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The The Desktop provides a tabbed user interface, which allows for having more than one configuration open in the same window and to easily switch between different configurations.

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  • The left part of the Desktop window includes the Configuration Navigator pane. The Configuration Navigator holds all configurations in and the configurations and enables easy navigation between the different configurations. For further information, see the section below, Configuration Navigator.

  • The right part of the Desktop window holds all Configurations, Inspectors and Tools that have been opened, each of them shown in a separate tab.

    • Configurations - A configuration is a configurable item, for example, a workflow or a Database profile. For further information about configurations, see 2. Configuration.

    • Inspection - When workflows are executed, the agents may generate various kinds of data, such as logging errors into the System Log, or sending erroneous data to the Error Correction System (ECS). The inspectors allow the user to view such information and are further described in 5. Inspection.

    • Tools -Image Added provides different tools to, for example, view logs, statistics, and pico instance information, and to import and export configurations. The tools are described in 6. Tools.

    For information on how to create a new Configuration, and how to open an Inspector or a Tool, refer to the section below, Desktop Standard Buttons.

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Configurations and tools are opened in separate tabs, in the right part of the Desktop window. However, dialogs that are opened from a tool or configuration, for example, e g an Agent Configuration dialog or the MIM Browser, will be opened in a dialog box and not in another tab.

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The Help Menu

Shows all help topics for your installationyour Image Added installation.

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If you press F1, you will open the relevant topic for the dialog you currently have active. However, for the various configurations in the Configuration menu, you may have to scroll to the right section.

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Desktop Standard Buttons

These are the Desktop buttons that are located in the upper left part of the Desktop window.

ButtonDescription

Show/Hide Configuration Navigator

To show or hide the Configuration Navigator pane in the left area of the Desktop. The Configuration Navigator is described in more detail in the section below, Configuration Navigator.

New Configuration

To create a new configuration. The configuration is opened in a tab in the right part of the Desktop window. The different configuration types that can be created are described in more detail in 2. Configuration.

Inspection

To open a Image Added Inspector. The Inspector is opened in a tab in the right part of the Desktop window. The Inspectors The Inspectors are described in more detail in 5. Inspection.

Tools

To open a Tool Image Added Tool. The Tool is opened in a tab in the right part of the Desktop window. The Tools are described in more detail in 6. Tools.

When you have developed your own DTK plugins available in the Extensions menu, you can press CTRL+F4 to open this menu.

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You can also activate the button panel by pressing the CTRL key twice. You can then use the arrow keys to move between the different buttons in the panel.


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The Configuration Navigator gives a view of all configurations in and configurations and makes it possible to easily navigate between different configurations.

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Configuration InformationDescription

Name

Displays the name of the configuration.

Type

Displays the type of configuration.

Key

Displays the internal key used by to used to identify the configuration.

Folder

Displays the name of the folder in which the configuration is located.

Version

Displays the version number of the configuration, see the History tab for further information about the different versions.

Permissions

Displays the permissions granted to the current user of the configuration. Permissions are shown as R (Read), W (Write) and X (eXecute). If the configuration is encrypted, an E will also be added. For further information about permissions, see The Permissions Tab in 6.2 Configuration Browser.

Owner

Displays the username of the user that created the configuration. The owner can:

  • Read, modify (write), and execute the configuration

  • Modify the permissions of user groups to read, modify, and execute the configuration.

Modified by

Displays the user name of the user that made the last modifications to the configuration.

Modified

Displays the date when the configuration was last modified.

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The following characters are treated as word separators: : , ; , , , < ,   = ,   > , ( , ) , ! , [ , ] , { , }

When a term contains a quotation mark, it must escaped by \ (backslash).

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