Manage Layouts

To save a layout so you can quickly load it into the topology map pane at any time, click the share icon in the Topology Menu bar in the upper right corner. The Map View window is displayed as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Map View Window User interface screenshot showing a map view management table with two shared entries: circle and distributed. Save and Delete buttons are active.

User interface screenshot showing a map view management table with two shared entries: circle and distributed. Save and Delete buttons are active.

Click Save. The Save Map window is displayed as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Save Map Window Two overlapping windows for map management in a software app. Map View window shows a table with one entry: Shared type, name circle, description circle, creator admin, last updated 2016-01-22. Save Map window allows saving with Shared or Private type, empty name and description fields. Background shows a faint graphical map with nodes and connections.

Two overlapping windows for map management in a software app. Map View window shows a table with one entry: Shared type, name circle, description circle, creator admin, last updated 2016-01-22. Save Map window allows saving with Shared or Private type, empty name and description fields. Background shows a faint graphical map with nodes and connections.

Enter a name and description for the current layout and specify whether the saved layout is to be shared by all operators (shared) or is to be available only to you (private). Click Submit.

From the Map View window, where all your saved layouts are listed, you can click the check box beside the layout you want as your default. The default layout is displayed initially whenever you log in to NorthStar Controller.

Note:

You can also right-click a blank part of the topology map pane and select Save Default Map Layout to save the current layout as your default. This action saves the current layout as your default, but does not change the name of the default in the Manage Layouts window.

Select a layout and use the buttons at the bottom of the window to perform the functions listed in Table 1.

Table 1: Map View Window Buttons
Button	Function
Save	Save a new layout or update an existing layout. Note: If you select an existing layout and click `Save`, the existing layout is replaced by the new layout, without changing the name of the layout in the Manage Layouts window.
Load	Load the layout into the map pane.
Edit	Edit the name or description of the selected layout.
Delete	Delete the selected layout from your saved layouts.

Manage Layouts

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