any price value desired and can be populated either by importing Item data, or editing directly in Item Maintenance

Note:

Be sure to click the button when you are finished making any edits.

The Operation Agent Tab

Use the Operation Agenttab to determine the global settings for the Operation Agent function.

The Operation Agenttab contains the following setting:

Operation Agent Information
Operation Agent Always On	By enabling this setting, the Operation agent will be checked regulaly to see if it is actively running in memory. If it is not, it will attempt to start it.

Note:

Be sure to click the button when you are finished making any edits.

The Server Settings Tab

Use the Server Settings tab to setup certain server-level configuration settings.

Server Settings
Communication Protocols	Establish the version of the TLS protocol to use for the CyberStore instance. Default is 1.2.
Global Log Settings	Set the maximum number of event entries to save in the Event Log. Default value is 5000. A value of 0 sets no maximum (not recommended).

The Communication Settings Tab

The Communications Settings tab contains the following settings:

Email Information
Email Server	"SMTP Server Name": The address for the SMTP server. It may contain an IP address or hostname. "SMTP Server Port": The TCP/IP port of the SMTP server that receives requests to send email (Default: 25). "SMTP Over SSL": A box that, when checked, specifies that an SSL transmission encrypts communication to and from the SMTP server. "SMTP Authentication User": The Authentication User, or the username for an authorized Account. Depending on your SMTP server configuration, only authorized Accounts can relay emails. "SMTP Authentication Password": The password used by the Authentication User.
Test Email Server	Fields that allow you to test the options you entered in the previous "Email Server" sections. Enter a "From" and "To" email address to send test emails.

Email Information

Email Server

"SMTP Server Name":
The address for the SMTP server. It may contain an IP address or hostname.

"SMTP Server Port":
The TCP/IP port of the SMTP server that receives requests to send email (Default: 25).

"SMTP Over SSL":
A box that, when checked, specifies that an SSL transmission encrypts communication to and from the SMTP server.

"SMTP Authentication User":
The Authentication User, or the username for an authorized Account. Depending on your SMTP server configuration, only authorized Accounts can relay emails.

"SMTP Authentication Password":
The password used by the Authentication User.

Test Email Server

Fields that allow you to test the options you entered in the previous "Email Server" sections. Enter a "From" and "To" email address to send test emails.

Email communication settings were preiously found in the Site Manager > Site Confguration screen's Email tab.

Beginning with the 2023 release, these email communcation server settings were migrated to this screen as they are application wide settings and not adjustable by Site.