Deltek Acumen Options (General)

Check for product updates and set default folders.

Updates

These options are not available when you install Acumen using the offline installer. You can instead log into Deltek Software Manager to check for updates.

Field/Option Description
Automatically check for updates when Deltek Acumen starts

Select this option if you want Acumen to check for updates every time that you open it. If there are updates, Acumen asks if you want to install them. If you click Yes, the updates are installed. After the update completes, you must close and reopen Acumen. If you click No, the message closes and you can start working in Acumen.

If you use the offline installer to install Acumen then this option is not available. You can log into Deltek Software Manager to manually check for updates.

Get the latest updates available for Deltek Acumen

Click Check for Updates if you want Acumen to check for updates immediately. If there are updates, Acumen asks if you want to install them. If you click Yes, the updates are installed. After the update completes, you must close and reopen Acumen. If you click No, the message closes and you can continue working in Acumen. If you do not have the option to automatically check for updates selected, then you should use this option periodically to check for updates.

If you use the offline installer to install Acumen then this option is not available. You can log into Deltek Software Manager to manually check for updates.

Libraries - Analytics

Field/Option Description
Use Built-In Metric Library Select this option if you want to use the standard metric library. Clear it if you want to use a custom metric library as the default library for each newly created workbook.
Default Metric Library Location If you make changes to metrics and you want to save those changes and use them as the default library, you can save the custom metric library and use this field to specify that location. When you log in, Acumen will use the custom library instead of the default library.

Libraries - Acceleration

Field/Option Description
Use Built-In Script Library Select this option if you want to use the standard script library. Clear it if you want to use a custom script library as the default library for each newly created workbook.
Default Script Library Location Specify the default script library folder location.

Folders

Field/Option Description
Default Workbook Folder Specify the default workbook folder location. This is the folder that initially displays when you open or save a workbook.