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= Advanced Multi-Tier Client Configuration =

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== Advanced Settings ==

The default values for most of these settings are recommended and sufficient for most situations.  

Adjustments <i>may</i> negatively impact performance or lead to other undesirable results.  <i><b>Please use caution!</b></i>

| *Section* | *Key* | *Value* | *Description* |
| **{{{Communications}}}** ||| <b><i>Must be correctly synchronized with server-side Broker Rulebook settings.  For more details, see [[ConfiguringMTCommunicationsAttributes| Configuring Multi-Tier Communications Attributes]].</i></b>  |
| | **{{{BrokerTimeout}}}**|  **<code>30</code>**  | The amount of time the client will wait for a connection to an agent. The default value is 30. Value is measured in seconds.  |
| | **{{{ReceiveTimeout}}}** |  **<code>120</code>**  | The amount of time the client will wait for a query to return with data. The default value is 120. Value is measured in seconds.  |
| | **{{{ShowErrors}}}** |  **<code>Yes</code>**  | With this set to yes any <nop>OpenLink messages will be displayed in a dialog box. If this is set to no, <nop>OpenLink messages will not be displayed.  |
|n/a |||
| | **<code>ServerType</code>** %BR%  or  %BR% **<code>Domain</code>** %BR%  or  %BR% **<code>Provider&nbsp;Type</code>**   |  **<code>Oracle&nbsp;10.x</code>** %BR% or %BR% **<code>Progress&nbsp;100SQL</code>** %BR% or %BR% **<code>Odbc</code>** %BR% etc.  | Each key name in this section represents a different provider type or "Domain". To add a provider type, simply add a new line using the same syntax as the default types.  |


== How to Change these Advanced Settings

=== ...on Mac OS X ===

Global configuration information is contained in {{{/Users/*/Library/Preferences/com.openlinksw.uda.plist}}}.

For best results, use the **System Preferences** >> **<nop>OpenLink Settings** preference pane to change these settings.

If necessary, any plist editor (or even a plain-text editor) can be used to edit this settings file.

=== ...on Windows ===

Global configuration information is contained in the {{{OPENLINK.INI}}} sub-section of the registry. Windows platforms use the registry to store all configuration information. 

To edit or view to registry, run the {{{regedit}}} program. To view the <nop>OpenLink settings, drill down to the following section:

 **{{{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\OPENLINK.INI}}}**

=== ...on Unix-like OS ===

{{{[Communications]}}} settings are stored in the active {{{$ODBCINI}}} file.  Most other settings may be found in {{{$OPENLINKINI}}}.