BMC Application Performance Management Console features


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, which you access by using a compatible browser, is the main user interface. The Console consists of tabs and a main section. Menus are displayed on the left. Console messages (such as success or error messages) are displayed beneath the menu.

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The following tabs display the Console features:

  • Home contains key information, links, and news about the product. In some instances, the Home tab displays launch points for other components. This tab's menu displays commands related to using the product.
  • Administration contains controls for configuring the console instance. This tab's menu displays commands related to configuring and administering the product.

In the top right corner, the interface displays the following elements:

  • User name of the current user. Click it to open the User settings page, which displays your account settings (user name, role, and authentication method). On this page, you can change your password or update your email address.
  • Logout button. Click it to end the session.
  • Help button. Click it to open the Home page for this product on the Documentation portal in a secondary browser window.

Also, the Console uses the following clickable elements:

BMC Application Performance Management Console clickable elements

Element

Description

Scroll button
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If all the panels within a carousel are not visible within your browser window, use the scroll button to pan left and right.

Action menu
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Action menu (expanded)
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When you place the pointer over the Action menu, it displays the options available as menu commands on the current page. The example shows the options for the Administration page.

Shortcut menu
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Shortcut menus show options for a particular page element, such as edit, delete, and so on.

Drag-and-drop handle
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Click the drag-and-drop handle and drag its object to a new location:

  • Rows within a dashboard
  • Dashlets within a row
  • Dashlets from one row to another
  • Dashlets to the the dashboard

Enabled and clickable
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This switch indicates that the element is enabled. Click the switch to disable the element.

Disabled and clickable
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This switch indicates that the element is disabled. Click the switch to enable the element.

Enabled and not clickable
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This switch indicates that the element is enabled. The switch is not clickable because your role does not permit you to change it.

Disabled and not clickable
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This switch indicates that the element is disabled. The switch is not clickable because your role does not permit you to change it.

Launch point
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Use launch points on the Home page to access Analyzer features. Each connected Analyzer instance has a launch point.

To access Collector features, follow links on the Component Management > Status page.

Related topics

Real-User-Analyzer-and-Real-User-Collector-interfaces
Command-line interface

 

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