Client SMAT options

This table shows the available options on the Client Preferences SMAT tab:

Option Description
Add all messages to view automatically When this is selected, all messages in the SMAT file are automatically added to the view after the SMAT file is opened. Otherwise, it opens with an empty view. Adding all messages to the view does not degrade the performance. It only changes the flags of the messages in memory and shows the first message in the view.
Restore last view automatically When this is selected, the last view definition that is recorded in the ecd file is automatically applied to the view. This can affect performance when loading a SMAT file. The entire message set in the SMAT file is searched using the conditions defined in the applied view definition.
Enable Instant Search In a regular search, you start the search by clicking Refresh Search. When Enable Instant Search is selected (default), searching is automatic when the criteria or filtering conditions are changed.

If performance issues result when using Instant Search, then use the regular search.

Sort search result by Time Saved descending order

This is the default order for all SMAT queries.

When this option is selected, the SMAT tool gets by default the newest messages, in descending order.

Select all files when launching SMAT Database Tool from Launch Bar or Tools menu

This lets you configure the SMAT Database tree's default selection. By default, this option is cleared.

There is a smat_select_all_db_files property key in the client.ini file that retains the user's setting for this option.