In 3DEXPERIENCE, customizations and interactions performed by the user are stored and remembered in the form of settings called the CATSettings. 3DEXPERIENCE fetches required information from its settings, which makes it convenient to use.

This Best Practices document provides information regarding different types of settings and its use, how the CATSettings get generated and where they get stored, how to import and export settings and Compatibility of settings.

The target audience for this Best Practices document is Administrators and users of 3DEXPERIENCE platform R2020x.

In this Best Practice, you will learn about:

• Types of Settings and Preferences
• Methods to Specify Settings
• Method to Lock CATSettings
• Resetting to Default Settings
• Methods to Exchange the 3DEXPERIENCE CATSettings
• Concatenation and Inheritance Mechanism
• Difference Between File Based and Data Based Mode

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