Guardian Main Window
The Guardian Main Window contains the following basic navigation and display components:
The following sections provide instructions for using each of these components.
Main Menu Bar
The Main Menu Bar is at the top of the BEA Guardian main window just below the BEA Guardian titlebar. The Menu Bar contains the following menus:
The Menu Bar menus in turn contain a series of options and submenus, some of which also lead to additional menus, dialog boxes, or wizards. The following sections provide an overview of each of these menus, and instructions for invoking them.
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can invoke many menus, submenus, and menu options by using a keyboard shortcut. To display Menu Bar menus, press the Alt key and type the menu selection key for the menu you want to display. The menu selection key is the letter underlined in the menu name when you press the Alt key.
Some menu options also have keyboard shortcuts, which consist of a specific sequence of characters pressed simultaneously. If a menu item has a keyboard shortcut, the key sequence is listed next to the item in the menu. To see the complete list of keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl+Shift+L.
File Menu
Table 1-1 describes the File menu options and submenus.
Table 1-1 File Menu
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This option opens a submenu with the following options:
- Domain Group — Open the Add Domain Group dialog box for creating a new Domain Group.
- Domain — Open the Domain Activation Wizard.
- Inventory — Open the Inventory Wizard.
- Evaluation — Open the Evaluation Wizard.
- Shortcut — Open the Shortcut Wizard.
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Close the current display in the Document Pane.
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Close all Document Pane displays.
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Export the selected Domain Inventory or Evaluation as a file (PDF or HTML).
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Print the contents of the Report tab or Source tab currently displayed in the Document Pane.
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Open the Import dialog box for importing Guardian Preferences, Workspace, or Report Plug-in.
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Open the Export dialog box for exporting Guardian Preferences, Workspace, or Report Plug-in.
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Tools Menu
Table 1-2 describes the Tools menu options and submenus.
Table 1-2 Tools Menu
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Update the list of BEA Support site identifiers available for creating support cases.
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Removes deactivated domains from the Domain Explorer and the Guardian Registry. This also removes the Domain Inventories, Evaluation Summaries, and any Case Creation Archives for those domains from the Guardian Workspace.
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This opens a submenu with the following options:
- Signature Log — Display the Guardian Signature log file.
- Guardian Log — Display the Guardian log file.
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Window Menu
Table 1-3 describes the Window menu options and submenus.
Table 1-3 Window Menu
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Open a submenu containing options for opening the following Views:
- Domain Explorer — Opens the Domain Explorer in the Navigation Pane.
- Bundle Explorer — Opens the Bundle Explorer in the Navigation Pane.
- Shortcut Explorer — Opens the Shortcut Explorer in the Navigation Pane.
- Signature Explorer — Opens the Signature Explorer in the Navigation Pane.
- Active Domains Table — Opens the Active Domains Table in the Document Pane.
- Shortcuts Table — Opens the Shortcuts Table in the Document Pane.
- Progress View — Opens the Progress View in the Navigation Pane.
- Outline View — Opens the Outline View to the right of the Document Pane.
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Resets the Guardian displays to their default settings.
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Open the Preferences configuration page.
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Help Menu
Table 1-4 describes the Help menu options and submenus.
Table 1-4 Help Menu
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Display the Guardian Welcome page.
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Open the BEA Guardian Online Help System.
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Open the Online Help Search utility.
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Opens the Guardian Dynamic Online Help pane (to the right of the Document Pane).
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Open the Cheat Sheet Selection dialog box for selecting and displaying a Guardian Cheat Sheet. The Cheat Sheet provides step-by-step instructions for certain Guardian tasks. Action buttons are provided for some tasks; click a button to initiate that task.
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Open a submenu with the following options:
- Update Guardian — Open the Update Wizard.
- Manage Configuration — Open the Product Configuration Manager for performing the following tasks:
- Scan for Updates
- View Installation History
- Show Activities
- Add an Extension Location
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Display the list of keyboard shortcuts.
