User's Manual

Active System Manager User Interface Elements
Active System Manager Overview 1-31
Help Open Modes—Specifies how information is displayed:
• The Use External Browser check box allows you to select a web browser for this
option. The default web browser for your operating system is used for displaying
the help contents.
• Open help search—Allows you to select a separate window for this option (in a
dynamic help view or in an infopop). A separate window becomes the default
browser for displaying help contents
• Open help view documents—Allows you to select a dialog box (in a dialog tray or
in an infopop) for this option. A dialog box becomes the default browser for
displaying help contents.
• Open help content—Allows you to open your document in place or open in an
editor area.
Context Help
• Open window context help—Allows you to select a separate window for this
option (in a dynamic help view or in an infopop). A separate window becomes the
default browser for displaying help contents
• Open dialog context help—Allows you to select a dialog box (in a dialog tray or
in an infopop) for this option. A dialog box becomes the default browser for
displaying help contents.
Note: Selections performed on this page can affect how the help view is presented.
If the selected browser is not fully compatible with Internet Explorer or Mozilla, or has
JavaScript disabled, the help view shown in the browser might be a simplified
version.
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Inventory When creating new inventory, you must set the default domain property by
configuring the following preferences:
• Custom Icon Library Folder—Points the Active System Manager software to the
folder where you store your custom icons for resource types.
• Resource Type Multi-Editor—Displays a warning for incompatible and hidden
inventory/provisioning parameters upon opening an editor.
• Resource Instance Multi-Editor—Displays a warning for incompatible and
hidden provisioning parameters upon opening an editor.
• Domain Information—Sets the default domain and is used as the default domain
in resource instance Add and Import operations.
• Virtualization Settings—When enabled (checked), by default, enables resource
virtualization for newly created inventory.
“Setting the Default
Domain” section on
page 8-15
Inventory >
Inventory Import
• Email notifications—Allows you to send notifications of a forced import to:
• Owner
• Participants
• None
Note: Notifications are applicable in case of a forced import only.
• Specific Availability—Allows you to specify availability as follows:
• Always available
• Specify start (current or specific start) time or end (always or specific end) time
• Editor Options—Allows you to set the viewing and errors options as follows:
• View: Original or Hierarchical setting
• Errors: Multiple Syntax or Single Syntax Errors
Chapter 8, “Using
Inventory” and Chapter 9,
“Repository Management”
Table 1-8 Preference Types—Configurable Parameters (continued)
Preference Type Configurable Parameters and Description Reference