INI and General Info Table settings referenced in this site
Settings are listed in alphabetical order in each section. If you know the name of a setting, use your browser’s Find feature to jump to that setting.
INI settings
The TTS50.ini file contains the global settings that control how TMWSuite operates. You must set up this file for your company’s way of doing business.
[Brackets] enclose all the section headings in your TTS50. Each setting must remain in its section. The TTS50 itself is not alphabetical; you must use your text editor’s Find feature to locate a setting or section.
For more information about the TTS50, see Using INI files to configure the system in the System Administration online help.
[Dispatch]
[Dispatch]PromptOnMasterSave
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2010 and later |
Description |
Use this setting to turn on or turn off a notification prompt when saving a Master Order in Dispatch. |
Options |
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[Invoice]
[Invoice]DedicatedBillValidateIncomplete
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2011.10_08.0208 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether a Printed status can be assigned to a dedicated bill that contains charges that have not been set up in the print group. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
Regardless of the option selected, any charges not assigned to a print group category will be listed on the dedicated bill in the category specified by the DedicatedBillOtherChargeGroup INI setting. |
[Invoice]InvoiceSuffixPrefix
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting determines whether invoice numbers will have a letter suffix or letter prefix, e.g., 982A or A982. Note: The letter code is used to distinguish between multiple invoices for the same order. |
Options |
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[Invoice]SetToPrintedButton
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2023.1 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether the Set to Printed button is available in the Edit Invoice Folder and the Dedicated Billing window. |
Options |
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[MileageInterface]
[MileageInterface]ExOptions[x]
Applies to |
TMWSuite, TMW Operations |
Description |
This setting determines whether the mileage lookups performed by an interface will include extended routing options. The bracketed number in the setting indicates a specific mileage interface. Each mileage interface can have its own Notes:
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Options for ALK |
The following extended options will work only with ALK’s PC*MILER or PC*MILER|Streets:
Notes:
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Options for Rand McNally IntelliRoute Deluxe |
The following extended options work only with Rand McNally’s IntelliRoute Deluxe, V.10-1-2005 or higher:
If the
Note: All
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[Misc]
[Misc]ALTEXTRAINFO
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2002 and later |
Description |
This setting determines the method used to enter data in the Extra Information feature. In addition, it determines if the feature allows you to use master file masks to limit user input. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
Master File masks can be used to create drop-down fields containing File Maintenance master file options. For more information, see "Using masks to limit user input" in the Extra Information Feature chapter of the System Administration Guide. |
[Misc]CopyCompanyNotestoOrder
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting specifies whether Order By, shipper, consignee, and Bill To company notes can be edited on an order or stop without affecting the original notes in File Maintenance. |
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Additional Notes |
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[Misc]CompanyScrollStartField
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting specifies the default field in which the cursor will be placed when the Find Company scroll window is opened. |
Options |
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[Misc]DatetimeEditMode
Applies to |
TMWSuite, CRM Right, TMW Operations, TMW eManifest |
Description |
This setting determines where the cursor will be positioned within a date/time field when the TAB key is used to enter the field. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Misc]dddwrows
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
In a data entry field where you must specify the name or ID of a city, company, driver, tractor, trailer, or carrier, you can use TMWSuite’s instant best match feature to reduce typing time and errors. As you begin to type an ID or name, the system tries to match your entry with IDs or names on file. It automatically displays an ID or name that begins with the same characters you type. You can click the down arrow on the right to display a drop-down list. It shows the names/IDs alphabetically following the one in the field. This setting allows you to specify the maximum number of rows, i.e., selections, to display in a drop-down list. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Misc]DefaultTrlType1-4
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
These four INI settings set the default value of the TrlType1, TrlType2, TrlType3, and TrlType4 fields in the Add New Trailer window. The options for TrlType1-4 are set in the label file.
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[Misc]EnableCarrierPayInOrderScroll
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2011.10_08.0208 and later |
Description |
This setting allows you to add both of the following to the Find Orders scroll window:
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[Misc]EnableRadiusInOrderScroll
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2011.10_08.0208 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether the Find Orders scroll window will show the following:
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Options |
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[Misc]ForceOrderStatusWhenCreditCheckFails
Applies to |
TMWSuite, CRM Right, TMW Operations |
Description |
This setting applies when the credit checking feature is active. Depending on your system setup, when a Bill To company fails a credit check, the system will:
This setting provides an additional way to handle saving an order when the Bill To fails a credit check. You can have the order saved with a non-dispatchable status. Once the Bill To company no longer fails the credit check, the order can be saved with a dispatchable status. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Misc]GlobalLogon
Applies to |
TMWSuite, CRM Right, Fuel Dispatch, TMW Operations, TMW Back Office |
Description |
This setting activates the global logon feature. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
TMW eManifest does not support this setting. |
[Misc]MaxOrderScrollDays
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2012.11_07.0783, TMW Operations: 3.177.20.0 |
Description |
When you use the Find Orders window in TMWSuite, or the Order Scroll window in TMW Operations, you search for orders within a date range. This setting allows you to limit the number of days in the date range.
