Settings

View or change settings and options that change how MI Viewer works.

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Database

Database options include the Unit System used to display numeric data from each of the available databases, and, for databases with a Quality System configured, visibility of quality data and quality threshold setting where quality data is displayed.

Unit system

Specifies the Unit System used to display numerical data in this database. Different unit systems may be available in different databases.

Until the option is changed again, all numerical data values will be converted automatically to appear in the unit system you have chosen. The option can also be changed in the datasheet toolbar.

The Unit System option will not be present if there is only one available unit system.

Data Quality Options

Specifies the data quality options. The quality ratings systems options will not be present if the current database has no quality ratings systems available.

  • Select Show quality ratings to show quality ratings information on datasheets and reports.
  • Clear Show quality ratings to hide quality ratings on datasheets and reports (quality ratings will still be displayed on individual data views).

When a quality ratings system threshold is set, any rating below the threshold value is displayed in red when viewing the data.

Language

You can select the language used in MI Viewer, overriding your default browser setting.

The selected language also determines the date format shown in MI Viewer on datasheets and in Advanced Searches.

Application

Application options include how price data, numeric data, and temperature data are displayed in MI Viewer, as well as report settings, and visibility of Withdrawn records in the Contents tree.
Currency
Specifies the currency used to display price data. The currency option will not be present if there is only one available currency.
Display of numbers
There are several options that control how numeric data is displayed in MI Viewer.
Setting Description
Decimal separator
Specifies the symbol used to separate to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number when viewing and entering numeric data. For example:
  • 20.772 (Decimal separator = period)
  • 20,772 (Decimal separator = comma)
The selected decimal separator will override your default browser setting.
Significant figures Specifies the number of decimal places or significant digits to display. The default is 3.
Numeric display Use Scientific notation or Engineering notation.
Always use exponential notation Always display numeric data using exponential notation.
Results Per Page
Specifies how many results (for example, search results, selection results) are displayed per page. The default is 50.
Maximum number of Attributes on report
Specifies the maximum number of Attributes that can be included in a report. The default is 100.
Use Absolute Temperatures

Controls the display of temperature data. When selected, temperature values are displayed as absolute temperatures (that is, Kelvin instead of °C, °R instead of °F).

Show Withdrawn Records
Determines whether withdrawn records in version controlled tables are shown in the contents tree in Edit mode.

Search

Search options include how data marked as Not Applicable is handled in searches, and whether or not available value ranges are shown for search criteria.

Pass not applicable

If an Attribute is not relevant for a particular record, it can be marked as Not Applicable .  For example the Attribute 'Dielectric Constant' may not be applicable for all electrical conductors (such as metals), since the dielectric constant property is only relevant for electrical insulators.

Attributes marked as Not Applicable may be included in or excluded from searches based on those Attributes, depending on the value of the Search option Pass not applicable. For example, for a 'Color' Attribute, the effect of the Pass not applicable setting would be as shown:

Value of 'Color' Attribute Attribute search criteria Pass not applicable setting Result of search
[empty] exists n/a Record is not found
Red exists n/a Record is found
Not applicable exists Pass not applicable=ON Record is found
Not applicable exists Pass not applicable=OFF Record is not found
Show min/max values
When Show min/max values is checked, where there is data for an Attribute, the minimum and maximum values stored in the database are displayed on the Advanced Search page to provide help when entering search criteria.

Record List

Allow records from different tables to be added to the list

By default, records in the Record List must all be from the same Table. If you try to add records from different Tables, records already in the list will be removed.

Selecting Allow records from different tables to be added to the list allows records from more that one Table or database to be added to the Record List. This can be useful when using analysis reports (custom reports) that can include records from different tables.

Note: When the Record List contains records from more than one Table, you will not be able to export records from the list, or generate Comparison Tables, Comparison Charts, or X-Y charts, because these types of report do support records from multiple Tables.