You can customize the content that is displayed on the VMware Lab Platform administrator user interface (Admin UI).

Figure 1. The default administrator user interface view
The default view of the administrator user interface.

Manage Columns

Manage Columns

You use the Manage Columns button to select or deselect the table column options. You can customize the table headings that are displayed on the administrator user interface. In all the menu listing pages, the column display shows the most frequently used and relevant columns by default.

Filter icon.

Filter icon

Use the filter option to select headings that you want to display in the table list.

Search icon.

Search icon

Use the search option to search for a specific entry on the page that you are in. You can reorder the search results by using the drag action.

Global search icon.

Global search icon

Use the global search icon to easily find any VMware Lab Platform page, portal setting, or documentation link. The search bar option is located on top of all the pages in the administrator user interface. Users with the role of administrators, content creators, instructors, and super users who have access to the VMware Lab Platform administrator interface can use the search option.

Or, you can use the CTRL+k shortcut key.

Bell icon

Bell icon

You use the bell icon to view all the notifications and alerts associated with your VMware Lab Platform account or instance.

Help icon.

Help icon

Use the help icon to view all the help and support options. For more details on the Support panel, see Working with Support Options

Warnings and errors column

Lists in VMware Lab Platform include a column for warnings and errors to alert you of an issue that exists with an item in the list. You can click the warning or error icon to get more information about the issue.

Action operations

You can perform single, batch, and page operations for different tasks such as adding users for a class, modifying a lab, and so on.

Click the three ellipses on top of the page, and view the list of action options for that page.

Actions

Description

Batch Actions

Use the Batch Actions option to perform mass or bulk actions for multiple objects in the page.

Page Actions

Use the Page Actions option to perform actions that you want to perform only on the current page.

For example, download the page content for the current page that you are in.

Global Actions

Use the Global Actions option to perform actions that impacts other parts or features of the VMware Lab Platform and not the current object. For example, synchronize template (new templates are displayed in the Lab Builder and some templates are deleted).