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Using the Console : Using the management console
 

Using the management console

The management console consists of the following components:
*Menu bar — In OpenEdge Management, the menu bar provides the following options:
*Dashboard
*Resources
*Alerts
*Library
*Reports
*Jobs
*Database Administration
For OpenEdge Explorer, the menu bar provides access to these features:
*Resources
*Database Administration
*User details menu — The user details menu on the right shows the name of the logged-on user, the User icon, and the Options icon.
*Menu icon — The menu on the left provides access to different areas within OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer by presenting a collapsible and expandable tree-like structure on the Collection, Name, Type, Status, and AdminServer tabs.
*Main screen area — The main screen area displays the OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer components.
*Footer bar — The footer bar shows the Help Me, Support, Privacy, Terms of Use, and Service Agreement options.
*Grid frame — The layout for resources in the console. The grid frame displays all resources in local or remote AdminServer within OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer.
The Resources grid frame consists of the following features:
*Select — Check box to select one or more resources from the list of resources.
*Search — Field to search for resources using keywords, wildcard characters, or tag names. For example, Database, CPU?, or nhyd*.
*Type — Drop-down to filter resources based on their type. For example, AdminServer, AppServer, or Collection.
*Status — Drop-down to filter resources based on their status.
*Group By — Drop-down to filter resources based on AdminServer, Type, or Status.
*Start and Stop icons — Start or stop multiple resources simultaneously.
*Columns — Sort resources in an alphabetical order. The default view contains the Resource, Type, Status, and Alerts columns. Optionally, you can include the AdminServer column.
*Resource Summary — Displays summary of selected resource(s) or a Collection. Depending on the type of resource you select, you can start or stop the resource. You can also use the Collection tags to view a Collection's details page. For more information on using collections as tags, see
*Alerts — Displays alerts associated with the selected resource or collection.
* Customizing the Resources view
* Viewing the contents of a AdminServer
* Accessing functions from the menu bar tabs for OpenEdge Management
* Accessing functions from the menu bar tabs for OpenEdge Explorer