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Settings Overview

The Settings dialog (Preferences > Settings... in MMA) holds server-wide options that apply to every environment. Each page below documents one page of the dialog, field by field.

Image of the MMA Settings dialog with the page list on the left and the General page open

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  • General

    Server port and SSL, orphan handling on import, Pulse, connection banner, password restrictions.

  • Audit

    Audit collection on/off, history depth, pull delay, user exclusions.

  • Backup

    Backup archive path, versions path, Web Intelligence and universe versioning.

  • Pull

    Deep processing periods, threads, SQL engine, server and real-time metrics.

  • Email

    SMTP server and recipients for MetaMiner notifications.

  • Metrics

    What MetaMiner writes into its metrics storage for Pulse dashboards.

  • Notifications

    Thresholds and events that trigger email notifications.

  • System

    Server memory, CPU limit, Java temp folder, directory services.

  • Meta Query

    MetaQuery agent memory, threads, timeout and the MetaQuery web console.

  • Web Apps

    Turn the BusinessObjects console, Pulse monitor and usage dashboards on or off.

  • Advanced

    Troubleshooting logging, file watcher, MMDB maintenance flags, API authorization.

How saving works

  • Each page shows a description of the field under the mouse in its Description panel. Press F1 for context help.
  • OK saves all pages together into the properties section of server\config\config.json. Cancel discards changes.
  • If the MetaMiner Server (MMS) is running, MMA asks whether to restart it now. Restart to be sure every change takes effect.

Settings that always need a restart

Server port, server SSL, server memory and Java temp folder take effect only after the server restarts. Memory and temp folder are written into the metaminer Windows service command line.

Chapter status

  • Notifications - Alerts Error Email(s) behaviour needs product confirmation
  • Advanced - connection troubleshooting options intentionally not documented