Neoview Management Dashboard Client Guide for Database Administrators (R2.2)

5 Using the Client Property Sheets
The password-protected Dashboard Properties window gives you many options for customizing
the Dashboard environment, including the ability to specify which entities are retrieved from
Neoview platforms; the attributes to display for each entity; the state determination algorithm
for each attribute; and the font, graphing options, and host retrieval options to use.
1. Open the Dashboard Properties window by doing one of:
• In the Browse window, select View > Options.
• In the Session window, select View > Options.
• In the Browse window, click Properties.
• In the Session window, click Properties.
• In the PC-Host Status icon area of the Browse window, click the PC icon.
• In a Browse or Graph window, select Properties from a shortcut menu.
The Dashboard Properties window appears with a logon prompt.
2. At the logon prompt, enter the Neoview password.
3. Click a property sheet tab to bring it to the front. This section describes all the property
sheets and their functions.
4. Change the settings on the sheet.
To discard your changes and leave the Properties window at any time, click Cancel.
5. Click OK or Apply.
The changes you made are permanently saved and applied to your environment.
Described inControlsProperty Sheet
“Attribute Property Sheet” (page 59)Which entity attributes are
displayed in grid, graph, and sort
views
Attribute
“Entity Property Sheet” (page 64)Which entities are retrieved from
the host Neoview platform
Entity
“Font Property Sheet” (page 64)Name, size, and style of font in the
Browse window
Font
“General Property Sheet” (page 64)General Dashboard propertiesGeneral
“Graph Property Sheet” (page 67)Graph properties for Browse and
Graph windows
Graph
“OEM Property Sheet” (page 69)Open Enterprise Management
properties
OEM
“OIL Property Sheet” (page 70)Object Integration Layer propertiesOIL
“OSC Property Sheet” (page 73)Object State Change propertiesOSC
“SSG Property Sheet” (page 79)Host Session properties for the
Client Server and SeeView Server
Gateways
SSG
Attribute Property Sheet
The Attribute property sheet controls which entity attributes are displayed in grids and graphs
and their state determination algorithm. Entity attributes are the properties of an entity such as
status, date, time, and busy.
Attribute Property Sheet 59