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Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Misc]MaxOrderScrollExceededAction
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2012.11_07.0783, TMW Operations: 3.177.20.0 |
Description |
This setting determines the system’s response when a date range in the Find Orders window in TMWSuite or Order Scroll window in TMW Operations exceeds the limit specified by the
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Options |
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Additional Notes |
The CRM Right, Fuel Dispatch, Inventory Services, and TMW eManifest applications do not support this setting. |
[Misc]OrderScrollDaysBack
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2000, CRM Right, Fuel Dispatch, Inventory Services, TMW eManifest, TMW Operations |
Description |
This setting affects the Start From and Delivery From dates on the Scroll Orders window. Enter the number of days prior to today that you want the From dates set back, such 60 or 90. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
In TMWSuite, the |
[Misc]ScrollOrdersMasterCriteriaOnly
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0312 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether all Scroll Orders filters are consolidated on the All Criteria tab, or whether they appear on the Company, Asset, Reference, and Regions tabs. |
Options |
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[Misc]ScrollRefIncludeInvoice
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2012.11_07.0190 and later |
Description |
In the Invoicing application, the Scroll Reference Numbers quick find window allows you to retrieve records that have a specific reference number. By default, only records for invoiced orders are retrieved. This setting determines if the Show orders not invoiced check box will be selected by default. |
Options |
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[Misc]ScrollWinSizeandLocationToRegistry
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0312 and later |
Description |
This setting saves the location and size of the Scroll Orders window in the Windows Registry if the user manually moves the window or adjusts its size. When the window is reopened, it will conform to the saved size and location. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
This functionality applies with any method used to close the Scroll Orders window (for example, by clicking the Close button, or by right-clicking in the window header and selecting Close in the pop-up menu). |
[Misc]ShowRevInfo
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting affects the display of invoicing information for orders in two ways:
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Options |
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[Misc]UserSysAdminAutoLogin
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0380 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether a user must complete a second login when opening the User Maintenance window in the System Administration application. |
Options |
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[Order]
[Order]OEDefaultItemCode
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting establishes the default value in the Charge Item field in the freight detail section of the Order Entry Folder. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Order]OrderIDFormat
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2016.15_07.0311, TMW Operations 2018.4 |
Description |
This setting determines whether the system adds a prefix to a system-generated order number. The prefix is determined by the RevType1 option recorded on the order when it is saved for the first time. Notes:
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Options |
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Additional Notes |
The following notes apply to the TERMINALPREFIX, TERMINALPREFIX6, TERMINALPREFIX7, and TERMINALPREFIX9 options only:
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[Order]PromptOnMasterSave
Applies to |
TMWSuite V.2023.1 and later |
Description |
Use this setting to turn on or turn off a notification prompt when saving a Master Order in Order Entry. |
Options |
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[Settlement]
[Settlement]DoActivityPayDetails
Applies to |
TMWSuite: V.2003 |
Description |
This setting applies to the Pay Detail Maintenance window. It determines whether the Calc button can be used to automatically apply pay rates that have been set up in the Rate Schedules application. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
If you have Yes set in the String1 field of the |
[Settlement]FinalStlmntDetailGrid
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2011.10_08.0208 |
Description |
This setting determines whether the Pay Detail section in the Final Settlements Folder will be presented in a grid form, which allows you to use the right-click grid configuration feature. |
Options |
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[Settlement]IgnoreZeroChargesForBillingRateQty
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
When the system calculates revenue reductions for percent of revenue pay, this setting determines whether the system will ignore invoice line items having $0.00 in the Charge field. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
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[Settlement]PayExistBeforeQueue
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting determines how the Trips Ready to Settle queue handles the following for a trip:
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Options |
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Additional Note |
When a resource is assigned to a trip, the system automatically creates an asset assignment record. This record is what binds the trip and the resource together. For pay purposes, at the time of dispatch, the asset assignment record (i.e., the trip/resource combination) is stamped with the paid status of Not Prepared. The Trips Ready to Settle queue can be used to retrieve trips that are marked Not Prepared. When pay for the trip subsequently is saved in the Trip Settlements Folder or the Trips Ready to Settle queue, the paid status is updated to Prepared. The Trips On Hold queue can be used to retrieve trips that are marked Prepared. In the database, the asset assignment’s paid status is written to the pyd_status column of the assetassignment table. The database code for Not Prepared is NPD. The code for Prepared is PPD. |
[Settlement]SettleUsingBranchRevenueCurrency
