Configuring default user options
Administrators can set default user options for Surround SCM clients that connect to the server. You may want to configure default user options to help introduce new users to how you use Surround SCM in your organization or to ensure all users are using the same required settings.
By default, users can change user options. If you do not want to allow changes, you can require using the default options.
1. Choose Tools > Administration > Default User Options.
The Default User Options dialog box opens.
2. Select the category to set default user options for.
| Category | Use to: | More information |
|---|---|---|
| General | Compress file transfers, specify text file format, set the file comparison option used when updating and retrieving files, and view HTML reports. The client-level general user options also include options to set a username and password to connect to the server, use single sign-on, and override the local computer name, but these cannot be set on the server. | Setting general user options |
| Diff/Merge | Specify applications to diff and merge files and add new diff applications. | Setting diff/merge options |
| Application Settings | Configure diff/merge settings for Guiffy (integrated diff/merge application), Microsoft Word, and code reviews. | Configuring diff/merge application settings |
| View/Edit File | Specify applications to view and edit files from Surround SCM. | Setting file viewer and editor options |
| File Dialog Defaults | Enable or disable changelists, merge and differences, local directory creation, and code review settings for file action dialog boxes. | Changing defaults for Surround SCM dialogs |
| Source Tree | Control information displayed in the Source Tree window and actions in the branch, repository, and file list shortcut menus. | Setting Source Tree options |
| Proxy Server | Set the default proxy server and compress file transfers from servers. | Setting proxy server options |
| File Manager (Linux only) | Specify the Linux file manager to open working directories. | Setting the file manager on Linux |
| Plug-ins | Specify the directories used to load custom plug-ins. | Setting plug-in options |
3. Select an option to specify how to apply the default options.
- <no default> does not set any default options.
- Default sets the options as the default for new clients that connect to the server, but users can change the settings at any time.
- Required sets the options in all clients that connect to the server and users cannot change the settings.
4. Make any changes to the default options.
5. Click OK to save the changes.
The default user options are set in clients when they connect to the server for the first time.