About the administrator menu

The administrator menu, located to the left of the user menu, contains options for Studio administrators and application administrators.

On the Discovery Applications page, the menu only displays for Studio administrators, and only contains an option to display the Control Panel.

Admin menu on the Discovery Applications page

Administrator Menu Option	Purpose
Control Panel	Displays the Control Panel, which provides access to administrative functions for Studio, including: Monitoring Studio usage Creating and managing data sources Creating and managing Endeca Server connections Configuring the connection to the Provisioning Service Configuring Studio settings Monitoring Studio performance Managing and configuring applications Managing Studio users and user access For details on using the Control Panel functions, see the Studio Administration and Customization Guide.

Administrator Menu Option

Purpose

Control Panel

Displays the Control Panel, which provides access to administrative functions for Studio, including:

Monitoring Studio usage
Creating and managing data sources
Creating and managing Endeca Server connections
Configuring the connection to the Provisioning Service
Configuring Studio settings
Monitoring Studio performance
Managing and configuring applications
Managing Studio users and user access

For details on using the Control Panel functions, see the Studio Administration and Customization Guide.

Within an application, for both Studio administrators and application administrators, options are added to configure the application and change the page layout.

Administrator menu within an application

Administrator Menu Option	Purpose
Application Settings	Displays the Application Settings page, which allows you to configure the application and manage the views and groups for the application data.
Page Layout	Allows you to apply a different layout to the currently displayed application page.

From the Control Panel, you can use the administrator menu to navigate to the Application Settings page. From the Application Settings page, Studio administrators can use the administrator menu to navigate to the Control Panel.