Applies to |
TMWSuite version 2024.x and later |
Description |
This setting determines how TMWSuite behaves when calculating pay as a percentage of line haul revenue for a trip that involves a branch that uses a different currency from that used on the Bill To invoice. |
Options |
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[Settlement]ShowTeam
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2014.13_07.0847 |
Description |
This setting determines whether you can calculate pay for both team drivers on a trip simultaneously in the Trip Settlements Folder. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
This enhancement affects only the Trip Settlements Folder. |
[Settlement]SuppressMsgRemoveTripFromComputeQueue
Applies to |
TMWSuite: V.2012 and later |
Description |
When pay details are manually removed from a settlement in Trip Settlements, a "Remove from Queue" message box provides the option to remove the trip from the Trips Ready to Settle queue and mark it as paid. This setting provides the option to suppress the message box. |
Options |
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[Settlement]UseResourceTypeOnTrip
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting determines where the rating engine will pull information from when it compares the DrvType1 - 4 and the TrcType1 - 4 classifications on a pay rate to those recorded on a trip. |
Options |
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[Split]
[Split]AllowChangeTrailer
Applies to |
TMWSuite: Prior to 2003, TMW Operations |
Description |
This setting determines whether the HCT-Hook Change Trailer and IHCT-Billable Hook Change Trailer events will be offered as options when you split a trip using the Split Trip: Park and Hook command in the Dispatch or Edit menus. The default for the Hook Event field is HLT-Hook Loaded Trailer. |
Options |
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Additional Notes |
This setting does not work in Fuel Dispatch. |
[Tariff]
[Tariff]SetBillToPartyOnSecondaryFromTariff
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting activates the autosplit billing feature. When it is enabled, the Set Bill To Cmp ID field appears on the Index Settings tab in the Edit Billing Rate Schedule folder. You use this field to identify the Bill To responsible for an order’s accessorial charges. Note: The field is available only on accessorial rates. |
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[Tariff]ShowDotNetTab
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2014 and later, TMW Back Office 17.10 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether to activate the .Net rating features in the Edit Billing Rate Schedule Folder and Edit Settlement Rate Schedule Folder of TMWSuite’s Rate Schedules application. |
Options |
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[TmwsuiteAddIns]
[TmwSuiteAddins]EnableInterface
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0569 and later |
Description |
Activates TMW’s Add-Ins interface, which enables the system to call Microsoft .NET Framework components. Note: As of TMW Operations 17.25, the Add-Ins interface is no longer required for the Load Tender SmartLink (LTSL) 2.0 module. However, if you are using TMWSuite Dispatch, the Add-Ins are still required. Both LTSL 2.0 and the Add-Ins interface must have the same version number. |
Options |
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[TmwSuiteAddins]EnableScrolls
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0569 and later |
Description |
If TMW’s Add-Ins interface has been installed, this setting determines whether a newer version of scroll and profile windows will be enabled by default. The old version of the scroll windows was coded in PowerBuilder; the new version was coded using the Microsoft .NET Framework. |
Options |
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General Info Table settings
The General Info Table is a global configuration file with many settings. These settings appear in a grid that you can access only in System Administration. The grid allows you to see many system parameters at once. These parameters affect how various TMWSuite applications work, similar to the customization of features allowed by TTS50.ini settings.
For more information, see Using the General Info Table in the System Administration online help.
BackOfficeViews
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2012.11_07.0291 |
Description |
This setting enables you to set up views for invoicing queues. This allows you to set pre-defined restrictions for users who access the Orders Ready to Invoice, Invoices on Hold, and Invoices on Hold for Audit queues. This allows you to control the records that they can process. |
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String2 |
First available in TMWSuite: 2013.12_08.0891
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DataEncryption
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2020.2, TMW.Suite 2020.2 |
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This setting determines whether sensitive data you enter in the driver profile are encrypted automatically in the TMWSuite database. Notes:
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String1 |
As of version 2024.3:
Prior to version 2024.3:
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String2 |
First available in TMWSuite 2024.3 and TMW.Suite 2024.3
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String3 |
Same as String2. |
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String4 |
Same as String2. |
DistanceLookupVersion
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2005.04_10.0211, Fuel Dispatch, TMW Operations: 15.30.074 |
Description |
When stop locations are entered or modified on an order, this setting determines how the system chooses the location information used for mileage lookups, i.e., whether lookups are based on street addresses, latitude and longitude data, ZIP Codes/postal codes in TMWSuite company profiles, or each city’s primary ZIP Code/postal code in the mileage application. |
String1 |
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Notes for TMWSuite users
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Notes for Fuel Dispatch users
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String2 |
First available in V. 2006.05_10.1071 String 2 is applicable only when the String1 field has a value of
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String3 |
