Setting Resource Browser preferences

Resource Browser preferences enable you to customize the default view and configure the default behavior of the Resource Browser.

About this task

The Resource Browser allows you to view and work with all types of resources used by Netcool Configuration Manager. You can specify settings for the Resource Browser that limit what you can view. For example, if you never work with a certain type of resource, you can remove that type of resources from your view.

Procedure

  1. To access the Preferences window, click User Preferences, or click File > Preferences from the main dialog.
  2. Select Resource Browser on the navigation tree.
    The Resource Browser Preferences dialog is displayed.
  3. Set the following Visibility preferences.
    Show Hidden Realms
    Select this option if you want hidden realms to be shown in the browser.
    Show System Realms
    Select this option if you want system realms to be shown in the browser. The default is to not show System realms.
    Restriction: You won't be able to change this option unless you have Manage System rights.
  4. Set the Double Click Action preferences to determine the action to be performed on a resource when it is double-clicked. The default action saved here, is displayed in bold when a right click operation is made on the selected device in the Resource Browser.
    Select one of the following options from the Actions drop-down list:
    Note: When you double click on a device, the default option selected here is overridden based on the support level of the device. If the device does not support the default option chosen here, the action carried out on the device will be the first option in the list below that the device supports. For example, if you double click on a device with a Standard support level and the View Configuration (Modelled) action is chosen as the default, the action carried out on the device will be View Configuration (Native).
    View Configuration (Modelled)
    Opens the Configuration Editor with the device's current configuration in read-only mode.
    Edit Configuration (Modelled)
    Opens the Configuration Editor with the device's current configuration in edit mode
    View Configuration (Native)
    Opens the Native Commands dialog with the device's current configuration.
    IDT Manual Launch
    Initiates a manual IDT session with the device.
  5. Set the Columns preferences to determine how you want the columns to behave when you resize the Resource Manager table.
    Select one of the following Column Resize Mode options:
    No resizing (Scroll Horizontally)
    When you resize a Resource Manager table column, all other columns stay the same size, and a scroll bar is added to the bottom.
    Resize the Next Column
    When you resize a column, only the next column changes to compensate.
    Resize Subsequent Columns
    When you resize a column, all the columns to the right change to compensate.
    Resize Last Column
    When you resize a column, only the last column is changed to compensate.
    Resize All Columns
    When you resize a column, all the other columns are changed to compensate.
  6. Select Show Update Flags to display the red and orange indicator flags which appear if device drivers need to be updated.
  7. Select Automatically refresh Resource List when modify actions finish to enable automatic refresh of the resource list when actions complete.
  8. Under Show the Following Resource Types, select the resources to be displayed in the Resource Browser.
    Tip: Excluded resource types can still be accessed through the search function.
  9. Click Apply to save the settings, or click OK to save the settings and exit the Preferences window.