Configurations and System-wide settings

The configuration defines how many aspects of GainSeeker will function. If desired, you can create one or more configurations with different settings (including database table names and file paths) and assign those configurations to different users. You can also configure System-wide settings for GainSeeker, such as the address of your e-mail server.

You are not required to set up or modify any configurations before starting to use GainSeeker. However, some of the configuration settings that you may want to change include:

 

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Configurations, users and data sets

When someone logs in to GainSeeker, the user they choose when logging in will determine which configuration is used.

You can create a single configuration and customize its settings for how GainSeeker will function, and then assign all users to this configuration. Or you can create multiple configurations, each with different settings (including table names and file paths, if desired), and assign one or more users to each configuration. There is no limit to the number of configurations you can create.

System-wide settings and users

The System-wide settings are independent of configurations. They apply for all users who log in to GainSeeker.

To begin setting up configurations and system-wide settings:

  1. Launch the Administration module from the Start menu or from the LaunchPad module.

  2. When prompted, log in as a user with rights to use this module. If you have not yet set up GainSeeker users, choose SPC MANAGER.

  3. On the System Administration screen, click the Configurations tab.

    On this tab, you can perform any of the following:

View Tables and Paths or Traceability Labels selections for the current or for all configurations (GainSeeker version 8.2.1 and later)

The View as Text right-click menu option for a configuration allows you to view the Tables and Paths or Traceability Labels selections for all your configurations or those selections for the selected configuration.

Multiple Data Sets and Configurations

GainSeeker allows you to have a single set of database tables for all users or a separate set of database tables for each user. However, you will want to have as few database tables as possible. Database management increases dramatically as you add tables.

Here are examples of some good reasons for having more than one set of database tables:

There are several steps involved in setting up a separate set of database tables:

    1. Set up a new configuration with new file paths and table names.

    2. Run the TC Utility to create the new tables and to set up the necessary files in the new file paths you have specified.

    3. Customize any other configuration options needed for the new configuration. This will not affect your other configurations.

    4. Create one or more users that will log in to this configuration.