Working with Views

ZfS ConsoleOne provides two types of views: tabular (list) views and graphical views. The Console, Active Alarms, and Alarm History views are all tabular views. The atlas and Trend views are both graphical views. The Summary view may contain both tabular and graphical elements.

There are many characteristics that are common to all views. This section describes the common tasks you can perform on the ZfS views, including:

• Changing the Appearance of a View
• Modifying Columns
• Filtering Views
• Sorting Views
• Printing a View
• Exporting a View
• Saving Views
• Deleting and Renaming Custom Views

Changing the Appearance of a View

In a view, you can change the following:

• Changing the Display Font
• Customizing Grid Lines
• Displaying the View Title

Changing the Display Font

To change the font of the text on a tabular view's headings or rows:

1. Click View > Settings > Appearance.

   The Appearance dialog box is displayed.

2. To change the header or row font, click the appropriate button as follows:

   • To change the header font, click the Header Font button.
   • To change the row font, click the Row Font button.

   The Fonts dialog box is displayed.

3. Select the font options you want > click OK to close the Fonts dialog box.

4. To save the changes made to the view, click View > Saving > Save.

Customizing Grid Lines

By default, the views displayed by ZfS do not contain grid lines. To display horizontal and/or vertical grid lines and to select a color for the grid lines:

1. Click View > Settings > Appearance.

   The Appearance dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the grid line style you want to use from the Style drop-down list. You can choose to have:

   • No grid lines (default)
   • Horizontal grid lines only
   • Vertical grid lines only
   • Vertical and horizontal lines

3. If you want to select a color for the grid lines, click the Color button.

   The Color Chooser dialog box is displayed. This dialog box includes three tab pages --- Color Swatches, HSB, or RGB --- allowing three methods of color selection.

4. Select the color you want to use for the grid lines using one of the three tab pages > click OK to close the Color Chooser dialog box.

5. Click OK to close the Appearance dialog box.

6. To save the changes made to the view, click View > Saving > Save.

Displaying the View Title

You may find it useful to display the view name at the top of the right frame to help you keep track of where you are within the ZfS ConsoleOne,

To display the view title:

1. Click View > Show View Title.

Modifying Columns

In a tabular view, you can change the columns in the following ways:

• Resizing Columns
• Adding and Removing Columns
• Changing the Column Order

Resizing Columns

To resize a column:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the margin between the columns you want to adjust.

2. When the pointer changes to a sizing arrow, drag the column to the width you want.

3. To save the changes made to the view, click View > Saving > Save.

Adding and Removing Columns

To add or remove columns from a view:

1. Click View > Settings > Column Selector.

2. To add a column, select the column name from the Available Fields list > click Add.

3. To remove a column, select the column name from the Show These Fields in This Order list > click Remove.

4. Click OK.

5. To save the changes made to the view, click View > Saving > Save.

Changing the Column Order

To change the order in which columns are displayed:

1. Click View > Settings > Column Selector.

2. Select the column you want to move from the Show These Fields in This Order list > click the Move Up or Move Down button to change the location of the column.

3. Click OK.

4. To save the changes made to the view, click View > Saving > Save.

Filtering Views

You can display the alarms in a tabular view based on filter conditions. The filter applies only to the current management session and clears once you exit ConsoleOne.

You set up a filter by selecting a criteria from four drop-down lists or entering a criteria. You can either set up simple filters that require only one line, or complex filters composed of multiple lines or groups of lines. If you set up a filter using more than one line, you must also specify the logical relationship between the line and/or group of lines.

To set up a filter:

1. Go to the required view.

2. Click View > Settings > Filter.

3. Select the column by which you want to filter alarms from the first drop-down list.

4. Select an operator from the second drop-down list.

   The operator defines the constraint value set to the column. You can specify any of the following values for the alarm display - equal to, not equal to, greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, less than or equal to, contain, or start with the value you select in the third drop-down list. The list of available operators depends on the selected column.

5. Select a value from the third drop-down list.

6. Specify how this filter statement relates to other statements you plan to define by selecting a value from the fourth drop-down list.

   • If this is the only filter statement or if it is the last statement in a group, select End.
   • If you want to add a line below the current filter statement, select New Row. A new line is added. You must define the logical relationship between the previous line and the new line. The alarms will be displayed based on the logical condition you have specified. Select And to satisfy both the filter conditions. Select Or to satisfy any one of the filter conditions for the alarm to be displayed.
   • If you want to add one or more lines that are unrelated to the preceding lines, select New Group. A new line is added. An additional drop-down list separates the new line from the preceding lines. Select a value from this drop-down list to indicate the relations between the filter statements. Select And if you want both the filter statements to be satisfied. Select Or if you want only one of the filter statements in one of the groups to be satisfied. Select End from the fourth drop-down list when you add a new group.

7. Click OK if you have finished defining filters.

   The view is updated to display only those entries that meet the filter criteria you defined.

Sorting Views

Using the sorting feature to modify the order in which the entries in a tabular view. You can sort the entries in the following two ways:

• Sorting the View Using a Single Column
• Sorting the View Using Multiple Columns

For instructions on sorting alarms, see Sorting Alarms .

Sorting the View Using a Single Column

To sort the entries displayed in the view by a single column:

1. Double-click the column header for the column by which you want to sort the entries.

   When you double-click the column header, the entries in the view are sorted by that column in descending order (the most recent entries first). To sort the entries by ascending order (oldest entries first), double-click the column header again.

Sorting the View Using Multiple Columns

To sort the view using multiple columns:

1. Click View > Settings > Sort.

2. Select the first column you want the entries sorted by from the Sort Items By field.

3. Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether you want the entries sorted in ascending or descending order.

4. Select the second column by which you want entries sorted from the Then By field > click the ascending or descending radio button to specify the sort order.

5. Repeat Step 4 for each subsequent column for which you want entries sorted.

6. Click OK.

   The entries are now sorted according to the criteria you specified.

Printing a View

To print a view:

1. Go to the view you want to print.

2. Click File > Print.

3. In the Print dialog box, select the print options you want > click OK.

4. In the next Print dialog box, click OK.

Exporting a View

You can export a tabular or graphical view to one of the following file formats:

• HTML
• Comma-delimited text files (.CSV)
• Tab-delimited text files (.TXT)
• Blank-space-delimited text files (.TXT)

To export a view:

1. Go to the view you want to export.

2. Click File > Export.

3. From the Export File Type drop-down list, select the format to export the view.

4. Enter the path and name of the file you want to save in the File Name field or click Browse to search for a location you want to export the file to.

5. Click OK.

Saving Views

By default, any of the changes you make to the appearance, content, sorting, or filtering of a view are discarded when you exit ConsoleOne. If you want to retain the changes you have to explicitly save the view.

This section includes the following topics:

• Saving the Existing View
• Creating a New View
• Deleting and Renaming Custom Views

Saving the Existing View

If you want to permanently modify the existing view to reflect the changes you made, you can simply save the view as follows:

1. Modify the view as desired.

2. Click View > Saving > Save.

   The next time you display the view, the changes will be retained.

Creating a New View

In some cases, you might find it useful to create a new view with the changes made. The existing view is left unmodified and you can save the new view under a different name.

To save the view under a new name:

1. Modify the view as desired.

2. Click View > Saving > Save As.

3. Enter a name for the view in the Enter New View Name field > click OK.

Deleting and Renaming Custom Views

To rename or delete the custom views you have saved:

1. Click View > Saving.

2. To rename a custom view, select the view from the Saved Views list > click Rename.

   or

   To delete a custom view, select the view from the Saved Views list > click Delete.

3. When you have finished modifying your saved views, click Close.