Tech Tip: Settings file priority order
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 20 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: December 2, 2024
With multiple ways to set up settings files for your application and your specific user, it could get confusing keeping track of where each settings file is, and what precedence takes place when there are multiple files to an application.
The priority going from lowest to highest are:
- 1. Structure settings located in the Sources folder (project databases) or Settings folder at the same level as the structure file (binary databases). "User settings" feature is NOT enabled
2. User settings (for all data files) located in the Settings folder at the same level as the Project folder
3. User settings (for current data file) located in the Settings folder at the same level as the data file. This is only applied when the linked data file is used with the application