> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.auxalia.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.auxalia.com/plant-tools/plantreporter/settings/general.md).

# General

This chapter describes the various options of the **General** tab of the Settings dialog.

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Report Designer</mark>

Here you can set whether you want to use the Report designer with normal pull down menus

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or with ribbons (like Microsoft Office 2007).

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

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Open the last project on startup</mark>

If this option is enabled, PlantReporter opens the project that was loaded last automatically on startup, so you don't have to select it again. The option is disabled by default.

Remark: The project is only opened automatically when PlantReporter is started without command line parameters. If PlantReporter is started from the [Command line](/plant-tools/plantreporter/how-to-use/command-line.md), e.g. with a project or to print a report, the given parameters are used as before.

#### <mark style="color:blue;">Check for changes or NPO data which haven't been imported yet before printing</mark>

When creating a report and clicking on the "Print/Export" button, PlantReporter checks if there are changes or Not-Placed Object (NPO) data which haven't been imported yet. The following dialog appears where you can either continue or cancel. If you continue, the changes in PlantDataManager's Data Cache or NPO data **WON'T** be imported or included in any way in the report.

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### <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.