Main screen Configuration

In the following sections, the main screen panels are described. The items of each panel are described from left to right.

Header

Info line	The info line shows the name of the SKOOR license, current user information or error messages and the server time
Quick search field	Find objects by entering part or full object name. A default search path can be configured on operating system level
DBS	Opens SKOOR Dashboards
EEM	Opens the browser for Enduser Experience Monitoring (EEM) test results
Map	Opens the Map editor view
OPM	Opens the Operations monitor view
Admin	Extended search function, manage templates, custom properties and reports
Logout	Logout from SKOOR
About	Information about the current SKOOR Engine environment

Open path	On click on the tree icon, a small object browser opens for navigation
Path history	Get the recently used paths and tree navigation
Back / forward	Navigate one step back or forward in the path history
Path line	Click on a path item to navigate directly into that position

Left panel

Top row

Current position	State and name of the current position in the object tree
Edit button	Edit the current object
Alarms button	Show alarms of the current object
Functions menu	Select from functions available for the current object
Fullscreen button	Change window size to full screen

Middle part

SKOOR object	Each row shows one object which can be clicked to navigate downwards in the object tree. The colored lightbulb shows the current state of this object
Object type	Type symbol
Edit button	Open the right panel screen to edit this object
Alarms button	Show alarms of the current object
Functions menu	Select from functions available for the current object
Child objects	Show child objects in the right panel

Bottom row

Tree / Flat view	SKOOR objects can be displayed as a list of objects per type (Flat) or a tree
EQL	Shows the EQL command line for command based administration
Multi select button	Click to activate multi select checkboxes. Depending on the object types, actions can be performed on all selected objects at once

Status line

The status line is described in detail in section Status line.

Detail descriptions

About button

All relevant operating system information is collected on one page. With the Send To button one can send an email to the SKOOR support team.

Clicking the Show Manual button opens the SKOOR Engine user’s guide in a new browser window or a PDF viewer.

A file listing of all available documentation on SKOOR Engine server is available by clicking Documentation. The file area opens in a new browser window or tab, which allows downloading the latest documentation.

The Webservice button opens a new browser window or tab with the Status and documentation on the SKOOR Webservice and its REST API.

The Dashboard button opens a new browser window or tab with the documentation on SKOOR Dashboards.

Multi select

Certain operations like Delete, Set state or Add revaluation can be performed on multiple objects at the same time. If the multi select button is active, objects can be selected at their right-hand side using checkboxes. If one or more objects are selected, an operation can be chosen from the dropdown list at the bottom of the SKOOR Engine UI. The available operations vary depending on the selected objects.

Logout button

Logs out the current session. If running as another user, logout will revert to the original user account.

All further buttons will be explained in their own separate chapters.

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