Preferences settings

Use the Preferences page to specify whether you want the administrative console workspace to refresh automatically after changes, the default scope to be the administrative console node, confirmation dialogs to display, and the workspace banner and descriptions to display.

To view this administrative console page, click Preferences on the console taskbar.

Enable WorkSpace Auto-Refresh

Specifies whether you want the administrative console workspace to redraw automatically after the administrative configuration changes.

The default is for the workspace to redraw automatically. If you direct the console to create a new instance of, for example, an application server, the Application Servers page refreshes automatically and shows the new server's name in the collection of servers.

Specifying that the workspace not redraw automatically means that re-access a page by clicking on the console navigation tree or links on collection pages to see changes made to the administrative configuration.

Data type	Boolean
Default	true

Do not confirm WorkSpace Discards

Specifies whether confirmation dialogs display after a request to delete an object. The default is for confirmation dialogs not to display.

Data type	Boolean
Default	false

Use Default Scope

Specifies whether the default scope is the administrative console node. The default is for the scope not to be the console node.

Data type	Boolean
Default	false

Hide/Show Banner

Specifies whether the WebSphere Application Server banner along the top of administrative console displays. The default is for the banner to display.

Data type	Boolean
Default	true

Hide/Show Descriptions

Specifies whether information on console pages and fields within the pages is shown. The Hide/Show Field and Page Descriptions icons on the right of the taskbar provide the same function. The default is to show page and field descriptions.

Data type	Boolean
Default	true