Desktop Buttons

 Browser - Click this button to open the Browser. Here you can see all available configurations and their properties.

 Configuration - Click this button to open a list of available configuration types to create a new configuration.

 Inspection - Click this button to open a list of available inspectors, see Inspection for more information.

 Tools - Click this button to open a list of available tools, see Tools & Monitoring for more information.

 Open Tabs - Click this button to open a list of all open tabs, which may be useful if you have many tabs open.

 Change Password - Click this button to open the Change Password dialog where you can change your user password.

 Documentation - Click this button to open the user documentation.

 Status - Click this button to open a list of status messages along with version information.

 Exit - Click this button to exit the Legacy Desktop.

Tab Right-Click Menu

There are different closing options available when right-clicking a tab.

The tab right-click menu

Close - Select this option to close the selected tab.

Close Other - Select this option to close all other tabs in the Desktop window.

Close All - Select this option to close all tabs in the Desktop window.

Tab Button Panel

The button panel is visible at the top of a tab. It is dynamic and changes according to the type of Configuration, Inspector, or Tool that is opened in the currently displayed tab. For a description of the specific buttons, refer to Build View, Inspection, and Tools & Monitoring.

The following figure shows the button panel visible for a workflow configuration.

Open

The tab button panel for a workflow configuration

To open the Browser, click the Browser button in the upper left part of the interface.

Column View

Enables you to switch between Compact or Details viewing modes. When the Details mode is selected, additional information is shown about each item: the granted permissions, Owner, Modified By, and the Modification Date.  

Refresh

Select this option to refresh the selected folder, subfolder, or configuration. 

Expand

Select this option to expand the selected folder or subfolder to display all the subfolders and configurations that it contains.

Collapse

Select this option to collapse the selected folder or subfolder to not display all the subfolders or configurations.

New Configuration

Select this option to create a new profile based on the menu list. 

New Folder...

Select this option to create a new folder.

Open Configuration(s)...

Available when at least one configuration is selected.

Select this option to open the selected configuration(s).

Export Configuration(s)

Available when at least one configuration is selected.

Select this option to export the selected configurations. The System Exporter dialog opens with the configuration(s) pre-selected.

Download...

Downloads the selected configuration. 

Cut

Select this option to put one or more configurations on the clipboard to move the configuration to another location. Select the menu option Paste in the folder where the configurations should be stored.

This option is not applicable if the configuration is locked. For further information see Locks in Administration and Management in Legacy Desktop.

Copy

Select this option to put one or more configurations on the clipboard to copy the configurations to another location. Select the menu option Paste in the folder where the copied configurations should be stored.

Paste

Select this option to store configurations that have been cut or copied to the clipboard in the selected folder.

Delete...

Select this option to delete the selected configuration(s). If the configuration is referenced by another configuration, a warning message is displayed, informing you that you cannot remove the configuration. For further information see The References Tab in 6.2 Configuration Browser.

You can force the deletion of a folder and all the configurations that it contains. A message is displayed asking if you are sure that you want to continue, in order to avoid deletion by mistake. Note that there is no restore option for this function. All the configurations are permanently removed.

Rename...

Select this option to change the name of the selected configuration. Take particular care when renaming a configuration. If, for example, an APL script is renamed, workflows that are using this script will become invalid. This is important to know when you rename folders that contain many ultra format configurations or APL configurations. Renaming a folder with ultra formats or APL configurations will make all referring configurations invalid.

Encrypt...

Select this option to encrypt the selected configurations.

Decrypt...

Select this option to decrypt the selected configurations.

Validate...

Select this option to validate the configuration. A validation message is shown to the user.

Show Properties

Select this option to launch the Properties dialog for the selected configuration. For further information, see the Properties section below.

Documentation

Select this option to launch the Documentation dialog for the selected configuration. For further information, see the Documentation section below.

Name

Displays the name of the configuration.

Type

Displays the configuration type.

Key

Displays the internal key used by MediationZone 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 is shown. For further information about permissions, see The Permissions Tab in 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 username of the user that made the last modifications to the configuration.

Modified

Displays the date when the configuration was last modified.

R

-

-

-

Allowed only to view the Configuration, given that the user is granted access to the application.

-

W

-

-

Allowed to edit and delete the Configuration.

-

-

X

-

Allowed only to execute the Configuration.

R

W

-

-

Allowed to view, edit, and delete the Configuration, given that the user is granted access to the application.

-

W

X

-

Allowed to edit, delete, and execute the Configuration.

R

-

X

-

Allowed to view and execute the Configuration, given that the user is granted access to the application.

R

W

X

-

Full access.

-

-

-

E

Encrypted.

Version

Displays the version number.

Modified Date

Displays the date and time when the version was saved.

Modified By

Displays the user name of the user that saved the version.

Comment

Displays any comments for the version.

Filter

Select to filter for entries that match the entered string.

Search

Select to find individual entries that match the entered string. Press Find Next to go to each individual entry in turn. 

+

Use this symbol before terms that must be included in the configurations you are searching for.

-

Use this symbol before terms that must not be included in the configurations you are searching for.

?

Use the this symbol in a term to perform a single character wildcard search.

You cannot use wildcard symbols within phrase queries.

You cannot use a wildcard symbol as the first character in a term.

*

Use the this symbol in a term to perform a multiple character wildcard search.

You cannot use wildcard symbols within phrase queries.

You cannot use a wildcard symbol as the first character in a term.

^<factor>

You can change the relevance level of matching configurations based on the terms found.  Use the ^ (caret) symbol with a factor value at the end of a term to boost it. The higher the boost factor, the more relevant the term will be.

~

Use this symbol at the end of the terms to perform a fuzzy search. For instance, to search for a term similar in spelling to "roam", use roam~. This search will 
find terms like foam and roams.

You cannot use fuzzy search in phrase queries.

~<proximity>

You can search for terms that are within a specific distance from another term. To perform this type of search, use the ~ (tilde) symbol with a proximity value that denotes the row distance.