Tools Menu Commands

The Tools menu of the DBA window contains the following commands.

Option Description
Start Page Displays the Start Page tab, which displays an introduction to Relativity, and quick links to some common tasks you may require. You can configure this page to display automatically when you open DBA; see the Options > General tab.
Options Display the Options tab, which is a collection of further tabs covering various preferences for the DBA. These settings become the default settings for the appropriate options. See Setting Options.
Date Constants Displays the Date Constants tab, which enables you to change the values of the following:
  • The four date constants, 'Days' Base Date, 'YYYY' Base Year, 'YY' Century Cutoff, and 'YY' Base Year.
  • The structure of two date constants ('YY' Dates and 'YYYY' Dates).
For more details, see Defining Date Constants.
Character Sets Displays the Character Sets tab, which lists the character sets in use in a Relativity data source. This tab also allows you to add both standard and nonstandard character sets to the current Relativity data source, and modify the character set associated with file definitions. See Maintaining Character Sets and Defining Nonstandard Character Sets.
Theme Enables you to pick from a number of themes that can be applied to the look of the DBA window.