Thanks for replying. Sorry, I must not have been clear about what I'm doing.
When setting up a component optimization you set the Parameter Entry Mode to Discrete Optimize setting, then set the Nominal Value to something that is between the Minimum Value and Maximum value that you think is best. The optimizer then tries to find the best (nominal) value that is between the Minimum and Maximum. All good there.
The problem I have is that once I setup these component parameters they don't "stick". When I setup the value and click OK (or apply) and then close the dialog box the values are all back to defaults when I try and edit the part again. Additionally several of the parameters in the big left box don't fill in. In the case of a Murata inductor I'm talking about the Type, Size, Value, and Tolerance. Only the part number updates, but then reverts back to all defaults when I re-edit the component.
The more I think about this it reminds me of my early experiences with Windows 8 and file permissions. In W8 an administrator does not, buy default, have full modify privileges. If you edited files in a program folder they would not really change. You have to right click the top folder, go to the security tab, and give yourself full modify privileges to make edits stick.
I'm running windows 10 (its the same in this regard), so I better check this...