You can set up context sharing so that a selected entity in one view determines the content that is displayed in one or more other views. For example, you can set up context sharing so that each time you select a notification in a Notification Log, a Map view displays a map for that notification. In this example, the Notification Log acts as a source, while the Map view acts as a listener. Without context sharing, you have to select a notification in the Notification Log, right-click, and select Show Map to display a map for each notification.

Views can participate in context sharing as sources, listeners, or both. To enable context sharing, you need to configure listening views as described in “Setting up context sharing” on page 163. Source and listening views can also exist in separate consoles.

Source views and elements for context sharing shows the views that can act as sources and indicates which entities you can select to change the content in listening views.

Table 1. Source views and elements for context sharing

Views that can act as sources

Entity to select

Notification Log view

Notification

Summary view

Summary

Note:

When you select a summary as a source, the Notification Log configured as a listener displays the set of notifications associated with that summary.

Map view

Node or edge

Status Table view (source only)

One of the following classes on the y-axis:

  • ServiceOffering and subclasses

  • ServiceSubscriber and subclasses

  • HierarchicalGroup

  • SelectiveGroup

  • ApplicationGroup

Any instance on the x-axis.

Topology view (source only)

Topology instance

The following views can act as listeners:

  • Notification Properties (listen only)

  • Notification Log

  • Summary

  • Map

  • Containment (listen only).

    Context sharing roles and icons describes the context sharing roles, and shows the icons that display when context sharing is implemented.

Table 2. Context sharing roles and icons

Role

Description

Icon

Source

User selection in a source view changes the content in a listening view.

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Listener

The content changes based upon user selection in a source view. Any filters set for the listening view will continue to control the display.

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In the title area, this icon indicates that a view is configured as a listener. The tool tip for the icon indicates which entities the view is configured to listen to.

In the title area, this icon indicates that a view is actively listening (a user selection in a source view is affecting the view).

When a Notification Log is configured as a listener, you can click this icon to display the original notifications again.

In the Notification and Map view, the tool tip for the icon indicates the entity the view is currently listening to.

Context sharing is disabled for a Notification Log view if the Freeze Display option is enabled. To enable context sharing, first unfreeze the display by clicking the box icon in the title area. “Freezing your display” on page 71 includes additional information.