Navigate the User Interface

The SilverBack user interface is designed to be familiar to anyone who has used a web browser-based application. It consists of four distinct areas:

• Header - Contains the product logo, current user, current Session Domain, and Set as Start Page and Logout links.

  The Session Domain is the Management Domain that the current user is working in. Upon login, the Session Domain is the user's parent Management Domain.

• Toolbar - Provides easy access to major category pages. The category pages are starting points for all actions and navigations and actions you will perform in the SilverBack system.

• Sidebar - Contains a visual hierarchy tree to the currently-displayed object. On reports, the sidebar also contains actions that you can perform on the currently-displayed object as well as applicable report filters.

• Content Area - Displays the SilverBack application's work area. Initially this consists of the main Categories page. Subsequent category pages display related links to reports and actions that you can perform.

Header

To return to the start page from any point in the user interface:

1. Click on the product logo in the upper left-hand corner.

To set the current page as the default start page:

1. Click on the Set as Start Page link.

To change the current session domain (requires privileges to view other domains):

1. Click on the session domain's name. A dialog appears, from which you can select any domain that you have privileges to view.

2. Click on a domain, then click on the OK button. The display refreshes to the new session domain.

1. Or, click on the Cancel button to dismiss the Select a Session Domain dialog without making any changes.

Toolbar

To view any category page:

1. Click on the page's corresponding tab. The selected category page appears. For example, clicking on the Alerts tab displays the Alerts category page.

Sidebar

To change what the sidebar displays in the hierarchy:

1. Click on the Options icon.

2. Select or deselect any listed object.

3. Click on the Submit button to save your changes and dismiss the Hierarchy Options dialog.

1. Or, click on the Close button to dismiss the dialog without saving any changes.

4. Click on the Refresh icon ().

To hide the sidebar:

1. Click on the double arrows at the top. The sidebar slides out of view.

2. Click again on them to re-display the sidebar.

To display detailed information about an object in the hierarchy:

1. Click on an object in the hierarchy tree to display the object's Infopage, which contains much valuable information about the object.

To Refresh the Sidebar:

1. Click on the Refresh icon ( ).

Content Area

The initial view is the Categories page. This area functions in exactly the same manner as the toolbar area.

To view any category page:

1. Click on the page's corresponding icon. The selected category page appears. For example, clicking on the Alerts icon displays the Alerts category page.

2. Or, click on a Browse: link. The selected object report appears. For example, clicking on the Browse: License Use link under the System category displays the License Usage report.

Where Do I Go From Here?

Now that you have toured the main Categories page and sub-category pages you will need to know how to access SilverBack's powerful reporting features. We suggest that you read the following topics:

• View Reports

• View Detailed Object Information using Infopages