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User Interface Components


This section includes a description of the following topics:

Main Window

The main window of the Administration Tool provides a graphical representation of the three parts of a repository, each of which is described briefly in this section.

Figure 10 shows the three layers of a repository, as described in the preceding discussion.

Figure 10.  Example Administration Tool Main Window

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Menus

The Administration Tool includes the following menus:

File

The File menu contains options to work with repositories as well as several server-related options that are active when a repository is open in online mode. Before you open a repository, the File menu has fewer commands available.

Edit

The Edit menu options allow you to edit a repository and work with join conditions, security settings, and repository variables.

View

The View menu options toggle the view of specific metadata panes, give you access to the Join diagrams, and refresh the repository view.

Manage

The Manage menu allows you to access the management functions described in Table 5.

Table 5.  Manage Menu Functions
Menu Option
Description
Job Manager
This option is available when a repository is opened in online mode. It opens the Job Manager window, which is the management interface to Siebel Analytics Scheduler.
Session Manager
This option is available when a repository is opened in online mode. It opens the Session Manager, which you can use to monitor activity on the system.
Cache Manager
This option is available when a repository is opened in online mode and caching is enabled. It opens the Cache Manager window, which allows you to monitor the cache.
Cluster Manager
This option is available when the Siebel Analytics Cluster Server feature is installed. It opens the Cluster Manager window, which you can use to monitor and manage the operations and activities of the cluster.
Security Manager
This option opens the Security Manager, which displays security information for a repository and provides a central location for security configuration and management.
Joins Manager
This option opens the Joins Manager, where you can work with physical and logical joins.
Variables Manager
This option opens the Variables Manager window, which you can use to create, edit or delete variables.

Tools

The Tools menu options allow you to set options for the Administration Tool, access the Time Series Wizard, and work with various management functions.

Window

The Window menu options allow you to cascade or tile open layer windows and toggle between them.

Help

The Help menu allows you to access the online help system for the Administration Tool.

Toolbar

The toolbar provides access to functions that you use frequently.

To toggle the toolbar on and off

To dock the toolbar

Keyboard Shortcuts

Table 6 presents the keyboard shortcuts you can use in the Administration Tool to perform frequent tasks.

Table 6.  Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu
Command
Shortcut
File
New
Open > Offline
Open > Online
Save
Print
CTRL + N
CTRL + F
CTRL + L
CTRL + S
CTRL + P
Edit
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
CTRL + X
CTRL + C
CTRL + V
DELETE
View
Refresh
F5
Tools
Query Repository
CTRL + Q

Icons and Symbols

Table 7 presents the icons and symbols used in the Administration Tool with an explanation of what each represents.

Table 7.  Icons and Symbols
Icon or Symbol
What It Represents
A database in the physical layer and in the Logons tab of the User dialog box. Identifies a database for which you can specify a user ID and a password for the Siebel Analytics Server to use.
A database that does not have a connection pool or a database for which all its connection pools have the option Shared Logon selected on the General tab of the Connection Pool dialog box. Identifies a database for which you cannot specify a user ID and password.
A connection pool in the physical layer.
A collapsed catalog folder in the physical layer; a collapsed business model in the presentation and business model and mapping layers; and a collapsed sources folder within the logical table.
An expanded catalog folder in the physical layer; an expanded business model in the presentation and business model and mapping layers.
A collapsed schema folder in the physical layer.
An expanded schema folder in the physical layer.
A physical table in the physical layer, and a logical table in the presentation and business model and mapping layers.
A table registered as a Siebel event polling table.
A logical table source in the business model and mapping layer.
An alias table.
An object that is a stored procedure call, as specified by the Object Type option in the General tab of the Physical Table dialog box.
An object that has a Select (view) object type.
A key for a physical or logical table.
A foreign key for a physical or logical table in the Joins Manager.
A physical or logical complex join in the Joins Manager.
A dimension in the business model and mapping layer.
A level in the business model and mapping layer.
A physical or logical column.
A logical column with an aggregation rule.
A derived logical column.
An invalid item.
A collapsed business model in the business model and mapping layer that is not available for queries.
An expanded business model in the business model and mapping layer that is not available for queries.
An item that contains an attribute definition.
A new item (appears in online mode only). Can appear with other symbols, for example, to indicate a new item is an alias table.
A system DSN ODBC entry. Appears in the Import dialog box.
A measure definition.
A user.
A security group.
An LDAP server.
A group hierarchy.
All users.
An object that is checked out.
A static repository variable.
A dynamic repository variable.
A system session variable.
A nonsystem session variable.
An initialization block.
A group association (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
A level-to-level relationship (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
A type privilege (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
A query privilege (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
A privilege package (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
An object privilege (appears only in the results display of the Query Repository dialog box).
An object that has been cut. Can appear with other symbols, for example, to indicate that a cut item is an alias table.


 Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide 
 Published: 23 June 2003