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# Settings

This chapter describes the various options of the Settings dialog.

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Link Updates</mark>

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Allow update loops</mark>

Since PlantLink is used for improving dataflow / data propagation it is sometimes necessary to update the links multiple times. We call that loops. If you have cases where loops are required you have to enable that feature. You can also set the number of loops between one and 100.

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Save drawings before update links</mark>

This checkbox should be checked if you use properties for linked fields and these properties are themselves acquired from other properties. Typically when having a setup which you use loops you must save the drawing between the loops in order to have data being propagated from symbol to symbol (loop).

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Do not show dialog when reaching maximum number of loops</mark>

This suppresses the dialog informing the user, that the maximum number of loops has been reached.

### <mark style="color:blue;">SQL Scripting</mark>

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Run SQL Scripts when loading project</mark>

This option allows you to let PlantDataManager or PlantReporter run SQL Scripts when the project is loaded. Please check [Execute SQL Scripts on Project Load](/plant-tools/plantlink/how-to-use/usage/execute-sql-scripts-on-project-load.md) for details.

### <mark style="color:blue;">Drawing Properties Update</mark>

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Automatically close all new loaded drawings when updating</mark>

When using a link configuration which updates drawing properties, enabling this checkbox makes sure, that the drawings which were opened during the drawing update will be closed again. Otherwise the drawings will stay open.

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Zoom all new loaded drawings to extents</mark>

If you enable this option, the drawings will be zoomed to extents after a link configuration which updates the drawing properties.