The View Template Wizard is launched from the Object Set Wizard or the View Templates window.
For a general introduction to View Templates, see Administration Tasks Overview.
Note: View Template additions, modifications, and deletions do not affect users until they close and re-open the Supervisor Work Area.
Use the Name, Description, and Object Types screen to first define the following properties of a View Template:
Name
Display name
Description
Applicable object types
Settings |
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Name |
Enter a name that uniquely identifies the View Template. |
Display Name |
Enter the name that should appear in Supervisor Work Area views. |
Description |
Enter a brief description of the View Template. |
Object Types |
Select the appropriate object types. |
Window Buttons |
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Next |
Click to go to the next screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Cancel |
Click to close the View Template Wizard without saving your changes. |
Use the Properties screen to define the properties included in the current View Template
All Properties Section |
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Available Properties table |
Displays the properties that can be added to a View Template. |
Full Name |
Name that fully and uniquely identifies the property. |
Short Name |
Name that is displayed in Supervisor Work Area views. |
Add Arrow button |
Click to add a property to the View Template. Selected properties are added to the top of the corresponding list. If a property is highlighted in the Selected Properties table, the new property is added directly below the highlighted property. |
Remove Arrow button |
Click to remove a property from the View Template. |
Selected Properties Section |
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Selected Properties table |
Displays the properties that are assigned to the View Template. The table contains the properties that are placed ahead of the user statistics. |
Full Name |
Name that fully and uniquely identifies the property or statistic. |
Up |
Click to move an entry up one position in the list. |
Down |
Click to move an entry down one position in the list. |
Remove |
Click to remove selected properties, Statistic Groups, or user statistics. |
Window Buttons |
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Back |
Click to go back to the previous screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Next |
Click to go to the next screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Cancel |
Click to close the View Template Wizard without saving your changes. Note: Clicking Cancel does not reverse changes made to the All Properties table. |
Note: By default, the first group in the list is selected. If a new group is created, that group will be selected. Properties that you define will be applied to the selected group.
Use the Statistics screen to define the following:
User statistics (fully-defined statistics) that are available for use in all View Templates
User statistics that are included in the current View Template
All Statistics Section |
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Available Statistics table |
Displays the user statistics that can be added to a View Template. Note: Changes that you make by using the New and Edit buttons are applied immediately, and they cannot be canceled. |
Full Name |
Name that fully and uniquely identifies the statistic. |
Short Name |
Name that is displayed in Supervisor Work Area views. |
New |
Click to create a new user statistic. For further information, see Statistic Wizard. You can also modify the statistics without using the View Template Wizard. For further information, see Defining Statistics. |
Edit |
Click to edit an existing user statistic. When a statistic is selected, the Statistic Wizard is launched. You can also modify the statistics without using the View Template Wizard. For further information, see Defining Statistics. |
Add Arrow button |
Click to add one of the following:
In this case, the user statistics are added to a new Statistic Group, and the name of the group is set to the name of the Statistic Category. If a Statistic Group is selected in the Selected Statistics table, the new Statistic Group is added after the selected Statistic Group. If a user statistic is selected in the Selected Statistics table, the new Statistic Group is added after the Statistic Group that contains the selected user statistic.
If a Statistic Group is selected in the Selected Statistics table, the new user statistic is added directly below the selected Statistic Group. If a user statistic is selected in the Selected Statistics table, the new user statistic is added directly below the selected user statistic. |
Selected User Statistics Section |
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Selected Statistics table |
Displays the user statistics that are assigned to the View Template. The table contains Statistic Group entries, which are a user-defined group of related statistics. |
Full Name |
Name that fully and uniquely identifies the statistic. |
Up button |
Click to move an entry up one position in the list. If a Statistic Group is selected, clicking the Up button moves the Statistic Group up one position in the list. If a statistic is selected, clicking the Up button moves the entry up one position in the list. |
Down button |
Click to move an entry down one position in the list. If a Statistic Group is selected, clicking the Down button moves the Statistic Group down one position in the list. If a statistic is selected, clicking the Down button moves the entry down one position in the list. |
New Group |
Click to add a new Statistic Group. |
Rename Group |
Click to rename an existing Statistic Group. |
Window Buttons |
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Back |
Click to go back to the previous screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Next |
Click to go back to the next screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Cancel |
Click to close the View Template Wizard without saving your changes. Note: Clicking Cancel does not reverse changes made to the Statistics table. |
Note: By default, the first group in the list is selected. If a new group is created, that group will be selected. Statistics that you define will be applied to the selected group.
Use the Table Column Widths and Level of Precision screen to define the following settings:
Default table column widths
Level of precision for each statistic (where applicable)
Properties and Statistics Section |
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Properties and Statistics table |
Displays the properties and statistics that are included in the View Template. |
Property or Statistic |
Name of the property or statistic. |
Column Width (%) |
Width of the table column, in the number of characters. Note: This setting is accurate when normal browser and system font sizes are used. |
Precision |
Level of precision (number of decimal places), where applicable. |
Table Column Width and Precision Section |
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Property or Statistic |
Name of the selected property or statistic. |
Column Width |
Define the width of the table column, in the number of characters. Note: This setting is accurate when normal browser and system font sizes are used. |
Precision |
Define the level of precision (number of decimal places), where applicable. |
Change |
Click to apply the column width and precision changes. |
Window Buttons |
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Back |
Click to go back to the previous screen of the View Template Wizard. |
Finish |
Click to save your changes to the View Template and close the View Template Wizard. Note: View Template additions, modifications, and deletions will not affect users who are already logged in. These users will receive the updated views when they log off and log back in at a later time. |
Cancel |
Click to close the View Template Wizard without saving your changes. |