Sending and reviewing commands

Opening a Viewer

1. Log in to the UI and click Viewers .
   
   
2. In the Viewers List pane, clicknext to the viewer you want to open.
   The viewer is displayed in an expanded format.
   
   

3. You can perform the following actions on the viewer:

   Action	Description
   Select session	Select a session from the list
   Send to session	Click to send the command to a session
   Command or RDL function input	Type a command or RDL function that you want to send for review. Example: D T
   Select command reviewers	Click and select users to review the command

Sending a command to a console

Use the following procedure to send a command or function to a session:

1. After opening a viewer, select the active session that you want to use: 
   1. Click Select Session.
   2. Select the session from the displayed list. 

2. Type your command or RDL function in the Command input field.

   Important

   For an RDL function, use these guidelines:

   • The following syntax is valid:
     • do functionName (parm1, parm2, ...)
     • do functionName parm1
     • do functionName
   • You must define the RDL function in the RDL function library.

3. Depending on whether you want to send the command to a session or request a peer review, proceed as follows: 

   If you want to	Do this
   Send the command to a session	Type a command in the Command or RDL function input field and press Enter or click the Send to session button.
   Request a peer review and approval	Click the Select users to review the command icon.  (Optional) In the Select users to review the command dialog box, confirm the command details, select a user from the drop-down list, and enter a comment for your peer approver. Click Submit. The server forwards the request to the peer approver, who can review and approve the command. Important The list displays the users who are assigned the Command Approver role. Approvers can view the pending requests in the Command Review Request panel at the top-right.

   Important

   The default time limit for the review process is 15 minutes.