Notification Log menus and shortcut menus

Table 2 on page 24 summarizes the menus that are available for the Notification Log Console or view. The two menu items, Event and Log, are specific to the Notification Log. The Configure menu is displayed depending on your user access control privileges.

Table 1. Notification Log menus and their options

Menu	Option	Description
File	New	Opens a new console.
	Open	Opens an existing console, locally saved or remotely saved.
	Close	Closes an individual console.
	Save	Saves an unsaved console on a local or remote host. Saves a saved console to a previously-specified destination.
	Save As	Saves a console on a local or remote host.
	Layout	Arranges multiple views in a console and changes console title.
	Exit	Ends the session and closes all consoles.
Edit	Find Instance	Searches for any topological element in any class including application services, service offerings, service subscribers, and systems.
	Find System	Searches for a system (infrastructure element).
	Recipients	Opens the Recipient Editor dialog box for email or pager tools.
View	Java Console	Displays console debugging information, including store exceptions, errors reading attributes, and stack traces.
	Message Log	Displays communications sent from a Manager to the console.
	Toolbar	Toggles the display of the toolbar buttons.
	Status	Toggles the display of the status bar.
	Add View	Inserts a view in the current console.
	Copy View	Copies a view in the current console or to another new console.
	Save View As dashboard Viewlet	Saves a view as a dashboard viewlet for the Web pages or third-party Web Portal products; Business Dashboard must be installed.
	Delete View	Removes a view from the current console.
	Listen to Context	Configures a view for context sharing.
	Refresh	Redisplays the console.
Manager	Attach	Connects to a Manager.
	Detach	Disconnects from a Manager.
Configure	Groups	Creates groups or child groups of infrastructure elements. The VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager Configuration Guide includes information about creating groups.
	Global Manager Administration Console	Opens a Global Manager Administration Console for configuring Global Managers.
	Domain Manager Administration Console	Opens a Domain Manager Administration Console for managing underlying Domain Managers.
	Topology Builder	Opens a Topology Builder Console. The VMware Smart Assurance Business Impact Manager User Guide includes information about the Topology Builder Console.
Event	Companion UI	Opens the Notification Properties workspace in a browser for a selected notification. The workspace may contain one or more apps that provide detailed information about the notification. The VMware Smart Assurance SolutionPack Installation and Configuration Guide provides configuration information for the VMware Smart Assurance Companion UI.
	Properties	Displays notification properties for a selected notification.
	Acknowledge	Acknowledges a selected notification.
	Unacknowledge	Removes acknowledgement.
	Take Ownership	Assigns a username to a selected notification for problem resolution.
	Release Ownership	Removes a username.
	Add to Audit Log	Adds comment entries to notification audit log.
	Audit Log	Opens the audit log.
	Browse	Opens the Topology Browser view for the current Global Manager that contains the selected element in a secondary window.
	Browse Detail	Opens the Topology Browser view for the underlying Manager that contains the selected element in a secondary window.
	Containment	Displays an element’s components.
	Show Map	Opens the Map Console in a secondary window.
	Mail	Opens the email tool for a selected notification.
	Page	Opens the pager message tool for a selected notification.
Log	Select Columns	Controls which columns are displayed in the Notification Log view.
	Save log contents to file	Saves the contents of the Notification Log view locally as a text file.
	Sort Columns	Sorts columns in the Notification Log view.
	Filter	Specifies a filter for the Notification Log view.
	Log Properties	Changes the title of the Notification Log view and specifies continuous or scheduled display updates of notifications.
	Freeze Display	Stops the display from changing in the Notification Log view.
Help	About Global Console	Lists Global Console information: version, contact, and outsourcing information.

Shortcut menus are also available when you right-click on selected entities. Table 3 on page 26 summarizes the options and selection criteria.

Table 2. Notification Log shortcut menus

Selection criteria	Option	Shortcut menu options
Right-click on or near the view title	Same as Log menu options. For a Notification Log view launched from a summary, only the Select Columns option is available.
Right-click a column heading	Hide Column	Hides a column from display.
	Insert Column	Inserts a column to the left of the selected column.
Right-click a notification	Same as Event menu options with the addition of maintenance tracking options, if enabled: Schedule Maintenance and Repair Time. Plus, the Server Tools and Client Tools options for tools if they are enabled. The VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager Configuration Guide includes information on configuring tools.