Select Configuration
You can save and recall sets of entries in this wizard, as templates, to simplify future runs when you expect to have multiple runs that are similarly configured. Each configuration template consists of the entries from all the wizard screens.
Create new configuration or select from existing templates: Drop-down list offers a choice of selecting a previously saved template to recall for this run, or <Create new configuration>. Previously saved templates appear in the list by the Names under which they were saved (see the Name field below).
If you choose <Create new configuration> from the drop-down list, the wizard displays the following options:
-
[ ] Save as template: When selected, your entries in the remaining screens are saved as a template for future use. A checked box enables the Name and Description fields. The name you assign to the template appears in the drop down list in future wizard runs.
When Save as template is selected, you can select to create a Full Template or a Differential template.
-
A full template is a snapshot of the INI configuration file used to run a task when the template was created. This INI file includes all the settings from the Global Default settings plus any additions or modifications that were made by the wizard used to run the task. A full template does not retrieve new Global Default settings after it is created.
-
A differential template contains only the INI settings that are different than those in the Global Default INI file. A differential template can retrieve new Global Default settings.
A differential template takes precedence over the Global Default settings. Consider the following scenarios:
-
A parameter in the Global Default settings is changed in the differential template. The differential template setting is used.
-
A parameter in the Global Default settings is removed from the differential template. The differential template setting is used. Changing the setting in the Global Default settings has no impact on the differential template.
-
A parameter is not in the Global Default settings when a differential template is created. When the parameter is added to the Global Default settings, it is also added to the differential template.
-
A parameter is set to the same value in the Global Default settings and in the differential template. When the parameter is removed from the Global Default settings, it is also removed from the differential template.
-
A parameter is set to the same value in the Global Default settings and in the differential template. When the parameter is changed in the Global Default settings, the differential template is updated with the new value.
If you select a previously saved template from the drop-down list, the wizard imports all of its saved settings into all wizard screens, and displays:
-
-
[ ] Modify this template: Select this check box if you want to run the wizard this time with one or more entries different from the settings that were imported from the selected template.
A selected check box permits changes to any of the settings that appear in any of its screens, including the Name and Description fields here. (You can save the changes under a new template Name, and leave the originally selected template unchanged.)
If the check box is left clear, the wizard skips most of its screens when you click Next to skip directly to the Configuration Summary screen.
-
Delete Selected Template: Click this button to delete the selected template from the drop-down list (which will make it unavailable in future runs of the wizard). If you click Delete, the wizard prompts you to confirm (or cancel) the command.
Click Next to save your entries and display the next screen.