TFS Main Program Preferences
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Some of the preferences listed here are only available in TFS Version 13 or higher
Preference # | Location | Name | Options |
-1 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Enable client folder management? | Yes: Whenever a client or application is created, a folder for that client and/or application is created to store files in. |
-2 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Application numbering method | Globally Unique (default): Each application number is unique. |
-3 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Overview? | Yes (default): The Overview sidebar will be displayed. |
-4 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - CRM? | Yes (default): The CRM sidebar will be displayed. |
-5 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Services? | Yes (default): The Services sidebar will be displayed. |
-6 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Contacts? | Yes (default): The Contacts sidebar will be displayed. |
-7 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Address/Tel? | Yes (default): The Address/Tel sidebar will be displayed. |
-8 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Trade Names? | Yes (default): The Trade Names sidebar will be displayed. |
-9 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Financials? | Yes (default): The Financials sidebar will be displayed. |
-10 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - References? | Yes (default): The References sidebar will be displayed. |
-11 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Accounts? | Yes (default): The Accounts sidebar will be displayed. |
-12 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Applications? | Yes (default): The Applications sidebar will be displayed. |
-13 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Quotes? | Yes (default): The Quotes sidebar will be displayed. |
-14 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Notes? | Yes (default): The Notes sidebar will be displayed. |
-15 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Overview? | Yes (default): The Overview sidebar will be displayed. |
-16 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - CRM? | Yes (default): The CRM sidebar will be displayed. |
-17 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Services? | Yes (default): The Services sidebar will be displayed. |
-18 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Address/Tel? | Yes (default): The Address/Tel sidebar will be displayed. |
-19 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Employment? | Yes (default): The Employment sidebar will be displayed. |
-20 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - References? | Yes (default): The References sidebar will be displayed. |
-21 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - A&L? | Yes (default): The A&L sidebar will be displayed. |
-22 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Accounts? | Yes (default): The Accounts sidebar will be displayed. |
-23 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Contact | Show on sidebar - Contacts? | Yes (default): The Contacts sidebar will be displayed. |
-24 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Overview? | Yes (default): The Overview sidebar will be displayed. |
-25 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Work Flow? | Yes (default): The Work Flow sidebar will be displayed. |
-26 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Goods Details? | Yes (default): The Goods Details sidebar will be displayed. |
-27 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Services? | Yes (default): The Services sidebar will be displayed. |
-28 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Financier? | Yes (default): The Financier sidebar will be displayed. |
-29 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Calculations? | Yes (default): The Calculations sidebar will be displayed. |
-30 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Repayment? | Yes (default): The Repayment sidebar will be displayed. |
-31 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Revenue? | Yes (default): The Revenue sidebar will be displayed. |
-32 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Invoices? | Yes (default): The Invoices sidebar will be displayed. |
-33 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Notes? | Yes (default): The Notes sidebar will be displayed. |
-34 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Trails? | Yes: The Trails sidebar will be displayed. |
-35 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Show on sidebar - Comments? | Yes (default): The Comments sidebar will be displayed. |
-36 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Show on sidebar - Alerts? | Yes (default): The Alerts sidebar will be displayed. |
-37 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Show on sidebar - Follow Up? | Yes (default): The Follow Up sidebar will be displayed. |
-38 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Personal F/Up? | Yes (default): The Personal F/Up sidebar will be displayed. |
-39 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - WIP? | Yes (default): The WIP sidebar will be displayed. |
-40 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Show on sidebar - Mail Merge? | Yes (default): The Mail Merge sidebar will be displayed. |
-41 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Calculator? | Yes (default): The Calculator sidebar will be displayed. |
-42 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Quotes? | Yes (default): The Quotes sidebar will be displayed. |
-43 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on sidebar - Linked Files? | Yes (default): The Linked Files sidebar will be displayed. |
-44 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on sidebar - Linked Files? | Yes (default): The Linked Files sidebar will be displayed. |
-45 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | Enable most recently used list? | Yes (default): Displays the Recent tab on the Search dialog. |
-66 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Enable mortgage application work flow? | Yes: The Application Overview and Work Flow screens will display mortgage related dates (i.e., Mortgage Documents Ordered/Received) and different layouts. The Work Flow stages will also be different. |
-67 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | Show WIP tab in search dialog | Yes (default): Displays the WIP tab on the Search dialog. |
-68 | TFS Main Program > Settings > CRM | Regularly check for Follow Up? | Yes (default): TFS checks if there are any Follow Up items assigned to the user that are due. |
-69 | TFS Main Program > Settings > CRM | Follow Up check interval (minutes) | If preference -68 (Regularly check for Follow Up?) is set to Yes, this preference determines how often (in minutes) TFS should check for Follow Ups. |
-70 | TFS Main Program > Settings > CRM | Default snooze interval | Sets the default snooze interval for Follow Up items. |
-71 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Default goods type | Sets the default item being financed.
