Setting up Columns

When setting up columns within a window on the Dashboard/Home page, users can:

·        Change the order

·        Reset columns to their default order

·        Remove an unwanted column

·        Restoring a hidden column to view

·        Rename a column header

Changing the Column Order

To change the order of the columns within a window on the Dashboard/Home page:

1    Hover the mouse in the blue bar of the window until the following optional buttons appear:

·        Customize

·        Reset

·        Advanced Find

·        Show All

·        Auto Hide &endash; click this button to hide the additional options shown below. By default, the additional options are shown.

 

·        The + and &endash; buttons expand or collapse additional options under each button on the Routes menu bar.

·        The Find button was removed when using Backend Paging. If Backend Paging is used, then the Find button will show on this bar.

2    Click Customize. The Table view becomes a Column Header view.

3    Within the Column Header view, select a column header (for example, Alerts) and drag it to the desired location on the column heading line.

4    Drag the column header until a red vertical bar appears in the new location:

5    Release the mouse button. In this example, the column header &endash; Alerts &endash; now appears between the column header Route ID and Resource Key.

6    If the Done and Auto Hide buttons do not appear, place the tip of the mouse on the bottom tan border of the Routes window to make the options appear.

7    To save this column, click Done.

Or

Press the ESC key to restore the column to its original text, and then click Done.

Resetting Columns to Default Order

To reset columns to the default order within a window on the Dashboard/Home page:

1    If the additional options (Customize, Reset, Advanced Find, Show All, Auto Hide) are not visible, hover the mouse on the bottom (tan) border of the window until the additional options appear.

2    Click Reset. The columns revert to their default settings.

Removing an Unwanted Column

To remove an unwanted column from the list area within a window on the Dashboard/Home page:

1    If the additional options (Customize, Reset, Advanced Find, Show All, Auto Hide) are not visible, place the mouse within the blue portion of the window until the additional options appear.

2    Click Customize. The Table view becomes a Column Header view.

3    In Column Header view, click  (wrench icon). The Select Columns Tree page appears.

4    Under the Available Columns, click the + sign next to Columns. The Columns table expands to show all available columns.

Ü   Note&emdash; Column labels in the Selected Columns section of the page have an asterisk (*) adjacent to it in the Available Columns section.

5    To remove a selected column, drag and drop it back into the Available Columns section of the page.

6   To save the change and return to the Column Header view, click Save; otherwise click Cancel.

7   To return to the Table view, click Done.

Restoring a Hidden Column to View

To restore a hidden column within a window on the Dashboard/Home page:

1    If the additional options (Customize, Reset, Advanced Find, Show All, Auto Hide) are not visible, place the mouse within the blue portion of the window until the additional options appear.

2    Click Customize. The Table view becomes a Column Header view.

3    In Column Header view, click  (wrench icon). The Select Columns Tree page appears.

4    Under the Available Columns, click the + sign next to Columns. The Columns table expands to show all available columns.

Ü   Note&emdash; Column labels in the Selected Columns section of the page have an asterisk (*) adjacent to it in the Available Columns section.

5    To add a column, drag and drop the column name(s) onto the Selected Columns section.

6   To save the change and return to the Column Header view, click Save; otherwise click Cancel.

7   To return to the Table view, click Done.

Renaming a Column Header

To rename a column header within a window on the Dashboard/Home page:

1    If the additional options (Customize, Reset, Advanced Find, Show All, Auto Hide) are not visible, place the mouse within the blue portion of the window until the additional options appear.

2    Click Customize. The Table view becomes a Column Header view.

3    In Column Header view, click anywhere in the desired column header and edit the text appropriately.

4    If the Done and Auto Hide buttons do not appear, place the tip of the mouse on the bottom tan border of the window to make the options appear.

5    To save changes to the column header, click Done.

Or

Press the ESC key to restore the column to its original text, and then click Done.