The Menu bar


The menu bar provides a central point of access to all available tools and options for the currently selected object.

Although the number of individual drop-down menus in the menu bar is fixed, their contents change to match the available operations.

The general functionalities of each of the menus are:

Menu

Functionalities

File

This menu contains the access to the Save View , Export , Import and Print functions, through which you can save, export, import or print a complete console view, and the Exit option to close the console window.

Edit

The Edit menu contents change according to the currently selected node and tab and typically contains options which perform an immediate action on or within the selected object. This menu also contains the following permanently available options: Refresh , Lock Console , Maximize , Cut , Copy , Paste , Remove and Properties .

View

The View menu contains all items about the different viewing possibilities of the console, such as adding and manipulating the Bookmarks or the Frequently Used Nodes . The Frequently Used Nodes menu item displays the collection of nodes which you accessed the most since the last time you logged on to the console. The number of accessed nodes to be displayed is configurable in the Preferences window through the TANAME_GENERAL tab. Selecting a node from the displayed list will open the hierarchy structure on the location of the selected object. The list of nodes is dependent on the administrator and Console language, for example, if you use alternately two different users, the lists of most frequently used nodes will not be the same. The Collapse All item allows you to close all open nodes in the console. The menu items List and Details define if the members of a group or folder in the right window pane are shown only in list form, that is, only with their names, or if the members are displayed with their available attributes.If you are about to display a large number of objects it is strongly recommended to use the List option for performance reasons.

Tools

The Tools menu provides access to tools available in the CM console such as the email system of the console or any general operations through the following menu options: Send a Mail , Import New Steps , Import Report Templates , Create Upgrade Packages and Clean-up Old Packages .

Wizards

This menu provides a direct access to all wizards available in the CM console: Agent Rollout , Asset Discovery , Application Management , OS Deployment , Package Creation , Package Distribution , Operational Rule Creation , Operational Rule Distribution , Patch/Service Pack Distribution and Report Creation .

Options

This menu provides access to those functionalities of the CM console which concern the currently logged user, such as access to his personal profile, Administrator User Account, or his preferred user settings, User Preferences .

Help

The Help menu provides access to the different types of Online Help provided for the console and the general information about the product and company. You may call Help on current tab or Help on current node , and the complete help manual through the ** menu item. General information you can see under the ** item.

 

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