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The System preferences menu allows you to configure Partek Flow preferences. Click on the  icon to edit these preferences (Figure 2). Information about preferences can be obtained by hovering over the  icon next to the option. These preferences are only available for configuration using Administrator accounts.


These preferences generally govern the activities of other users within the Partek Flow server. They include the following:

  • Days for user to set password

    • If a user requests a password reset, this specifies amount of time the user has to reset their password

  • Upload file size limit

    • Size limit for files that can be uploaded using the My computer option

    • Setting this to 0 removes file size limit

  • Data table decimal precision

    • Specifies the number of decimal places displayed

  • Activity log retention

    • Number of months activity logs are kept for

  • Only administrators can manage library files 

    • If Yes is selected, only administrators can import and delete library files and regular users can only view library files

  • Only administrators can create system-wide attributes

    • If Yes is selected, only administrators can create system-wide attributes within projects

  • Projects can be archived

    • If Yes is selected, users can create a zipped archive of a project before they delete them from the Partek Flow instance

  • Show anonymous tasks on the queued tasks page

    • If Yes is selected, all users can view the tasks queued up on the server and tasks that are not shared with the user will appear as anonymous

  • Show warning when no workers are connected

    • If Yes is selected, a warning will be displayed when no workers are attached to the Partek Flow server

  • Data download directory

    • Specifies the directory on the server to which the data files will be uploaded

  • Library file directory

    • Specifies the directory on the server to which the library files will be uploaded

  • Default project output directory

    • If Sample file directory is selected, files will be written on the same directory in which the sample files are located

    • If Other is selected, a directory on the server must be specified to which the project output files will be written

    • The user can override this setting by specifying the output directory in the project’s Data tab after at least one sample has been created

  • Default disk quota

    • Sets the default size of disk quota available for all users

    • Disk quotas for specific users can be set in the User management page

    • If Set as the quota for users having none is checked, disk quotas are retroactively set for all users currently without disk quotas

    • Selecting None means there are no disk quotas across all users

  • Actions at 80% of disk quota

    • Specifies the actions when user reaches 80% of their disk quota

    • An email can be sent to the user and/or the administrators

    • The user can also be prevented from importing additional samples and running tasks until they clear additional space

  • Actions at 100% of disk quota

    • Specifies the actions when user reaches their disk quota

    • An email can be sent to the user and/or the administrators

    • The user can also be prevented from importing additional samples and running tasks until they clear additional space


Figure 1. Editing system preferences

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