The Strobe Preferences page provides options for customizing the way you use Strobe. After installing Strobe, you can configure these settings as per your preference. If you do not customize, the default settings are applied.
Accessing
Users who have access to the Strobe module can access the Strobe Preferences page.
To access this page, perform the following steps:
- On the CES landing page, click Open on the Strobe tile.
- On the BMC AMI Strobe page, click Preferences.
Configuring preferences
Configure the following settings on this page and click Apply.
| Setting | Description |
| Profile report view options | - Default view: Use this option to set the default report when first viewing a profile. You can choose to view either a Strobe Advisor report or a Measurement Session Data (MSD) report. If the Strobe Advisor report does not exist, then the MSD report is displayed.
- Report open option: Use this option to set the default open profile. You can choose to open the profile in a New Tab or in the Existing Tab.
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| Insight report options | - Date range: Use this option to specify a default date range for displaying Strobe Insight reports. The default value is Today. The Session value, when selected, uses From/Through (Start/End) date values between each Insight Report while in the web session.
- Benchmarks: Use this option to specify the following:
- Degradation percent: Specify the default value to be used in Insight Reports where benchmarks are available. Red highlights are displayed when the selected fields differ from the calculated benchmark by the Degradation Percentage value.
- Improvement percent: Specify the default value to be used in Insight Reports where benchmarks are available. Green highlights are displayed when the selected fields differ from the calculated benchmark by the Improvement Percentage value.
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| CICS transactions options | Use this option to either include or exclude the display of CICS transactions supplied by IBM® or user-specified transactions entered in iStrobe Administration > Report Configuration. Important: Irrespective of these settings, the Profile report summary counts reflect all transaction counts. |
| BMC Mainframe options | Mainframe preferences require a host connection. To access the logon dialog and establish a host connection, Click the Login to update link. - Notification email address: Enter the email address to use for sending a notice when a profile is created.
- Mainframe code page: Select the code page to use for creating report profiles for the specified LPAR and environment (if present). Unless you change this setting, Strobe uses your mainframe installation default setting.
- Environment: This setting is only displayed and available when both test and production environments of Strobe are installed on the LPAR.
- Jobcard: This setting displays the job card and the job control statement to use when creating a report profile for the specified LPAR and environment (if present).
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Click Reset to cancel changes and retain the default settings.