Executive Console - How To...

This topic briefly describes how to perform various tasks for the Executive Console.

 

Task

Directions

Change a panel size.

1.  Hover over a panel border until the pointer becomes the Resizer Tool .

2.  Drag the border to resize the panel.

Expand the Content View Panel to full size.

Click Expand Content View Panel .

Shrink the Content View Panel to normal size.

Click Shrink Content View Panel .

Display a KPI report in the Content View Panel.

1.  At the Key Performance Indicators Panel, click Report View .

2.  Select the KPI.

Create a new Compare View for a bar chart or line chart.

1.  At the Key Performance Indicators Panel, click Compare View , and then select the KPI.

2.  Click Search , and then fill in the Compare Parameters Window.

3.  Click Chart , and then fill in the SnapShot Compare Chart Setup Window.

4.  Click OK.

5.  Optionally assign a Name, and then Save  the chart.  (Skip this step for ad hoc charts.)

6.  Click OK to display the chart in the Content View Panel.

Display an existing Compare View for a bar chart or line chart.

1.  At the Key Performance Indicators Panel, click Compare View , and then select the KPI.

2.  In the Content View Panel, click the Compare View Name for the chart.

3.  Click Chart  to display the chart in the SnapShot Compare Window.

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1.  Select a KPI at the Key Performance Indicators Panel.

2.  Click Search  to display the Compare Parameters Window.

3.  Click Open , and then select an existing Compare View Name.

4.  Click OK to display the chart in the Content View Panel.

Add a favorite document or file to the Console Items Panel.

Click Add Console Item Wizard  on the Toolbar.

Add an application report to the Console Items Panel.

1.  Open the NDS application.

2.  Open the Job Console.

3.  Select the desired report and fill in the Job Manager.

Add an application process to the Console Items Panel.

1.  Open the NDS application.

2.  Open the Job Console.

3.  Select the desired process and fill in the Job Manager.

Add an auto notification to the Console Items Panel.

1.  Open the NDS application.

2.  Open the Job Console.

3.  Select the desired auto notify item and fill in the Job Manager.

Schedule a job to run in the background at a specific time.

1.  Open the NDS application.

2.  Open the Job Console.

3.  Select the desired job, and then fill in the Job Scheduler.

Show the totals for a displayed chart.

Click Show Totals .

Rotate a chart.

1.  Unlock the chart .

2.  Drag the chart handles.

Display a 2D chart for a specific Data Series (the horizontal headings for each X-axis).

1.  Click Direct View .

2.  Click the Data Series in the heading row of the Legend.

Display a 2D chart for a specific Category (the vertical headings along the bottom of the X-axis).

1.  Click Side View .

2.  Click the Category in a detail row of the Legend.

Change a chart's Data Series (the horizontal headings for each X-axis).

1.  Display the Compare Parameters Window.

2.  Click Chart  to display the SnapShot Compare Chart Setup Window.

3.  Add or Remove the Data Series for the chart.

Change a chart's Category (the vertical headings along the bottom of the X-axis).

1.  Display the Compare Parameters Window.

2.  Click the appropriate Compare Element in the "For" column.

3.  Select or de-select the boxes for the Categories.

 

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