Administrative console page features
This topic provides information about the basic elements of an console page, such as the various tabs.
Administrative console pages are arranged in a few basic patterns. Understanding their layout and behavior can help you use them more easily.
Collection pages
Use collection pages to manage a collection of existing administrative objects. A collection page typically contains one or more of the following elements:
- Scope
- Scope is described in Administrative console scope settings.
- Preferences
- Preferences are described in Administrative console preference settings.
- Table of existing objects
- The table displays existing administrative objects of the type specified by the collection page. The table columns summarize the values of the key settings for these objects. If no objects exist yet, an empty table is displayed. Use the available options to create a new object.
- Buttons for performing actions
- The available actions are described on the Administrative console buttons help panel. In most cases, select one or more of the objects in the table, then click an action. The action is applied to the selected objects.
- Sort toggle buttons
- The column headings in the table are followed by icons for sort ascending (^) and sort descending (v). By default, items such as names are sorted in descending order (alphabetically). To enable another sorting order, click the icons for the column to sort.
Detail pages
Use detail pages to configure specific administrative objects, such as an appserver. A detail page typically contains one or more of the following elements:
- Configuration tabbed page
- This tabbed page is for modifying the configuration of an administrative object. Each configuration page has a set of general properties that is specific to the administrative object. Other sets of properties display on the page, but vary depending on the administrative object.
- Runtime tabbed page
- This tabbed page displays the configuration that is currently in use for the administrative object. The object is read-only in most cases. Some detail pages do not have runtime tabs.
If you can edit runtime properties, these properties directly affect the current runtime environment, but are not preserved when that environment is stopped.
- Local Topology tabbed page
- This tabbed page displays the topology that is currently in use for the administrative object. View the topology by expanding and collapsing the different levels of the topology. Some detail pages do not have local topology tabs.
- Buttons for performing actions
- Buttons to perform specific actions display on the configuration tabbed page and the Runtime tabbed page. The displayed buttons vary based on the administrative object. The available buttons are described on the Administrative console buttons help panel.
Wizard pages
Use wizard pages to complete a configuration process comprised of several steps. Be aware that wizards show or hide certain steps depending on the characteristics of the specific object that you are configuring.
Related tasks
Use the console
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