When browsing or searching for information in the Business Services Console the navigation controls will be found in the left frame and views of retrieved records will be found in the right. Most record types can be inspected based on these standardized views which are made available based on record type and user profile.
The view pane displays all records that can be viewed under the current user profile and based on the type selected in the navigation control. These lists can also be filtered. At the top of the pane there are four basic controls:
Result view (List box) - Lets you change the information displayed for each record in the list. The view types depend on the type of records you are viewing. Some views allow you to drill down through the list directly into lower level properties. For Providers this means with a click you can look at a summary of services; for Services this means you can see a summary of Endpoints.
Filter column (List box) - Lets you select a column on which the records shown should be filtered.
Filter value (Edit box) - Lets you enter a filter string to be applied to the value in the selected Filter Column. This string can include wildcards. The percent character ("%") is replaceable by any number of characters. The underscore character ("_") is replaceable by any single character. The backslash ("\") is an escape for all three of these characters.
Filter (Button) - Forces the list to be updated based on the filter parameters set in the Filter column list box and the Filter value edit box.
Some user profiles allow users to manage registry content directly from a result set listed in a view. This case is most frequently encountered when working within the Catalog Tab. Here, you will find three additional controls at the bottom of a view.
Create New Button - lets you launch the creation of a new record of this type when permission criteria are met or not exceeded.
Action List Box - lets you select the action you want to initiate on selected records. The three default options include delete, Notification of Changes (subscription to selected), and Subscription to All.
Go Button - trigger the action selected in the list box.
Standard browsable views for each record type are installed by default. Custom views can also be added.