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# General Tab - General Setup

**General** options that apply to the configuration as a whole that you need to review,

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Default File Path | This is the default file path for the root folder referenced by the \<DefaultDir> tag. For data files only. This is configuration specific. |
| Application Priority | The priority given to **Statelake** threads by the Windows Operating System. **Normal** is recommended for nearly all situations. |
| Max Threads | Enter the maximum number of threads that **Statelake** can utilise at any one time for executing **Actions**. If more **Actions** are triggered for execution than the number of allowed threads, they will be paused until a thread comes free. Enter 0 for unlimited threads (up to the max allowed by the Windows Operating System and your computer memory). For best performance you should set this no higher than 3 times the number of processor cores available in your computer. |
| Default Max Thread Per Action | The default maximum number of threads a single action will use if allowed to process in simultaneous threads. Refer to *Allow this action to process in multiple concurrent threads* on the **Action** configuration. For best performance you should set this no higher than 2 times the number of processor cores available in your computer. |
| Wait before Execution | The amount of time in seconds to wait before the execution of a scheduled **Action**. This should be set to 0, but if you experience double triggering of scheduled actions, you can set this to a number between 1 and 5. |
| Service type to use for configuration and testing | For configuration items that can be set with different values based on the environment - e.g. **Parameters** and **Include Files**. This setting specifies the environment that will be used when an Action is run manually from **Designer**. The options available are Development, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Production, and Production Backup. |
| Service Shutdown Timeout for Running Actions (secs) | If the **Service** receives a stop request and any **Actions** are still running, the system will wait until all **Actions** have completed or this grace **Shutdown Timeout** period has elapsed before actually stopping the **Service**. |
| Confirm Delete Actions | Select to enable the confirmation of any **Delete** button pressed. This is recommended to avoid accidental deletion. |
| Cause error on non-empty destination data | Select to cause an error if a destination **Data Definition** has data prior to the **Map** executing. This situation normally represents a configuration problem on the **Data Definition**, and this option highlights the problem by causing an error rather than letting the process continue. |
| Delete half-written files when export fails | When exporting data to a file or files, if the process fails it will delete any files that are half-written. If deselected, the half-written files will be moved to the error folder that has been specified in the **File Connection**. |
| Prevent Log Window from automatically loading log data | Click to activate. |