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In the environment options window, a number of general (globally effective) options can be set:

 

General options:

•Play intro sound on start-up (707 take-off)

 

Graphical output

•Black and white printing

•Use enhanced metafile format (*.EMF) as default

 

Logging and Auditing

•GSP user name
Enter a username for the logging and auditing the users actions of the GSP session. Note that this can be the name of the user that uses GSP, not necessarily the registrant! THis name is mainly used to display which changes are made by which user in the data logging window.

•GSP user ID
Enter an optional ID for logging and auditing the users actions of the GSP session.

•Confirm GSP User data at program start-up
When enabled, before loading the  GSP main window users must fill in their username and user ID. The dialog defaults to the user name and ID that are stored in the GSP user name and ID fields. On cancel, GSP will terminate.

 

Latest GSP version

•Check for update
Enable to allow to check for a newer version.

•Update frequency
Select the frequency at which GSP checks whether a new version is available. Options are: at startup, weekly, or monthly.

•Optionally press the Check now for update to instantly check if an update is available.

 

Warnings

•Warn for deprecated components

 

•Warn when upgrading old version models during loading
Newer GSP versions loading older models may need to modify model files. Although this usually does not cause problems, a warning can be generated if desired.

•Start-up model directory
The default directory location can be set here for the open dialog for browsing a model or project file.

•Use last opened model file path for next start-up
Remember the directory on closing the last model or project file. When opening an existing model or project the stored directory will be the initial  directory for the open file/project dialog.

•Delete invalid entries of the reopened model and table files
When enabled, the non-existing files in the reopen file lists (re-open model or table) will not be deleted. If unchecked (default), files will be shown as disabled file links (cannot be selected).

•Check for sample maps and models in user documents folder
During installation the smaple projects and maps are stored in the GSP program files folder. These projects cannot be saved by non-administrator users, this option will check if the sample projects and maps folder is present in the user documents folder when browsing for (open) a project.

 

The following is applicable when case management features are enabled (see option Use case management features below).

•Generate session audit text file; Enable or disabled the gathering of session audit data

•Unique session file name; Create a unique ID for the session file name (based on the date)

•Save session in alternative directory; Save the session data file in a different location other than the application data folder (AppData).

 

•Enable

•Save interval in ... minutes

•Save project in alternative directory

 

Case Management options

•Use case management features
Enable case management features (project versus single model file)

•Access options

These options allow access and input that may conflict with the standard Case management rules. Use these options  in case you want to fix or improve existing project tree layouts and if you are an advanced user / know what you are doing. All access options are inactive per default.

oAllow case input in configurations

Check this option if you wish to make configurations with pre-configured case (design/off-design) inputs.

oAllow OD input in DP cases
Check this if Off-design input is to be allowed in Design point cases

oEdit components without case type selected

This option allows you to open and edit the component data entry windows before a case type has been selected. Only useful under exceptional conditions.

oAllow copy-paste nodes outside parent sub-tree

When pasting a tree node copy, only the data different from parent are copied due to the inheritance mechanism, so when a different node becomes parent, results may be unexpected and chaotic unless you know what you are doing.

oAllow copy case or config to parent

With this option active, the 'Copy to parent' submenu item (right click on node) becomes visible and all data in the selected node will be copied to the parent. As a result the parent will become identical to the selected child node and also other child nodes of the parent may well be affected through inheritance.

▪With the 'Allow copy case to parent configuration' option active, cases can also be copied into configuration parents (otherwise the 'Copy to parent' submenu item is disabled) . This option can only be selected when also the Allow case input in configurations option is active. It is to be used with care since case data will be copied in configurations where they normally cannot be entered and may affect other child nodes of the parent node.

oLimit node depth
Node depth is limited by default for model load performance. Uncheck to have unlimited model configuration freedom.

oLimit config/case name length
Configuration and case name are limited by default to 10 characters. Model notes can be used for more extensive descriptions. Uncheck to have the freedom to longer configuration and case names.

 

•Save options

oDelete unused series/transient input data

With this option active, series and transient input data are deleted if GSP finds they are not used, for example if case type is changed to single point cases (Design point, Steady-state). The user is asked for confirmation. This option is active per default.

•Log data handling upon Revert Config/Case to parent
 

 

Security markings options

This tab sheet manages 3 databases to set security strings for

•Classifications; Create/modify a user defined table with classification words/phrases.

•Codewords; Create/modify a user defined table with codewords/phrases.

•Caveats; Create/modify a user defined table with warning words/phrases.

 

Enforce security markings setting in new model
When enabled, on creating a new model, a dialog to set the security markings will be shown. There is no way to circumvent this dialog. On cancel no new model will be generated. This will enforce a compulsory security marking for a model.

 

Project defaults

This tab sheet is to specify default values for options in new created projects. These may include Project options (for the entire project including all configurations and cases in the project) and the various options groups applying per individual configuration or case.

•General options / Initialization

oCalculate map scaling factors in Design Point cases

 

Graph templates

This tab sheet contains a table with an interface to store frequently used graphs, e.g. after a simulation a graph of the output dat FN (thrust) and TSFC (thrust specific fuel consumption) may be shown as function of the POINTTIME (simulation step) or corrected spool speed, if configured here, this template can be easily selected after the simulation from the graph window.