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-72 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Default application purpose | Sets the default application purpose. |
-73 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Custom application overview - Mortgage | Indicates which custom screens to use for the Application Overview and Work Flow screens for mortgage types of finance. |
-74 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Custom application overview - Equipment | Indicates which custom screens to use for the Application Overview and Work Flow screens for equipment types of finance. |
-75 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Follow Up Due? | Yes (default): The Follow Up Due sidebar will be displayed. |
-76 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Companies? | Yes (default): The Companies sidebar will be displayed. |
-77 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - People? | Yes (default): The People sidebar will be displayed. |
-78 | TFS Main Program > Settings | Double-Click to edit list items? | Yes (default): Double-clicking an item in a list will open that item in Edit mode. |
-79 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | Company Screen - Include Clients/Prospects? | For the Tools > Companies screen: |
-80 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | Company Screen - Include Inactive Contacts? | For the Tools > Companies screen: |
-81 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | People Screen - Include Client Contacts? | For the Tools > People screen: |
-82 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | People Screen - Include Inactive Contacts | For the Tools > People screen: |
-83 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Show calculations alert? | Yes (default): If calculations require updating, a red alert bar is visible on the TFS Status Bar (at the bottom of the TFS window). |
-87 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | New application - Update calculation COGs? | Yes: After creating a new application, the COGs figures will be automatically brought forward into the calculations. |
-88 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Synchronise calculation COGs from goods? | Yes: Changes made to COGs details will be reflected automatically in the calculations. |
-89 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Clients? | Yes (default): The Clients sidebar will be displayed. |
-111 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Include on application - All Contacts? | Yes (default): The default value of the Include On Application? field within the Contact dialog will be Yes. |
-112 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Include on application - Spouse? | Yes: The default value of the Include On Application? field within the Contact dialog when the Relationship field is Spouse will be Yes. |
-113 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | COGs entry point? | Concerns the editing of a goods item or COGs (Cost of Goods) in a dialog or form (i.e., New Application > Goods Details tab; Calculations; Quick Calculator; Application > Goods Details). |
-114 | TFS Main Program > Appearance | Show sidebar? | Yes (default): The sidebar will be displayed. |
-115 | TFS Main Program > Settings > CRM | Show Alerts? | Yes (default): When changing to a client who has an alert due, the Alert dialog will be displayed automatically. |
-136 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Folder naming format | If preference -1 (Enable client folder management) is set to Yes: |
-138 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | New application - Edit calculations after creation? | Yes: After creating a new application, the user is taken to the calculations screen in Edit mode. |
-139 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on sidebar - Batch Revenue Split? | Yes (default): The Batch Revenue Split sidebar will be displayed. |
-140 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Luxury - Claimable GST | Sets the Claimable GST amount for luxury goods. |
-141 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Amortisation schedule - Hide Brokerage? | Yes (default): Hides the brokerage amount. |
-144 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | SMTP Server | Is the mail server name (i.e., server01). |
-145 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | SMTP User Name | User name for access to the mail server. |
-146 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | SMTP Password | Password for access to the mail server. |
-147 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | Email Method | MAPI (default): Uses Microsoft Outlook. |
-148 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Import/Export | 'Forty Two' Destination Email Address | xmlimport@www.ecm7.com (default): The address to email the marketing file to. |
-149 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Import/Export | 'Forty Two' Export XML file name | marketing.xml (default): the marketing file name. |
-150 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Import/Export | 'Forty Two' Export XML file location | c:\temp\ (default): the path to create the file in. |
-151 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | SMTP security required? | Yes: SMTP requires a user name and password. |
-152 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Email | SMTP sender email address | When you use SMTP, this field lists who the email is from. |
-155 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Enable application summary notes? | Yes: An Application Summary notes is added above the Application Notes/Purpose on the Application Notes screen. Some clients use these summary notes in their reports. |
-156 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Copy application - Copy Linked Files? | Yes: When an application is copied, selecting Yes indicates that the application's linked file records will also be copied. |
-157 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Luxury - Tax Threshold | Sets the tax threshold for luxury goods. |
