Synthesis Setup

The Synthesis Setup window is used to customize the Synthesis workspace to fit the way you work. The preferences set in this window are stored on your computer; they apply to every Synthesis-enabled application on your computer and can be changed in any application at any time. The preferences set by one user have no effect on the preferences set by another user. In other words, two users can have different Synthesis Setup preferences and work on the same database without impacting each other's workspace preferences.

To open the Synthesis Setup window, choose File > Synthesis Setup.

Check-Out Options
- Default Path allows you to specify the default location for projects that you check out from a database.

Standard Repository Maintenance
- Automatically compact and repair database upon close will automatically compact and repair databases upon closing.
- Automatically back up database upon close will automatically save a backup of the standard database when you close the program. The backup file will be saved as a repository (*.rsrp) file in the location specified. You can also create a backup of a database manually by choosing File > Save As.
- - Backup path and quantity allows you to specify the location for saving your databases and the number of backups that can be saved. Note that only one backup will be saved per day (e.g., if you open and close the same database 3 times in one day, only the final closing of the database will be saved in the backup folder). The backup file name will be the name of the database file with the date appended to it in year-month-date format (e.g., *_2011-08-15.rsrp). The Number to display drop-down list indicates how many days of backups can be automatically saved (up to 10).

Use the Skin drop-down list to change the color scheme of the software interface. Selecting a scheme allows you to preview the changes in the Synthesis Setup window, but the selection will not be applied to the application until you click OK to close the Synthesis Setup window.
In the Recent Repositories List area, use the Number to display option to set the maximum number of recently saved database files to be displayed in the Recent Repositories list in the Backstage view.
Display
- If you would like to hide the ReliaSoft Online pane in the Backstage view and the Reliability Web Notes page in My Portal (e.g., because you do not have an Internet connection or you simply want to save the space allocated to these features), clear the Display Internet information panels check box.
- Maximum number of lines to display in hierarchical trees allows you to set the maximum number of lines that will display for items in the System panel and in the Analysis panel.
Use the Default Application drop-down list to select which application will open when you double-click a database in the Windows Explorer.
Use the Language drop-down list to select which language the Synthesis-enabled applications will use for the software interface.
Use the Plot Copy Type drop-down list to select which method to use by default when copying a plot to the clipboard as an image. If you will be pasting the copied plots into Synthesis spreadsheets (e.g., analysis workbooks), choose Optimized for Synthesis Use. If you will be pasting them into external applications, choose For External Use. This default setting is used when you copy a plot using Home > Copy or CTRL+C. Starting in version 8.0.5, if you want to choose the type on the spot, you can copy the plot by choosing Plot > Copy Plot Graphic and selecting the type.

For settings specific to the current application, rather than common to all Synthesis-enabled applications, see the Application Setup window.