How to propagate Statistica options with StatOpts.xml and DefOpts.xml?

How to propagate Statistica options with StatOpts.xml and DefOpts.xml?

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Spotfire Statistica 13.3 and higher.

Description

How can we propagate Statistica options using StatOpts.xml and DefOpts.xml?
 

Issue/Introduction

How to customize Statistica options with StatOpts.xml and DefOpts.xml?

Environment

Windows operating systems only.

Resolution

User Preferences made in Tools>>Options in Statistica menu are stored in the StatOpts.xml file.

This file is stored in the following location:  C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\StatSoft\STATISTICA\X.X.X.X.X\   (User's Store)


To propagate one user’s preferences to all users:

1.  Copy that user’s StatOpts.xml file to the Statistica directory on the server, and re-name it to DefOpts.xml.

2.  Delete all other user's StatOpts.xml files.  When a user installs Statistica for the first time, the settings from the DefOpts.xml file will be saved as that user’s new StatOpts.xml file. 

Note:  For locally installed application/program files, copy the DefOpts.xml file, from the server to the Statistica installation folder on the workstation, typically C:\Program Files\Statistica\Statistica <version#> or C:\Program Files (x86)\Statistica\Statistica  <version#>.

Statistica reads the preferences from the DefOpts.xml file first and then over-rides them with C:\Program Files\Statistica\Statistica <version#>, a given user’s StatOpts.xml file.


Alternatively, do the following:

1. Make the desired changes, then close Statistica;
2. Save the StatOpts.xml file to some common location where all users would have access;
3. Make that copy of the StatOpts.xml file read-only;
4. Set all users Statistica shortcuts to have a command-line parameter to use the common StatOpts.xml file as follows:
 “C:\Program Files\Statistica\Statistica 13\statist.exe” -statopts="C:\StatOpts\StatOpts.xml"

Additional Information

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/stat-dms/13.3.0/doc/pdf/TIB_stat-dms_13.3_configuration.pdf
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