-158 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Luxury - Match special input payback to claimable GST? | Yes (default): The special input payback field will equal the value of preference -140 (Luxury - Claimable GST). |
-159 | TFS Main Program > Appearance | Context Bar Style | Style 1 (TFS Default) (default): Adds Type and Stage information to the Context Bar. |
-160 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Row height - Comments | 2 (default): The number of lines one row will use to show a comment. |
-161 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Row height - Alerts | 2 (default): The number of lines one row will use to show an alert. |
-162 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Row height - Follow Up | 2 (default): The number of lines one row will use to show a follow up. |
-163 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Row height - Mail Merge | 1 (default): The number of lines one row will use to show a mail merge record. |
-165 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Enable Revenue Splits? | Yes (default): On the Revenue dialog, the Splits tab can be used and accessed (i.e., is visible). |
-166 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Enable Calculations? | Yes (default): TFS controls the calculating of repayments, revenue, etc. |
-168 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | New application - Create Clawback revenue? | Yes: A Clawback revenue item will be created when an application is created. |
-169 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Grouping Format | Determines how the client folders are grouped. |
-170 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Maximum clients per folder (Numeric grouping) | If preference -169 (Grouping Format) is set to Numeric: |
-171 | TFS Main Program > Settings | Hide Quote Criteria Dialog | Yes: The Select Quote Criteria dialog is not displayed when previewing/printing a quote report. Generally, selecting Yes is for those clients with custom reports. |
-172 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Search | Search Field Behaviour | Search on Key Press (default): Will highlight a list item as you type into the text field. |
-178 | TFS Main Program > Settings > CRM | Comments Default for 'Make Public'? | Yes (default): Make Public? will be set to Yes by default. |
-183 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Luxury - Car Tax Rate % | Rate used to calculate tax on a luxury car. A luxury car is a car whose value is above the luxury car tax threshold (see preference -157). |
-184 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Clients | Default - Client Type | Sets the default client type for a new client creation. |
-185 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Clients | Default - Structure | Sets the default structure for a new client creation. |
-202 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Default - Term | Sets the default term (in months) for finance applications. |
-203 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Deposit? | Yes: Deposit amount is shown in quote reports. |
-204 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Residual? | Yes: Residual amount is shown in quote reports. |
-205 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Fees? | Yes: Fee amount is shown in quote reports. |
-206 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Brokerage? | Yes: Brokerage amount is shown in quote reports. |
-207 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Total Amount Financed? | Yes: Total amount financed is shown in quote reports. |
-208 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Wholesale Rate? | Yes: Wholesale rate is shown in quote reports. |
-209 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Effective Rate? | Yes: Effective rate is shown in quote reports. |
-210 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Quote - Show Notes? | Yes: Notes are shown in quote reports. |
-211 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications | Copy application - Show prompt to use residual as total financed? | Yes (default): A confirmation prompt is displayed when an application is copied. |
-212 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Amortisation Schedule - Show Balance? | Yes (default): Balance amount is shown on the amortisation schedule. |
-213 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Amortisation Schedule - Show Actuarial? | Yes (default): Actuarial is shown on the amortisation schedule. |
-214 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Amortisation Schedule - Show Rule of 78? | Yes (default): Rule of 78 is shown on the amortisation schedule. |
-215 | TFS Main Program > Settings | Hide Amortisation Schedule Criteria Dialog? | Yes: The Amortisation Schedule Criteria dialog is hidden from the user. |
-216 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Synchronise - goods asset from calculations? | Yes (default): Changes made to calculations will be reflected automatically in the goods. |
-217 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Custom path for client folder creation | This preference default value is maintained the Configuration dialog of TFS. To modify the custom path, select the menu option: Help > Configuration |
-218 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | Report Database Field/Formula Validation? | Default: |
-219 | TFS Main Program > Settings | Website - Default Online Map | Default: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q= |
-220 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Reports | SmartLodge - Default Report Format | Sets the default report format. |
-221 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Account Fee - $0 Manual Entry Repayment | Custom repayment account fee. |
-222 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Calculations | Account Fee - $1+ Manual Entry Repayment | Custom repayment account fee. |
-223 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Label - (Application Work Flow) Letter Sent | Ability to modify Letter Sent field name (in the Settlement group) on the Work Flow screen. |
-224 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Finance Applications > Goods Details | Default - Depreciation Method | Ability to modify the default depreciation method.
