Working with Applications › Set Application Defaults

Set Application Defaults

You can set Application defaults to save time entering common job or Application properties in the Applications. Application defaults are characteristics common to all the Applications you define. You can override Application defaults for a specific Application in the Application properties dialog.

Note: Specify Application defaults prior to creating a new Application.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Window, Preferences from the main menu.

   The Preferences dialog opens.

2. Click Desktop Client, Define Perspective, Application defaults in the left pane.

   The Application defaults page opens in the right pane.

3. Specify the Application defaults and click OK.

   The Application defaults are set.

Example: Set Up a Global Email Notification

You can set up a global email notification that sends an email to an operator whenever a job in any Application fails.

To set up a global email notification

1. Select Window, Preferences from the main menu.

   The Preferences dialog opens.

2. Click Desktop Client, Define Perspective, Application defaults, Notifications in the left pane.

   The Notifications page opens in the right pane.

3. Select the Email tab and click New.

   The New Email Notification dialog opens.

4. Select Fail in the Monitor states section.
5. Enter the operator's email address in the To field and click Add.
6. Enter an email subject, such as Job has failed, in the Subject field and click OK twice.

   The server sends an email notification to the operator whenever a job fails in an Application.