How to keep your Console display settings across agents

scheduling Broadcast Agent (BCA)
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I’m in the process of setting up some new BCA, and was getting annoyed with each time having to configure the Console to show me the columns that I wanted. I thought I’d post this tip here in case it’s of use to others.

:twisted: Disclaimer: This involves modifying the registry, so if you have any doubts, then don’t. If you don’t know what the registry is, you shouldn’t be trying this. You can seriously balls your computer up if you get it wrong.

:arrow_forward: The assumes that you have an existing agent with the the Console columns selected that you want, and the order you want them. Go to regedit and search on the name of your agent. You should find a key called something like

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Business Objects\BusinessObjects\5.0\YOURAGENTNAME User Prefs\bcs\BCS]

:arrow_forward: Export this key, edit the resulting .reg file and simply change YOURAGENTNAME to the name of the other agent(s) that you monitor. Import this into the registry, and Robert’s your father’s brother. :smiley:

Cheers, Robin.

RobinM :uk: (BOB member since 2003-02-25)

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Great tip, Robin. I’d rate it two thumbs up! :+1: :+1:

Hmmmm . . . must be a British term. :wink: :confused: :oops:

MichaelWelter :vatican_city: (BOB member since 2002-08-08)

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Thanks :smiley: I figure I’ve got so much invaluable info from BOB it’s only fair to put back in when I can.

http://tinyurl.com/55wff :smiley: :smiley:

RobinM :uk: (BOB member since 2003-02-25)

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Just to follow this up, I found that sometimes I would edit a .reg and get the error

Cannot import blahblah.reg: The specified file is not a registry script. 
You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor.

Well the answer to this is that my editor of choice, Textpad, obviously does something odd when it saves the .reg - if I open an exported .reg, type and then delete a space, and resave the .reg (i.e. net change is nothing), I get the above error unless I just the humble Notepad in which case it works fine :slight_smile:

RobinM :uk: (BOB member since 2003-02-25)