DCM settings

The ccm dcm -settings command allows you to change the most common DCM settings that affect the operation of DCM in the current database.
Table 1. DCM settings summary
DCM Setting Default Value Description
Description Blank string Description of the current database. This description can be specified on DCM Initialize.
Location Blank string Free-format text description of the geographic location for the current database. This location can be specified on DCM Initialize.
Admin Info Blank string Free-format text details of the names and contact details of the DCM administrators of the current database. This information can be specified on DCM Initialize.
Event Log Size 100 Maximum number of entries allowed in the DCM Event Log - see About the DCM event log.
Default Add History FALSE Determines the default setting for history when an object is added to a transfer set.
Default Include Associated Baselines FALSE Determines the default setting for the Include Associated Baselines setting when a new transfer set is created. For more information, see
No. of Generate Times 50 Specifies the maximum number of last generated times for any transfer set and destination database pair - see How DCM stores generate times.
No. of Old Generate Times 20 This setting specifies the maximum number of last generated times for any transfer set and destination database pair that are at least Old Generate Time Resolution days apart. See How DCM stores generate times.
Old Generate Time resolution 1 Specifies the time resolution for which old generate times are kept - see How DCM stores generate times.
Ignore Work Area Maintenance FALSE Controls whether projects that had a maintained work area in the source database is created on receive with work area maintenance enabled. See Work area handling on DCM receive.
Update releases active Controls what actions, if any, are taken for release definitions on DCM receive - see Replication of releases, processes, and folder templates.
Update DCM Database Definitions TRUE Controls whether DCM database definitions are automatically created or updated on DCM receive - see Replication of DCM database definitions.
Update Reconfigure and Folder Templates TRUE Controls whether processes, process rules and folder templates in a transfer package are processed on a DCM receive - see Replication of releases, processes, and folder templates.
Parallel Checking created Controls what parallel checking, if any, is performed on a DCM receive - see Parallel checking.
Keep Type Definitions after Receive FALSE Controls whether type definitions in a DCM transfer package are left in the receive_directory after the DCM receive operation has completed.
Receive Control Transitions empty list Controls which changes, if any, can be applied from a non-controlling database to the controlling database for an object - see Transitions to a controlling database.

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