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Inventory Pages Overview
Inventory pages allow you to view multiple managed objects you want to manage simultaneously, including users, jobs, clients, software, etc. You can browse, zoom, filter, and sort items. An Inventory page allows you to perform actions on these managed items. Select the items on which you want to perform actions, and select an action from the actions drawer or from the right-mouse-click menu.
To navigate to an inventory page, select an application from Application Chooser, select a workspace in the navigation ribbon, then select a task in the navigation ribbon. For example, to view the Manage Devices inventory page, select the Platform from Application Chooser, click the Devices workspace in the navigation ribbon, then click Manage Devices. The Manage devices inventory page is displayed as shown.
You can display Inventory pages in two views: thumbnail and tabular.
Parts of the Inventory Page
The following example shows the Manage Devices inventory page in thumbnail view and identifies the parts of the user interface.
The following example shows the Manage Devices inventory page in tabular view and identifies the parts of the user interface.
The sections that follow describe the parts of the inventory page user interface in more detail.
- View Controls (Thumbnail and Tabular)
- Sorted By Indicator
- Selected Inventory (Single and Multiple Selection Modes)
- Zoom Slider
- Search and Filter Field
- Actions Drawer and Right-Mouse Clicking Objects
- Quick Look Panel
- Paging Controls
View Controls (Thumbnail and Tabular)
The view controls in the inventory page banner display managed items in either thumbnail (default) or tabular view. The inventory view controls are located in the inventory page banner to the right of the title.
Thumbnail View
The default inventory page view—thumbnail view—displays icons of managed objects. Icons also include visual elements that display item status, type, operation, etc. For example in the Platform > Devices > Manage Devices inventory page, the green up arrow indicates the device is up; a red arrow indicates the device is down as shown. In the Manage Service Definitions inventory page, a visual element indicates whether a service definition is standard or custom.
Each icon includes a title. Selected items appear with a grey background. In the default Single selection mode, detailed information about the selected item appears in the Quick Look panel.
The scroll bar and paging controls at the bottom of the page let you navigate through managed inventory.
Tabular View
In Tabular view, managed objects appear as rows in a table. Data about each managed object is displayed in the table columns. The Platform > Devices > Manage Devices inventory page is shown.
Selected objects in tabular view are displayed with a check mark and highlighting. In the default Single selection mode, detailed information about the selected object is displayed in the Quick Look panel. In Multiple selection mode selected objects are listed in the Quick Look panel to let you perform actions on multiple items without having to navigate through multiple pages of inventory. You can drag a column header border to change its width.
You can manipulate inventory in tables by changing the width of columns, sorting columns, and hiding columns.
The scroll bar and paging controls at the bottom of the page let you navigate through managed inventory.
Sorted By Indicator
The Sorted by indicator in the inventory page banner displays how the inventory objects are sorted in the tabular view. The Sorted by indicator is displayed in both the thumbnail and tabular views. In tabular view, you can sort inventory data using the Sort Ascending and Sort Descending commands in the column header drop-down menu. Click the down arrow on a table header to view the sort menu. In the following example, the device inventory is currently sorted by the IP Address. The current IP Address column header is highlighted. The Platform column drop-down n sort menu displayed, and the Platform column is highlighted because the column header is currently selected. When you sort on the Platform column the IP Address column is no longer highlighted. The Sorted by indication changes from IP Address to Platform.
You can hide table columns by deselecting the column name in the Columns Cascading menu, as shown. Only selected column names appear in the inventory table.
Selected Inventory (Single and Multiple Selection Modes)
Selected inventory objects are highlighted. Highlighted objects are ones on which you can perform management action. You can select items using single or multiple selection modes in both thumbnail and tabular view. Use the single and multiple selection buttons above the Quick Look panel to change between selection modes.
In single selection mode, details about that object is displayed in the Quick Look panel. In thumbnail view, click and object’s icon to select it. In tabular view, click an object’s check box.
In multiple selection mode, selected items are listed in the Quick Look panel as shown.
The single and multiple selection modes are displayed only on inventory pages that support batch operations. The Ethernet Activator > Service Design > Manage Service Definitions inventory page, for example, has no bulk operations, so the single and multiple selection modes do not appear. Similarly, if only one item appears in a device inventory, the single/multiple section panel does not appear.
You can deselect items before selecting a batch action. Deselected items remain in the Selections list, but are no longer check marked.
When you have selected the objects you want, select any of the commands in the Actions drawer or right-mouse click menu to perform operations on those objects.
Zoom Slider
The zoom slider determines the size of the icons displayed on the screen. Displaying managed objects smaller on the inventory page reduces the amount of paging. The zoom slider is displayed only in thumbnail view. To reduce object size, move the slider to the left toward (-); move to the right toward (+) to enlarge objects. The size of objects is persistent between work sessions.
Search and Filter Field
The Search and Filter field on the right of the banner enables you to search for specific items so that only specific items are displayed on the inventory page. Clicking the magnifying glass at the right in the field displays a drop-down list with the search options for that particular inventory page as shown. When you select a search option in the drop-down list, inventory items specific to that search option only are displayed on the page. When you erase the contents in the Search field or type all, and press Enter, all the inventory items are displayed on the page again.
Actions Drawer and Right-Mouse Clicking Objects
You can perform actions on one or more selected items on an inventory page by using the Actions drawer or right-clicking items. To use the Actions drawer, mouse over it. The drawer opens and the actions that can be performed are displayed as shown. For example, to delete a device from the inventory, select that device in the Manage Devices inventory page, mouse over the Actions drawer, then click the Delete link. Move the cursor from the drawer to close it.
Actions in the Actions panel are disabled if the object you selected does not support the selected action in its current state.
You can also select one or more items, then right click. The right-click menu is displayed, which has the same action as the Actions drawer, as shown.
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Quick Look Panel
The Quick Look Panel provides information about the selected object. The Quick Look panel also displays a list of objects selected in multiple selection mode.
In single object selection mode, the Quick Look panel displays information about one or more selected inventory items. Single-click an object in the inventory panel once to see summary information about that object in the Quick Look panel. Double-click an item to see more to see more details about certain items.
In multiple object mode, the Quick Look panel displays a list of the objects selected so that you can perform actions on them without having to navigate between pages.
Paging Controls
Paging controls at the bottom of the inventory panel allow you to navigate the inventory when the inventory is too large to fit on one page. Using these controls, you can go to a specific page, navigate to the next or previous page, navigate to the first or last page of the inventory, or refresh the inventory view.
The Page field lets you jump to a specific page of managed objects. Type the page number in the Page field and press Enter to jump to that field.
Other table controls are described in Table 1.
Table 1: Table Paging and Refreshing Controls
Table Control | Operation |
|---|---|
 | Advances to the next page of the table. |
 | Returns to the previous page of the table. |
 | Displays the last page of the table. |
 | Displays the first page of the table. |
 | Refreshes the table content. |
The displaying information field identifies how many objects are being managed and how many are on one page.
