Settings

Brobench allows you to configure/customize some aspects of the application. These capabilities are described below.

Preferences

Preferences tab allows you to customize some settings, including Time Zone and Custom Tab Layout.

Field	Description
Timezone	Time Zone used to format all Date Time values in the app. Defaults to Connection time zone.

Workspace Dir

Workspace Dir is the directory that you can grant access to Brobench to read/write files and directories within that directory. This is required to make use of some of the Brobench capabilities like Saved Debug Logs.

Backup

This tab allows you to take manual backup and configure auto-backup settings.

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Backup uses Workspace Dir to save backup files. If you do not have Workspace Dir set, go setup first, and then you can take backups.

To take a backup, click on the 'Take Backup Now' button. App will export all configuration data into a JSON file, zips, and save the file to backup folder in the Workspace Dir.

If you are Essential+ user, then you can enable to create auto-backups of the data. To enable Auto Backups, check the Enable Auto Backup checkbox and select the appropriate backup interval.

Backups are stored as Zipped JSON file in {Workspace Dir}/data/backup folder. For ex., if your Workspace Dir is /Usres/john/BrobenchWorkspace and backups will be stored in /Usres/john/BrobenchWorkspace/data/backup To import a backup, use Import tab.

Export

While the majority of data that you see in Brobench is coming from Salesforce, while it is cached, it doesn't need to be backed up. However, the app does store some configuration items like Query Templates, Query History, Connections, etc.,

You can lose this data if you remove the extension and install it or if you delete the data by yourself through the app or other means. By backing up, you can keep the configuration safe and import it back later when in need.

There are two ways to backup. Via Backup tab or in this Tab. In backup tab, app will export all config as Json, zips and saves to a local Workspace Dir. In this tab, it shows you full Json content which you can copy and save it to a file.

Import

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Import feature overwrites all your current configuration with config being imported. If you are not sure if you are going to lose any configuration, backup first

To import a backup, unzip the file if it is zipped, select the JSON file or enter the JSON content and click Import button. App will prompt you twice to confirm and then proceeds to import the provided config. Note that some config data is not imported, like the Master Password example or License activation etc., which needs to be done manually.