Settings - General

You can find the following setting under Settings->Commander->General:

HelpSource
Description	Specify the source to be used for help.
Example	Online

If you select the setting Local as source to be used for help, follow the steps below:

Open the Tricentis Support Portal and navigate to Downloads.
Download Tricentis Tosca Documentation.
Create the folder Docs in %COMMANDER_HOME%.
Copy all files from the Tricentis Tosca Documentation folder and paste them to the Docs folder.

Advanced

You can find the following settings under Settings->Commander->General->Advanced:

ArchivedLogDefaultSynchronizationPolicy
Description	Specify the SynchronizationPolicy of newly created ExecutionList log archives.
Example	CustomizableDefaultIsOff

AutoCalculateRequirements
Description	If the value of this setting is set to On, the values of RequirementSets and Requirements are calculated automatically. The default value is Off. A Tosca restart is required after every change of the setting.
Example	Off

SubsetAutoSaveHint
Description	If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca shows a hint message informing the user that the workspace will be automatically saved. The default value is True.
Example	False

SubsetAutoSaveHint

Description

If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca shows a hint message informing the user that the workspace will be automatically saved.

The default value is True.

Example

False

EnableCheckInComments
Description	Allow whether comments can be added when checking in modified objects into a multi-user repository.
Example	Off

SkipEmptyLeafStructures
Description	Instantiate TBox templates with this setting. If the setting is enabled, TestStepValues are ignored if their ActionMode is set to Select. A disabled setting however includes all generated TestStepValues.
Example	Off

UpdateUsersFromCommonBeforeLogin
Description	If the value of this setting is set to On, the common repository is updated prior to every user login, and it verifies whether the user is allowed to access the workspace.
Example	Off

UpdateUsersFromCommonIfMissing
Description	The Tosca Commander project is updated during login if a user cannot be found via the local workspace.
Example	Off

UseLargeSubsetExport
Description	If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca is enabled to export large subsets. When you export large subsets, it might affect performance and the workspace is automatically saved. The default value is False.
Example	True

UseLargeSubsetExport

Description

If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca is enabled to export large subsets. When you export large subsets, it might affect performance and the workspace is automatically saved.

The default value is False.

Example

True

UseLargeSubsetImport
Description	If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca is enabled to import large subsets. When you import large subsets, it might affect performance and the workspace is automatically saved. The default value is False.
Example	True

UseLargeSubsetImport

Description

If the value of this setting is set to True, Tosca is enabled to import large subsets. When you import large subsets, it might affect performance and the workspace is automatically saved.

The default value is False.

Example

True

UseMergeSubset
Description	If the value of this setting is set to False, Tosca imports a .tsu subset without merging it. The default value is True.
Example	True

Auto Exclusion

You can find the following settings under Settings->Commander->General->Auto Exclusion:

Batch Size
Description	If you enabled Auto Exclusion, this is the maximum number of unused objects that Tosca excludes at once. Increasing this value directly impacts the duration of workspace compacting. The default value is 1000.
Example	1500

Batch Size

Description

If you enabled Auto Exclusion, this is the maximum number of unused objects that Tosca excludes at once. Increasing this value directly impacts the duration of workspace compacting.

The default value is 1000.

Example

1500

Enabled
Description	If the value of this setting is set to Off, Tosca doesn't exclude unused objects from the workspace during Workspace compacting. Note that if you disable the Compact Workspace option, you also disable Auto Exclusion. The default value is On.
Example	On

Enabled

Description

If the value of this setting is set to Off, Tosca doesn't exclude unused objects from the workspace during Workspace compacting. Note that if you disable the Compact Workspace option, you also disable Auto Exclusion.

The default value is On.

Example

Retention Period
Description	Number of days for which Tosca keeps unused objects. If you enabled Auto Exclusion, Tosca excludes these objects after the specified retention period. The default value is 14. If you don't want Tricentis Tosca to exclude specific objects, configure the appropriate synchronization behavior setting for each object.
Example	21

Retention Period

Description

Number of days for which Tosca keeps unused objects. If you enabled Auto Exclusion, Tosca excludes these objects after the specified retention period.

The default value is 14.

If you don't want Tricentis Tosca to exclude specific objects, configure the appropriate synchronization behavior setting for each object.

Example

If you enabled Auto Exclusion and work with Special Execution Tasks that include, use, or are based on .cs file attachments, make sure that you always set the SynchronizationPolicy property to CanNotBeExcluded on the attachment level. If you don't, Tosca may exclude the attachment after your retention period, causing the Module to stop working.