Setting up and using the Canvas view

Use the Canvas view to create a graphical representation of objects that you are monitoring in your environment. You can create a Canvas view for event collectors, groups, devices, and services. You can create a Canvas view for static and event folders but not dynamic folders.

When you access the Canvas view initially, the page is in view mode and no objects are displayed. To create objects in the Canvas view, you must first change to edit mode, set up the objects that you want displayed in the view, and then after you have set up the objects, return to view mode to monitor the object status.

To switch to edit mode

Click the Preferences button in the toolbar.

The view is changed to edit mode, and the Canvas view Preferences dialog box is displayed in the Canvas view pane.

To return to view mode, close the Canvas view Preferences dialog box.

Where to go from here

For more information about setting up the Canvas view, see Using-edit-mode-to-set-up-the-Canvas-view .

For more information about using the Canvas view to monitor objects, see Using-view-mode-to-monitor-objects-in-the-Canvas-view