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Open a submenu with the following options:
- Find and Install... — Open the Install/Update dialog box for searching for and installing updates and new features.
- Manage Configuration — Open the Product Configuration Manager.
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Open the About BEA Guardian dialog box. This displays the version of your current Guardian installation, and details about Guardian features, plug-ins, and configuration.
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Main Toolbar
The Main Toolbar is located below the Main Menu, and contains action buttons for the most common Guardian tasks. To identify a button, move your mouse pointer over the button; this displays the tool tip text for that button.
Table 1-5 describes the Main Toolbar buttons.
Table 1-5 Guardian Main Toolbar Buttons
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Display the selected resource in the Document Pane.
- Open Active Domain Table when Target Domains is selected in the Domain Explorer.
- Open Domain Inventory when a Domain Inventory is selected in the Domain Explorer.
- Open Evaluation Summary when an Evaluation Summary is selected in the Domain Explorer.
- Open Signature Details when a signature is selected in the Signature Explorer or Bundle Explorer.
- Open Bundle Details when a bundle is selected in the Bundle Explorer.
- Open Evaluation Wizard when a shortcut is selected in the Shortcut Explorer.
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Print the contents of the Report tab or Source tab currently displayed in the Document Pane.
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Open the Domain Activation Wizard.
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Open the Inventory Wizard.
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Open the Evaluation Wizard.
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Navigation Pane
The Navigation Pane resides in the left side of the BEA Guardian main window. The Navigation Pane contains several tabs leading to Explorer Views. You can have multiple Views open at once, but only one can be displayed at a time. Click on a tab to display an Explorer view.
Explorer Tabs
Table 1-6 describes the Navigation Pane Explorer View tabs:
Table 1-6 Navigation Pane Explorer Tabs
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Open the Domain Explorer. This View enables you to browse, manage, and administer the domains you have defined in Guardian. Right-click in the Domain Explorer to open a context menu of domain operations. For instructions on Domain Explorer tasks, see
Domains on page 47 in
Tasks.
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Open the Signature Explorer. This View enables you to browse the available signatures and view Signature Details for a selected signature. For instructionson Signature Explorer tasks, see
Signatures on page 62 in
Tasks.
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Open the Bundle Explorer. This View enables you to browse the available Signature Bundles and their contents. For instructions on Bundle Explorer tasks, see
Bundles on page 69 in
Tasks.
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Open the Shortcut Explorer. This View enables you to view and manage your Evaluation Shortcuts. For instructions on Shortcut Explorer tasks, see
Shortcuts on page 70 in
Tasks.
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For a detailed description of each of the Explorer views, see
Navigation Pane on page 93 of Reference.
Explorer Toolbar Icons
Below each Explorer titlebar is the Explorer toolbar. An Explorer toolbar may contain all or some of the following active icons:
Table 1-7 Explorer Toolbar Icons
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Link selected item with Editor.
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Explorer Toolbar Menus
The Domain Explorer, Signature Explorer, and Bundle Explorer each contain a Menu icon in the right corner of the toolbar. Click the Menu icon to display a menu of operations for that Explorer.
Table 1-8 describes the Explorer menus.
Table 1-8 Explorer Menus
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The Domain Explorer menu contains the following options:
- Filter Domain Explorer — Open the Filter Domain Explorer dialog box to filter inventories and evaluations by date created.
- Link with Editor — Link the selected item with an Editor.
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The Signature Explorer menu contains the following options:
- Sort Signatures > — This opens a submenu of the following options for sorting signatures:
- Filters... — Open the Filters dialog box for filtering signatures in Signature Lists. For instructions, see "Filter Signatures" on page 63 in
Tasks.
- Link with Editor — Link the selected item with an Editor.
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- Filters... — Open the Filters dialog box for filtering signatures in Signature Lists. For instructions, see "Filter Signatures" on page 63 in
Tasks.
- Sort Signatures > — This opens a submenu of the following options for sorting bundles and signatures in the Bundle Explorer:
- By Bundle Name, Signature Name
- By Bundle Name, Severity
- Link with Editor — Link the selected item with an Editor.
