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Database Options

The Database Options window allows you to fine‑tune how Meeting Schedule Assistant handles congregation‑related data.

The Database Options window showing database settings grouped under Text Colours and Labels. The Text Colours section includes Assigned Text (blue), Favourite Text (red), and Ministerial Servant (blue). The Labels section lists congregation fields such as Address 1, Address 2, Town, County, Postcode, and Notes. A description panel at the bottom explains the selected setting, and OK, Cancel, and Help buttons appear along the bottom.

Figure 98. Database Options window

How to Access

You can open the Database Options window from:

  • The Options button on the Congregation window
  • The Database menu → Options

Using the Database Options Window

The window presents a property grid where each setting appears as a name/value pair:

  • The left column shows the setting name.
  • The right column is where you specify the value.

Settings are grouped into the following categories:

  • Text Colours
  • Labels
  • Public Talks
  • Start Up

Each category contains settings that control how data is displayed or how certain features behave. Select a setting to view its description in the information panel, then adjust the value as needed.

At the bottom of the window, an information panel displays a description of the currently selected setting. This panel provides helpful guidance beyond the brief overview in this topic.

Text Colours

Several areas of the application use colour to highlight specific types of information. You can customise these colours to suit your preferences.

Type of Text Purpose
Assigned Highlights a speaker’s assigned talks when scheduling home and away talks. Helps avoid selecting talks a brother does not give.
Favourite Highlights a speaker’s favourite talks. Using a different colour from Assigned helps you quickly identify preferred talks.
Ministerial Servant Colours speakers who are appointed as Ministerial Servants in dropdown lists when assigning talks.

Use the drop‑down arrow to choose a colour.

Colour selection palette showing a grid of preset colours used to customise text display. A pointer hovers over a medium grey square with the tooltip “Hex = {80, 80, 80}.” The currently selected colour above the palette is bright blue (hex 0000ff), and an “Other” button below opens the custom colour window.

Figure 99. Choosing a preset or custom colour from the palette.

You may also select Other to define a custom colour using the colour picker.

Colours Window

Figure 100. Custom colour selection window used to define precise colour values.

Labels

This section allows you to personalise the various label descriptions used throughout the application.

Labels

Figure 101. Example of how customised labels appear in related data‑entry fields.

Labels are grouped into three categories:

  • Congregation
  • Talk Coordinator
  • Speaker

For each category, you can customise:

  • 5 Memo labels
  • 1 Notes label

This helps tailor the terminology to your congregation’s needs.

Public Talks

These settings define the default behaviour for public talk–related features.

Setting Description
Confirmed Status Sets the default Confirmed Status for new schedules. Options: Yes, No. Default: Yes.

Start Up

Meeting Schedule Assistant can perform certain tasks automatically when the application starts.

Confirm Status

Automatically checks the Confirmed Status for upcoming public talk exchanges.

Setting Description
Check Enables or disables the Confirmed Status check. Options: Yes, No. Default: No.
Number of Meetings Specifies how many upcoming meetings to check (1–4). Default: 1. Only available when Check is enabled.

Sample pop‑up message:

Example of Confirm Status pop-up window

Figure 102. Example of a Confirm Status pop‑up listing unconfirmed public talks.

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