Specifying Options

The Client Options dialog box allows you to specify the following options:
  • Whether or not you want to be prompted to confirm deletion of an item or items.
  • The default item type shown in the Browse page Scope panel and Item Table when you open a view session.
  • Whether or not to automatically lock an item while you have its item editor open.
  • Whether or not to automatically lock a file during download.
  • Whether or not to automatically unlock a manually locked item after editing.

To specify these options, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Options link on the Title bar. The Client Options dialog box opens.
  2. Uncheck the Confirm Deletes check box if you do not want to be prompted to confirm deletion of an item or items.
  3. In the Default Item Type list, choose the default item type shown in the Browse page Scope Pane and Item Table when you open a view session.
  4. In the Type list, choose an item type. Check or leave unchecked the Exclusively lock during edit and the Clear manually added lock after edit check boxes.
  5. Repeat step four for each item type in the Type list. For the File item type, also check or leave unchecked the Exclusively lock file on download check box.
  6. Click OK.
Parent topic: Customizing StarTeam Web Client