3.4.9.3. Processing setting

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Processing

3.4.9.3.1. System

Tool symbol and name

Description

Available RAM (MB) input_number registry_save

set the available RAM (in MB) that is used during the processes in order to improve the SCP performance; this value should be half of the system RAM (e.g. 1024MB if system has 2GB of RAM)

CPU threads input_number registry_save

set the number of threads available for processing; it is recommended to set a value lower than the maximum number of system threads (e.g. if the system has 4 available threads set value 3)

3.4.9.3.2. Calculation process

Tool symbol and name

Description

checkbox Play sound when finished registry_save

if checked, play a sound when the process is completed

checkbox Raster compression registry_save

if checked, a lossless compression (DEFLATE or PACKBITS) is applied to raster outputs in order to save disk space; it is recommended to check this option to save disk space, or uncheck to faster the calculation

3.4.9.3.3. SMTP process notification

Tool symbol and name

Description

SMTP server input_text registry_save

the SMTP server to login for sending a notification email when all the SCP processes are finished (a notification is sent also in case of error, but not in case of crash)

user input_text registry_save

the SMTP server user

password input_text registry_save

the SMTP server password

Send email of completed process to input_text registry_save

a list of addresses (separated by comma) to send the notification email to

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If checkbox remember is checked, the password is stored unencrypted in QGIS registry.

3.4.9.3.4. Temporary directory

Tool symbol and name

Description

open_dir registry_save

select a new temporary directory where temporary files are saved during the processing; the path to the current temporary directory is displayed; default is a system temporary directory

reset

reset to default temporary directory

3.4.9.3.5. External programs

Some tools require external programs to perform the processing.

Tool symbol and name

Description

GDAL installation directory input_text registry_save optional

enter the path to the GDAL directory containing tools such as gdal_translate and gdalwarp (e.g. /usr/bin); this parameter is usually not required