The Common tab in the Progress OpenEdge External AVM section of the Configurations wizard allows you set options for specifying where the external AVM launch configuration is saved, how it is accessed, and how it runs. See Progress External OpenEdge AVM settings (Debug Configuration only) for information about accessing the wizard.

The following controls are available on the Common tab:

Control Purpose
Name (accessible from all tabs) (Required) The name of the launch configuration, which appears on menus and in the left pane of the Configurations wizard.
Local file/Shared file Notifies Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge to save the configuration definition either in the metadata\plugins directory in your workspace (local file), or in a selected project folder (shared file).
Favorites menu selector Causes the configuration to appear as an option at the top level of the Run menu, the Debug menu, or both. Check the desired options.
Note: You can also manage these menu options on via Organize Favorites on the Run and Debug menus.
Encoding: Default/Other Specifies the code page used for program output to the Eclipse console, either the default or a selected non-default code page.
Allocate Console If checked, allows program output to appear in the Eclipse console.
File If checked, redirects program output to the specified file.
Append If checked, notifies Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge to append redirected program output to the specified file. Otherwise, the file is overwritten.
Launch in background If checked, lets you perform other tasks while the configuration runs.
Apply Saves the current launch configuration definition.
Revert

Discards unsaved changes to the current launch configuration definition.
Debug Debugs the specified external OpenEdge AVM.
Close Closes the Configurations wizard.