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Document Pane
The Document Pane is located in the central portion of the BEA Guardian main window. The Document Pane displays the Document Views and Editors.
Document Views and Editors
Table 1-9 describes the Guardian Views and editors that can be displayed in the Documentation Pane.
Table 1-9 Document Pane Views and Editors
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Select Window > Show View > Active Domains Table to display this View. This contains a table of all of the domains currently activated in Guardian, and action buttons for the following tasks:
- Open Admin Console — Open an instance of the WebLogic Server Administration Console.
- Modify Domain — Open the Domain Properties configuration page for the selected domain.
- Deactivate Domain — Open the Domain Deactivation Wizard for the selected domain(s).
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Double-click on a Domain Inventory entry in the Inventory History folder in the Domain Explorer to display the Inventory Details for that inventory. The inventory includes descriptions of your servers, Java Virtual Machines, operating systems, databases, product versions, and certain configuration settings. The Domain Inventory View contains the following tabs:
- Overview — Display the Domain Inventory Overview for this Inventory.
- Source — Display the XML source for the Inventory.
- Report — Display the Domain Inventory report for this inventory.
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Double-click on an Evaluation Summary entry in the Evaluation History folder in the Domain Explorer to display that Evaluation Summary. This contains a table of all detected signatures for the evaluated domain. Select a signature in the list to display the signature details and remedy for that signature.
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Select Window > Show View > Shortcuts Table to display this View. This contains a table of all of your Shortcuts, and action buttons for the following tasks:
- Add Shortcut — Open the Shortcut Wizard for creating Shortcuts.
- Delete Shortcut — Delete the selected Shortcut. A Confirm Delete dialog box prompts you to confirm the delete operation. Click OK to delete the Shortcut.
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Double-click on a signature entry in the Signature Explorer or Bundle Explorer. This View contains the following tabs:
- Overview — Display the Signature Overview for the signature.
- Source — Display the XML source for the signature.
- Report — Display the Signature Report for that signature.
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Double-click on a Bundle node in the Bundle Explorer. This View provides a description and some additional details about the selected Bundle. Also included is the Signature Definition for the Bundle.
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Document View and Editor Titlebars
Each View and Editor has a titlebar that contains the name of the View or Editor, an identity icon, and buttons to close, minimize, maximize, and restore the display.
You can also use View and Editor titlebars to do the following:
- Double-click the titlebar to maximize a View or Editor, and double-click it again to restore it to its original size.
- Right-click on a titlebar to open the System Menu for that View or Editor.
- You can group multiple Views or Editors together on a titlebar as a tab group. Tab groups can be moved together as a unit, using either the System Menu > Move menu option or drop cursors. Only the titlebar of the currently active View or Editor is visible in a tab group.
- If you have more Views or Editors open than can fit on a titlebar, a Show List icon appears to the right of the titlebar tabs. The icon includes a number that indicates how many more of the open Views or Editors can fit on the titlebar. Click the icon to display a list of all the titlebar Views and Editors. Select an item from the list to make it active and bring it to the forefront of the Navigation Pane or Document Pane display. The items listed in bold font are those that cannot fit on the titlebar. The items not listed in bold are those that are already shown on the titlebar.
- You can move Views or Editors by dragging their titlebars to different locations.
- You can move the Views in the Navigation Pane almost anywhere, including outside the BEA Guardian main window. However, you can move Editors only within the Document Pane.
- As you drag a View or Editor titlebar, the mouse pointer changes into a drop cursor that indicates where the View or Editor will appear when you release it.
- The point in the titlebar at which you click determines what will be dragged. Click a View or Editor tab to move that View or Editor, but not the whole tab group. To move the whole tab group, click to the right of the tabs in the title bar, or select Move > Tab Group from the System Menu.
Context Menus
Many views and displays contain context menus. Right-click on an item or anywhere in a display to open the associated context menu. For a complete description of context menus, see Reference.
