What the topology view shows

A topology view added to a workspace maps the context of the Navigator item to a logical diagrammatic form. The objects shown are elements (attributes) of the product that is represented by the Navigator item. The elements of the monitored product are arranged to show their relationships to one another.

Manipulating the topology view

The view has tools for navigating the topology and arranging the objects to reveal areas of interest.

Toolbar

In addition to the tools described here, the topology view toolbar for your product might have additional tools, such as an Apply Pending Updates button or Status Filtering button.

	Backward returns to the previous display of the topology. Click the list button to see and select from a history. The view displays the selected content. Note that the tool does not show in the toolbar if your topology is small enough to fit within the view space.
	If you went back to a previous topology display, click Forward to return to the most recently navigated version of the view. Click the list button to see and select from a history. The view refreshes with the most recent status of the management elements.
	To zoom the display in and out, move the zoom slider switch right and left or press Num Pad + and -. As the zoom level decreases, the level of detail displayed is reduced. For example, the labels are automatically hidden.
	Fit to view resizes the objects to fit into the current view space.
	Overview opens a small window with the entire topology view in miniature. A blue frame indicates the visible area of the view space. As you scroll through the topology, the frame within the overview window adjust to show your location. Within the overview window, click to move the viewpoint to that location, point inside and drag the blue frame to move the viewpoint, and drag a handle of the blue frame to resize the view area.
and	View as Table switches the topology to table representation, one row for each object. Right-click the Node bar under Resource Type to open the menu. Note that if you are running the Thai language pack for Tivoli® Monitoring, the topology table view is not translated but remains in English. Click View as Topology to return to the topological display.
	Enter search text to locate the objects that match. As you type, the matches are automatically selected and zoomed. When multiple matches are found, the Find Next and Find Previous buttons are enabled to allow you to navigate between the matches one object at a time. If your search text cannot be found, the background color will change to yellow. You can use * asterisk or ? question mark wildcard characters, such as sys* to find system and sys_01, or system? to find system1 and systemZ.

Mouse and keyboard actions

Click: Select the object. Use Ctrl + Click to select multiple objects. Click a corner of the area you want to select, drag to the opposite corner, then release the mouse button to select all the objects within or partially inside the boundary. Click outside the selection to cancel.
Drag: Click an object, then drag to reposition it and the connectors to other objects.
Double-click: Perform the default action for your product on the object.
Right-click: Open the menu.
Hover: Move the mouse pointer over an object to see its identifiers and status.
Alt + Click: (Not available on all UNIX platforms or configurations.) Move around the view with a virtual magnifying glass. Once the magnifier is displayed, you can release the Alt key.
Alt + L: Hide or display link labels.
Alt + N: Hide or display object labels.
Home: Resize the objects to fit into the current view space.
Num Pad + and -.: Zoom in and out.

Menu options

Right-click a topology element to see the actions that can be applied to the selected object.

Right-click the topology view background to see the actions for the view as a whole.