Global configuration

The Global configuration page provides the configuration parameters that are applicable for every UI page of BMC Helix Continuous Optimization. You can configure the following global settings on this page:

• Email address of an administrator for receiving email notifications.
• Chart options and date and numbering formats used in the UI.
• Automate the dismissal and purging of entities.

Configuring the global settings

1. Navigate to Administration > System > Global Configuration.
2. Click Edit.

3. On the Notifications tab, in the Administrator Email box, specify the administrator email address to send notifications about errors and warnings. You can specify multiple email addresses separated by a semicolon (;).

4. On the UI Defaults tab, configure the required date and numbering formats and chart options:

   Setting	Description
   UI Date Format	Date format to use in every page of BMC Helix Continuous Optimization wherever date appears.
   Number Format	Format for displaying numbers in every BMC Helix Continuous Optimization UI page that contains them or when exporting data table values of a chart to an XLS file.
   Default Analysis Name	Default name for the title of an analysis based on macros, when creating it through the wizard or editing it through the editor of the analysis.
   Max number of series in chart legend	Maximum number of series for the legend to use in the chart.
   CSV Column Separator	Delimiter character used to separate data columns in a CSV file.
   CSV Decimal Separator	Decimal separator used to format numbers in a CSV file.
   Charts Layout
   Title color	Color for the chart titles.
   Axis color	Color for the axes used in the charts.
   Legend color	Color for the chart legend.
   Charts Date Format
   Hourly Ticks format	In presence of hourly resolution chart, a tick appears in the time axis of the chart in correspondence of a time value. The tick label must be rendered with the format specified.
   Daily Ticks format	In presence of daily resolution chart, a tick appears in the time axis of the chart in correspondence of a day value. The tick label must be rendered with the format specified.
   Monthly Ticks format	In presence of monthly resolution chart, a tick appears in the time axis of the chart in correspondence of a month value. The tick label must be rendered with the format specified.
   Yearly Ticks format	In presence of yearly resolution chart, a tick appears in the time axis of the chart in correspondence of a year value. The tick label must be rendered with the format specified.

5. (Advanced only) On the Automatic purging of entities, configure the options for purging systems and business drivers. For details, see Enabling automatic dismissal and purging of systems and business drivers.
6. Click Save. 

Enabling automatic dismissal and purging of systems and business drivers

As an administrator, automate the dismissal and purging of entities (systems and business drivers).

You can save the database space and clean up the environment from unused and obsolete entities. As a result, the number of unused or inactive systems is reduced and you can align the system licensing count with that of the systems.

You can also manually dismiss or purge the entities. For more information, see Life cycle and status of entities and domains.

To configure entity inactivity thresholds 

1. In the Global configuration page, click Advanced and expand the Automatic purging of entities section.

2. Click Edit.

3. Select whether you want to enable the automatic dismissal or purging of the entities in the Dismiss systems and Purge system fields.

4. Specify the inactivity duration for the selected entity in number of days, weeks, or months. 

   • To move the entities from Unassigned to Dismissed folder of the Workspace, specify the inactivity duration in the Dismiss <entity> after inactivity of field.
     
   • To permanently delete entities from the Dismissed folder of the Workspace, specify the inactivity duration in the Purge <entity> after inactivity of field.
     The duration is calculated by using the last activity attribute of the entity.
     
     For example, the following screenshot indicates that systems in the Unassigned folder of the Workspace will be moved to the Dismissed folder after 50 days of inactivity. And, the systems in the Dismissed folder will be permanently deleted after 150 days of inactivity.
     
5. Click Save.