General Tab of My Preferences Dialog Box

Use this tab to define the general settings for the DPS application.

Contents

Field Description
Date Format Select a format for displaying dates.
Decimal Symbol Select the symbol (period or comma) for separating decimal digits from non-decimal digits in numbers.
Digit Grouping Symbol Select the symbol (comma or period) for grouping digits in numbers.
Remind Me About Activities You can create preferences for how you receive reminders for your scheduled activities. These reminders can occur via email and/or a pop-up alert, and you can specify the frequency with which you receive activity reminders. This option is only available if you own CRM.
Delegate Approvals To Select this option to temporarily assign another person, called a delegate, to perform approvals in your absence. This option is only available if Accounting is enabled.

The delegate can approve various types of records in DPS on your behalf, but only if their role security allows access to the DPS menu items from which to approve records as well as access to specific records, such as projects and employees. The delegate receives approval alerts and can approve and reject records for you. You (the delegator) continue to receive alerts (along with the delegate) so that you are aware of any approvals processed in your absence. At a future time, you can reverse this and resume the task of performing the approvals yourself.

When you select this option, the Employees lookup is enabled. Specify the employee who will serve as the delegate for you.

Change Password Passwords help ensure system security. You can click Change Password to open the Change Password dialog box and change your password.