Configure General Settings

Use the General Settings tab to configure the following settings:

  • Password requirements
  • Session time
  • Localization
  • Appearance

To configure general settings:

  1. On the Valuation dashboard, click Tools and then click Administration.
  2. On the Administration page, click the Settings tab and then click General Settings.
  3. Do the following:
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Password settings,
  1. Enter the maximum number of invalid password attempts.

If a user exceeds the maximum number of invalid password attempts, the account is locked. To enable the user to access the account, reset the user's password.

  1. Enter the minimum password length.
  2. In the Password History Unique box, enter the number of times that users must use a unique password before they can reuse a password.
  3. In the Password Expiration box, enter the number of days that a password is valid.
  4. Select from the following password requirements:
  • Must have a number
  • Must have a special character
  • Must have an uppercase character
  • Must have a lowercase character
User Session setting,
  • Enter the maximum amount of time in minutes that a locked valuation remains locked. Valuation locks can occur if the browser closes abnormally.
Localization settings,
  • Select from the following settings:
  • Currency: USD or CAD
  • Default Language: English (US) or French (CA)
  • Measurements: Imperial or Metric
Contents settings,
  • In the Maximum Number of Branch Locations box, enter the maximum number of branch locations that Commercial Express retrieves when a user selects a headquarters location from the business search results.
Grid Management settings,
  1. In the Valuation Dashboard Grid Size box, enter the maximum number of valuations that appear on the Valuation dashboard.
  2. In the Valuation Summary Locations Grid Size box, enter the maximum number of locations that appear in the List of Locations section on the Property Valuation Summary page.
Valuation Dashboard Grid Setup,
  1. Click Valuation Dashboard Grid Setup.
  2. From the Available Fields list, select the fields that you want to appear on the dashboard and click Add.
  3. If desired, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to order the fields from left to right on the dashboard.
  4. Select a default sort option and sort order.
  5. Click OK.
Show Hierarchy Tree
  • To show the group hierarchy tree, select Show Hierarchy Tree.

To see the change, log off Commercial Express and then log on again.

  1. Click Save.