Changing general settings

  1. Open a program.
  2. Select Tools > User Settings.
  3. In the General section, select the preferred settings.
    Option Description
    Display system messages in dialog window Select this setting if you want notification from the M3 server to display in a dialog window instead of appearing on the status bar. Messages are displayed on the status bar by default.
    Display company and division information on the status bar Select this setting to show the company and division information on the status bar.
    Display label tooltips Select this setting to show the full description of column header labels.
    Display help tooltips Select this setting to show field help.
    Right-align labels Select this setting to align field labels to the right.
    Use plus key as tab Select this setting to navigate across the M3 panel using the plus (+) key as an alternative to the tab key.
    Position cursor in end of input fields Select this setting to place a cursor at the end of the value in an input field. When this option is not selected, the entire value in the input field is highlighted.
    Expand list

    This setting is applicable only to certain programs.

    If a program supports expandable rows of lists but this setting is disabled, the expandable content will display in list columns.

    Select this setting to display expandable rows of lists for programs that support this feature.
    Use small view for panel navigator Select this setting to show the panel navigator in mini-mode.
    Show Program ID Select this setting to show the program ID beside program name.
    Start pages Select this setting to grant the user the ability to enable or disable start pages. When start pages are disabled, the Infor logo is displayed.
    Standard option Use this setting to set the default action that is executed after you double-click the record from the list panel.

    The selected option is the default action for all programs. In the B panel, the blue button shows this default option.

    To set a standard option that is specific to a program, see Program options.
    Theme Use this setting to change the theme color of H5. The theme is only applied on the top part of H5.
    Calendar view Use this setting to select the calendar format displayed when using the date picker tool.
    Note: The default format for most supported languages is Gregorian. Whereas, for some languages the default format might be different.
    Note: Some visible settings are not documented in this guide because they are only applicable to M3 Cloud Edition.
  4. Click Save.
  5. For the changes to take effect, click Refresh.