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-225 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Client | Show on Sidebar - Asset Register | If set to Yes and providing you are entitled to the option you will see the Asset Register menu option. |
-226 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Loan Contract | Show on Sidebar - Overview? | If set to Yes the Loan Contract Overview menu option will be displayed. |
-227 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Loan Contract | Show on Sidebar - Schedule? | If set to Yes the Loan Contract Schedule menu option will be displayed. |
-228 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Loan Contract | Show on Sidebar - Payment? | If set to Yes the Loan Contract Payment menu option will be displayed. |
-229 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Loan Contract | Show on Sidebar - Revenue/Invoice | If set to Yes the Loan Contract Revenue/Invoice menu option will be displayed. |
-230 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on Sidebar - Asset Register | If set to Yes the Asset Register menu option will be displayed on the Sidebar. |
-233 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Application | Show on Sidebar - Contacts | If set to Yes the Application Contacts menu will be displayed on the Sidebar. |
-234 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > CRM | Show on Sidebar - SMS? | If set to Yes then the SMS menu option will be displayed on the Sidebar. |
-235 | TFS Main Program > Appearance > Tools | Show on Sidebar | If set to Yes the Tools menu will be displayed on the Sidebar. |
-236 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service Password | The password for sending SMS via the Perspective Platform. |
-237 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service UserName | The username for sending SMS via the Perspective Platform. |
-238 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service Provider | The service provider for sending SMS via the Perspective Platform. |
-239 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service Appliance | The appliance ID for sending SMS via the Perspective Platform. |
-240 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service URL | The URL for sending SMS via the Perspective Platform. |
-241 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service 'From' Number | The number that will be shown to the recipient of the SMS. |
-242 | Perspective Platform > Communications >SMS Service | SMS Service Enabled | Toggle to Yes to enable the SMS service |
-243 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Create Client Subfolder Structure? | If set to Yes then when a new client is created and client folder management is enabled it will use the Client Subfolder Structure to create the directory structure for the client folder |
-244 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Client Subfolder Template Location. | The directory path to the top-level directory for the Client e.g. G:\TheFinanceShop\[TFS Template]\Client |
-245 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Client Folder Management | Create Application Subfolder Structure? | If set to Yes when a new application is created and client folder management is enabled it will use the Application Subfolder Structure to create the directory structure underneath the client folder. |
-247 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Entity | Person - Full Name Format | Define the default name format that will be used for clients full name. |
-248 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Entity | Person - Short Name Format | Define the default short name structure that will be used for the client's short name |
-249 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Entity | Person - Address Lable Format | Define the default short name structure that will be used for the client's address label |
-250 | TFS Main Program > Settings > Financial Applications > Calculations | Default Residual % Calculation Method | Choose between Amt Financed Excluding Brokerage |
-260 | Perspective Platform > Licence Entitlement | LAN Service URL | The URL where the Entitlements LAN service is installed. |
-261 | Perspective Platform > Licence Entitlement | Sentinal Key Code | A legacy field for the old Sentinel key |
-262 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service Enabled? | Toggle to Yes to direct all electronic lodgements via the new Perspective EF Connect portal. |
-263 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service URL? | The URL where the EF Connect portal is located. |
-264 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service Appliance. | The Perspective Platform Appliance code |
-265 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service Provider | |
-266 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service UserName | |
-267 | Perspective Platform > EF Connect Service | EF Connect Service Password | |
-268 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Serice Enabled | |
-269 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service From Address | |
-270 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service URL | |
-271 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service Appliance | |
-272 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service Provider | |
-273 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service UserName | |
-274 | Perspective Platform > Communications > Email Service | Email Service Password | |