Executive Console - Console Items Panel

Use the Console Items Panel to work with your favorite files, including word processing documents, spreadsheets, Crystal Reports, NDS application reports, and application processes. The Console Items Panel contains a nested list of folders and console items that you can launch or view. The table following the window example describes the Console Items Panel for the Executive Console.

Console Items Tasks Tip: To see more information about a task, click the hyperlink for the task name.
Viewing Console Items
Working with Folders	Some Console Items are nested within folders and some simply appear at the top level, depending on the Console Item Location setting. For example, you can nest documents and reports within folders and sub-folders. How to open and close folders: To open a folder, double-click the folder icon or folder title. You will see the items (or other folders) within the opened folder. To close a folder, double-click the folder icon or title again. Tip: For more information about the folder organization, see Understanding Console Item Folder Levels.
Opening Console Items	To open a console item, double-click the item's icon or title. Tip: You can edit some files, such as Word documents, when they open into the associated application. The original file remains intact; your edits only affect the file copied to the EMS console by the Add Console Item Wizard. Caution: Because the console items are shared by all application users, including executives, exercise caution when opening files that can be edited, such as Word documents and spreadsheets. Results: The Console Item Type determines where an opened item displays: NDS Application reports display in the Print View window. NDS Application processes display the results in the Print View window. NDS auto notifications display in the Print View window. Crystal Reports display either in the Content View Panel or in a Crystal Reports window for editing, depending on the Console Item Type. Microsoft Access data bases display in Access for editing. Microsoft Word documents display in Word for editing. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets display in Excel for editing. Images display in the Content View Panel. Text documents display in the Content View Panel. Web pages display in the Content View Panel.
Changing Panel Size	To change the size of the Console Items Panel: Width: 1. Move the pointer to the right panel border, until the cursor image changes to the Resizer Tool . 2. Drag the border left or right to resize the panel. Height: 1. Move the pointer to the top panel border, until the cursor image changes to the Resizer Tool . 2. Drag the border up or down to resize the panel.
Hiding & Revealing Console Items Panel	When you expand the size of the Content View Panel, it temporarily hides the Console Items Panel along with the Key Performance Indicators Panel. To hide the Console Items Panel, click Expand Content View Panel . To reveal the Console Items Panel, click Shrink Content View Panel .
Maintaining Console Items Tip: The following instructions describe how to maintain the various Console Item Types.
Application Jobs
Application Report	To add an NDS job to the Executive Console (and to the User Console), use the application's Job Manager. Tips: You can not maintain these items from EMS, only from the NDS software application. The application's Job Console displays a complete list of jobs eligible for the Console Items Panel.
Application Process
Auto Notify Item
Favorites Tip: You can maintain your favorite Console Items from the Executive Console within EMS or from the User Console within your NDS software application.
Crystal Report	To add an item to the Console Items Panel, use the Add Console Item Wizard. Note: EMS copies the file from its original location to the console location. The original file remains intact. To edit the settings for an item, use the Edit Console Item Wizard. Tip: This only edits the console settings for the file, not the content. You can edit the content for certain Console Item Types by opening the desired console item. To remove an item from the Console Items Panel, use the Remove Console Item Wizard. Tip: Removing a file from the console does not delete the file from the server. Note: The Executive Console displays all console items added from within EMS and from within the application modules.
MS Access
MS Word
MS Excel
Image
Text
Web
Other - Executable File