# Configuration

### 1. Setup

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When setting up the Komment object ensure that you do **not** have the data load editor open in a separate browser tab.
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#### 1.1 Base settings:

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`Mode`: Default mode is **Table**. Select **Form** or **Popup** if desired.

`Fact Table Name`: Select the table from your data model on which you want to relate your write-back to.

`Custom Date Format:`Only applicable when using Kaptain as Data connection. [Go to section](broken://pages/-M3Mbty5BkV1iGhX9KUB#date-settings).

`Date Format:` Select the date format you wish to have your date selector values shown in.

`Ignore Timezone:` Only applicable when using Kaptain as Data connection. [Go to section](broken://pages/-M3Mbty5BkV1iGhX9KUB#date-settings).

`Server Timezone:` Only applicable when using Kaptain as Data connection. [Go to section](broken://pages/-M3Mbty5BkV1iGhX9KUB#date-settings).

`Writeback Variable Name:` Ensure to name unique if you have multiple Komment objects in your app.

`Writeback Table Name:` The name of the QVDs that are stored. Ensure to name unique if you have multiple Komment objects in your app or different apps are storing QVDs to the same location.

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If you wish to store your QVDs in a subfolder to a given data connection you can change this in the load script later. This is recommended if you have multiple apps which uses Komment.
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#### 1.2 Data Connection Settings:

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`Connection Type:` Select between QIX Engine or Kaptain

`QVD Data Connection:` Select the data connection where you want to store your QVDs

`QVD Storage:` This defines whether your data is stored into one QVD or separate QVDs.

If you have selected Kaptain as your Data Connection you must be on the Standard plan or higher and have the Kaptain service installed. To configure your Kaptain setup go to this [section](broken://pages/-M3Mbty5BkV1iGhX9KUB).


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