The Preferences Dialog

The settings dialog is used to configure:

The Tabulator "History" enable history analysis and its configuration. Overall, this type of analysis should be used for equal measurements coming through the same device from one object. For instance a history analysis doesn't make sense using measurements of all different batteries, LiPo, NiMH and different cell numbers, you ever charge with your charger.

The configuration entries have tool tips to explain its advantages and what to be used for. In most cases you will see the change directly while have a history graphics view in background and modify the configuration settings.
Hint: Quartiles and smart values are additional statistical calculated values, gives the enhanced selection capability of the curves selector. Using this enhanced statistic calculation possible configured trigger doesn't get used anymore during history analysis.
More information related to history analysis you will find at history analysis view

Using the tabulator "Miscellaneous" it is possible to configure the graphics view. Better differentiation between the different curves and their dependent scale the record color can be used.

Table optimization in viewpoint of column usage is enabled by the check box to reduce the data table columns to the measurements selected in graphics tabulator. This configuration can be performed in data table tabulator directly using the context menu.

As well the behavior how to handle the recorded data can be adjusted for charging devices. Some charging devices allow data recording in pauses and after finishing the charging program. This can be switched off. In addition the complete charging discharging cycles can be recorded in a single record set.

The "Maintenance" tabulator contains some buttons to refresh or remove some application related items. Pushing the buttons will "Create Desktop Launcher" or "Remove Desktop Launcher" will create or remove such icons. The other two buttons enable the DataExplorer MIME type registration to associate the file endings *.osd and *.lov or remove this registration.

The button "Create Link Files" will scan all data files under the configured folder and create all missing object directories as well as the associating link files. The button "Clean Link File" will delete object related link files but not the object description files nor the object related directories. This function helps to move data files to different system/platform or for backup purpose.
Defining object keys may turn out as a cumbersome work: Speed up this task by pressing the button "Create Objects"! The system will scan the standard data path (and the import directory and identify 'object folders'. The object folder names are put in the object key list in the menu bar on the main screen which in turn allows you to select the log files more precisely.
The "Clear Cache" button clears the cache directory which is kept in your user account directory. However, clearing the cache is not necessary as it holds a minimum of aggregated data which is deduced from the original log files.
Using the button "Resource Consumption" will print the operating system handle usage status to the trace.log files.
Pushing the button "Clean Settings" the DataExplorer gets configures to remove all application configuration entries from the system while exiting. This includes Starter-Icon and other system entries and enable clean application removal or re-starting the application initial configuration.

Using the analyze tab only adjustments for problem analysis can be found. After a program failure function a trace log entry should appear which may help to find the reason for it appearance. Pay attention, modifying trace log level away from INFO will result in slowed down execution an may lead in unknown side effects. So adjust this values using this knowledge. The adjustments are scaled in detail level,

The below described part allows to configure the log level class based. To keep the log file content small do not adjust the log level above FINE. Otherwise the amount of log statements is very high.

The class based log level allows to set a logging level for selected class(es) which reduce the amount of trace statements and helps analyzing class centric. A context menu enables the log level selection. Closing the settings dialog will activate the adjusted trace level.

In every case only three level of trace log files are written with a limited size. The files in this rolled approach will over write after a certain amount of statements.

Hint: In case of error please have a look into the trace log files this will give help indicators to fix the problem (refer to Used Directories).

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