Grooper Root Grooper RootRepresents the root node of a Grooper repository.
All Grooper Node objects in a Grooper repository are stored as children or descendants of the root node. The root node also stores several settings which apply to the repository.
Inherits from: Grooper Node
The following 11 properties are defined.
| Property Name | Description |
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| Repository Name | Type: String
The name of this Grooper repository. To rename a repository, launch Grooper Configuration and use the 'Rename' toolbar command. |
| Repository ID | Type: Guid, Default: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
The unique ID of this Grooper repository. |
| Server Name | Type: String
The name of the database server and instance that is hosting this Grooper database. |
| Database Name | Type: String
The name of this Grooper database. |
| Machine Id | Type: String
The unique ID of this machine. |
| Description | Type: String
Generic property allowing an administrator to document the purpose of this Grooper Node. |
| System Configuration | |
| Active File Store | Type: File Store
The currently active File Store. All new files are written to the active file store. |
| License Server | Type: License Server
The currently active License Server. All client processes connecting to this database will request licenses from this server. |
| JPEG Quality | Type: Double, Default: 75%, Range: 1% - 100%
The JPEG compression quality to use for internal storage of color images in Grooper. Valid values are 1 - 100% with a default of 75%. The lower the quality, the smaller the filesize. A good range of values is between 70% and 95%. |
| JPEG Smoothing | Type: Double, Default: 0%, Range: 0% - 100%
The smoothing level to apply when saving color images, prior to JPEG compression. Smoothing improves compression, sometimes at the expense of image quality. Valid values are 0% to 100% with a default of 0%. Increasing the smoothing value will tend to create smaller Jpeg files, however the image is blurred while saving. |
| Enabled Logging Events | Type: EventType, Default: Err, Wrn, Aud
Event types to be logged to the system log table. |
| Command Name | Shortcut Keys | Description | |
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Add Multiple Items | Creates multiple items as children of the selected object. | |
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Clear Children | Deletes all children of the selected object(s). | |
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Grooper Root - Compressed Archive | Imports objects from a Grooper ZIP archive file to the currently open Repository. | |
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Grooper Root - Download | Imports objects from a Grooper ZIP archive file to the currently open Repository. | |
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Export to Zip Archive | Exports a set of Grooper nodes to a ZIP archive. | |
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Publish to Grooper Repository | Publishes one or more Nodes to one or more Target Grooper Repositories. | |
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Grooper Root - System Maintenance | Performs various Grooper system maintenance tasks. | |
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Unpublish | Unpublishes a set of Grooper Nodes to a Target Grooper Repository. |
| Tab Name | Description |
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| Grooper Root - General | Displays general information about the root node of a Grooper repository. |
| Grooper Root - Events | Provides a user interface for administrators to search and view the Grooper event log. |
| Grooper Root - Licensing | Displays detailed licensing information for the configured License Server and provides functions for installing, uninstalling, and managing Grooper licenses on the server. |
| Grooper Root - Locks | Provides a user interface for administrators to review locked objects, and manually unlock them when needed. |
| Grooper Root - Publishing | Displays detailed information about Grooper Node objects, and provides administrative functions for managing them. |
| Grooper Root - Scripts | Find and manage all scripts in the repository. |
| Grooper Root - Stats | Provides a user interface for searching and viewing production statistics. |
| Grooper Root - Types | Displays detailed information about Grooper Node objects, and provides administrative functions for managing them. |
| Grooper Node - Scripting | Provides script viewing, compilation, management, and basic editing features. |
| Grooper Node - Contents | Provides a user interface for viewing and managing the children of a Grooper Node. |
| Grooper Node - Advanced | Displays detailed information about Grooper Node objects, and provides administrative functions for managing them. |