Configuration: General Options

Configuration: General options

Use this page to configure system-wide behavior in ChoreOps.

Path: Settings → Devices & Services → ChoreOps → Configure → General Options

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What this page controls

General Options affects integration-wide runtime behavior, not just one user or chore.

• Polling/refresh cadence
• Calendar lookahead
• Historical data retention cleanup windows
• Optional legacy entity exposure
• Shared-device kiosk claim behavior
• Backup retention and backup operations

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Field reference

Field	Default	Purpose	Notes
Manual Points Adjustment Button Values	+1.0|-1.0|+2.0|-2.0|+10.0|-10.0	Defines quick add/subtract button values for manual point adjustments	Use | separators; each value must be numeric
Update Interval (minutes)	5	Frequency for internal state refresh	Minimum 1
Number of Days to Show in Calendar	90	Rolling future window for scheduled chores in calendar	Minimum 1; daily and daily-multiple entries use one-third of this value; more detail below
Data Retention Periods (Daily|Weekly|Monthly|Yearly)	14|5|3|3	Cleanup windows for aggregate history	Format must be 4 positive integers
Show Extra Entities	Off	Enables optional legacy/extra entities for compatibility	Keep off unless you need old entities/automations
Enable Kiosk Mode for Assignee Claims	Off	Allows assignee claim buttons to work on shared tablets without user-link match	Security tradeoff: anyone with access to that device can submit assignee claims
Maximum Backups to Retain	5	Per-tag backup retention count	Set 0 to disable automatic pruning
Backup Actions	(none selected)	Manual backup management action picker	Create, delete, or restore backup

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Recommended baseline

For most families:

• Keep Update Interval at 5
• Keep Calendar Days at 90
• Start with retention at 14|5|3|3
• Keep Show Extra Entities off
• Keep Kiosk Mode off unless you run a shared wall tablet workflow
• Keep Maximum Backups to Retain at 5

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Calendar lookahead behavior

Number of Days to Show in Calendar controls how far into the future calendar entries are generated.

• The default is 90, so scheduled chores show the next 90 days of future entries
• This window is rolling, so it always represents the next roughly 3 months from today
• If a chore has a due date 95 days out, it will not appear yet
• If a weekly recurring chore exists, it will show its occurrences for the next 90 days

Daily recurring exception

Daily and daily-multiple recurring calendar entries intentionally use only about one-third of the configured value.

• With the default 90, daily-style recurring entries are generated for about the next 30 days
• This is intentional and helps minimize performance impact from calendar generation
• Non-daily schedules still use the full configured lookahead window

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Backup actions quick guide

Use Backup Actions in General Options to:

• Create a manual backup now
• Delete a specific backup file
• Restore from a selected backup

For full workflow and recovery patterns, see:

• Getting started: Backup and restore

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Common mistakes

• Using invalid retention format (must be Daily|Weekly|Monthly|Yearly)
• Setting update interval too low without a real need
• Enabling kiosk mode on devices that are not access-controlled

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Related docs

• Configuration: Points
• Configuration: Users
• Getting started: Backup and restore
• Technical: Configuration detail
• Advanced: Access control

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Last Updated: March 2026