First available in V. 2011.10_08.1029 String3 options are valid only for TMWSuite. String3 is applicable only when the String1 field has a value of When you are using a manual mileage interface and a company on an order has the Distance SearchLvl field set to Z (ZIP Code) in its profile, the system does not return saved Zip-to-Zip lookup miles. Instead, it returns miles equal to the option recorded in the You can force the system to perform a new lookup, and base it on the company’s ZIP Code, or its ZIP Code and its city/state location. The options are:
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DrvIDAutoGen
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2010.09_08.1208 and later |
Description |
Prior to this release of TMWSuite, when adding a driver record, the system automatically generated a driver ID that consisted of the first three characters of the driver’s last name and the first two characters of his/her first name. With this release, you can use this setting to determine the format the system uses when it generates a driver ID. Notes:
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String2 |
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Int1 |
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Int2 |
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GP_AccountNumberDelimiter
Applies to |
TMWSuite version 2024.6 and later |
Description |
This setting lets you match the account separator character to the one defined in Microsoft Dynamics GP’s account format setup. |
String1 |
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Additonal Notes |
If the value in this setting does not match the value in Microsoft Dynamics GP, an error occurs when transferring invoices or settlements from TMWSuite. |
PaperWorkCheckLevel
Applies to |
TMWSuite |
Description |
This setting is operational only if |
Options |
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RateWareXL
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2009.08_08.0312 and later, LTL Operations Module: 2018.1 and later |
Description |
This setting applies to Trimble Transportation clients who have RateWare XL accounts with SMC3 and who have purchased Trimble Transportation’s RateWare XL interface. It activates the interface and is used to record the RateWare XL user name, password, and license key. Entries are required in the String1 - String4 fields. |
String1 |
An entry in this string determines if the interface is active.
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String2 |
If String1 is set to Y, enter your Rateware XL user name. |
String3 |
If String1 is set to Y, enter the RateWare XL password (case sensitive). |
String4 |
If String1 is set to Y, enter the RateWare XL license key. |
RebillRefNumCheck
Applies to |
TMWSuite 2024.7 and later |
Description |
This setting determines whether TMWSuite validates reference numbers on rebill invoices. |
String1 |
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RowSecurity
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2008.07_08.0637 and later; TMW.Suite 14.20 and later |
Description |
This setting activates the Row Level Security (RLS) feature. RLS lets you secure records on a user level. For example, you can apply security to records belonging to specific companies, divisions, or terminals. It limits access so that only users or groups assigned to them retrieve their records. Starting with V.2022.1, if you use RLS, you can also restrict access to field options defined in the Edit User Definable Fields window. You specify which options a user can select in fields that have security applied to them. |
String1 |
* N (default) * Y |
String2 |
First available in TMW.Suite and CRMRight, V.14.20. If the String1 field has a value of
If you want, you can have security applied to instant best match fields on a case-by-case basis.
Note: As of V.2022.1, RLS functionality lets you filter the field options users can see in drop-down lists. It is based on the Labelkey field you select in the Row Level Security Setup window. Label filtering does not affect security set up for instant best match fields. + |
Additional Notes |
Row Level Security is a licensed add-on module. For more information, contact Trimble Sales. |
SmtpEmailer
Applies to |
TMWSuite, CRM Right, TMW Operations, TMW Back Office |
Description |
Use this setting to provide information the system needs to send reports and free form messages using SMTP e-mail. SMTP allows you to send reports/messages to recipients outside your company’s network securely.
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String1 |
Identifies the SMTP server.
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String2 |
Provides the reply address for e-mails sent from within TMW applications.
Notes:
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String3 |
The String3 and String4 options work together to provide a user name and password to the SMTP server. Note: If your SMTP server is set up to use Windows authentication, no entry is required in String3 and String4.
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String4 |
The String3 and String4 options work together to provide a user name and password to the SMTP server. Note: If your SMTP server is set up to use Windows authentication, no entry is required in String3 and String4.
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Int1 |
Determines whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication is active.
Note: TMWSuite and TMW Operations do not support this field. |
Int2 |
Determines whether the SMTP server uses Windows authentication when sending e-mails in CRM Right.
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Int3 |
Specifies the port used by the SMTP server.
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Int4 |
First available in TMWSuite: 2019.4 In TMWSuite, determines whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication is active.
Note: This setting affects only TMWSuite. |
Additional Notes |
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TimeCalcDelayApplyAll
Applies to |
TMWSuite: 2010.09_08.0324 and later |
Description |
This setting allows you to set up rates that will automatically create:
The actual event types used are specified on a rate-by-rate basis. |
String1 |
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String2 |
First available in version 2015.14_07.0207 Allow line item rates with this feature that calculates detention charges automatically:
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String3 |
First available in version 2015.14_07.0207 Skip detention calculation when the driver arrives late. Late is defined as arriving after the scheduled latest time.
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