=====PPro8 Script Monitor=====

Use the PPro8 Script Monitor to monitor and confirm script orders, such as Stop, Trailing Stop, Basket, and Order List. This tool is only available to Managers.

====Open Script Monitor====

1. On the PPro8 toolbar, click **ScriptMonitor**.

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2. The **Script Monitor** window appears.

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====Script Monitor components====

The Script Monitor shows the following information for each script order:

  * **CltTm:** Client Time
  * **SrvTm:** Server Time
  * **St:** Script State
  * **Id:** Script ID
  * **Type**
  * **Desc:** Description
  * **Info:** Information
  * **OffId:** Office ID

You can also filter scripts using regular expressions. To do so, simply right-click on an applicable column (**Script State**, **Script ID**, **Type**, **Description**, **Info**, or **Office ID**) to open the Alfa Regular Expression Filter window, click **Activate Filter For "[column name]"**, type a regular expression, and then click **OK**. The scripts will filter as needed. For more information about regular expressions, you can see this site: https://cs.lmu.edu/~ray/notes/regex/
  * **New:** under the **FilterMode** column in the Alfa window, the following options are available for selection:
      * ShowMatchingRowOnly
      * HideMatchingRows
      * HighlightRowOnly
      * HighlightCellOnly
====Stop a script====

1. Right-click the script order you want to stop.

2. In the menu that appears, click **Stop Script**.

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3. The script is stopped.

  * To cancel an active script, click the script order row, and then press **Esc**.

====Save script information to clipboard====

  * Right-click a cell or row, and then click **Copy Cell to Clipboard** or **Copy Row to Clipboard** to save to clipboard.

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====Script Monitor Customization====

To make changes to Script Monitor settings, right-click in the Script Monitor, and then click the **ScriptMonitorCustomization Dialog** option to open the Script Monitor Customization window. This window displays two main tabs on the left: **Display** and **Color**.

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===Display===

Use the Display window to adjust the display settings for the Script Monitor, using the two sub-tabs: Columns and Font.

==Columns==

Use the Columns view to show, hide, or re-order columns for the Script Monitor.

1. In the Columns view, click an item in the **Unselected Columns** list.

2. Click the right arrow ( **>** ) button to move the item to the **Selected Columns** list.

3. For any column you wish to hide, click an item in the **Selected Columns** list, and then click the left arrow ( **<** ) button to move the item to the **Unselected Columns** list.

4. To re-order list items, click a list item, and then click the **Up** or **Down** button to move it higher or lower.

5. Click **OK**.

6. The Columns are configured in the Script Monitor according to your settings.

==Font==

Use the Font view to set the overall font for the Script Monitor.

1. In the Display window, click the **Font** sub-tab.

2. The **Font** window appears.

3. Click **Set Font**.

4. The **Select Font** window appears.

5. Click the font, font style, size, effects, and writing system you want to set.

6. Click **OK** in both windows.

7. The new font appears in the Script Monitor.

===Color===

Use the Color window to adjust the color settings for the Script Monitor, using the Color Options sub-tab.

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==Color Options==

1. Double-click the color boxes under the **Fore** (for foreground) and **Back** (for background) column headings for each script state you wish to highlight.

2. The **Color Selector** window appears. Click a color, and then click **OK**.

3. In the **Color Options** window, click **OK**.

4. The script color is set.