Defining Zones

This portal is used to view and maintain the configuration of a zone. Implementations may define custom zones or override the descriptions and some parameter values for base product zones.

You can access the portal from theAdmin Menu > System > Zone. You are brought to a query portal with options for searching for a specific zone. Once a zone record has been selected you are brought to the maintenance portal to view and maintain the selected record.

Note: When introducing a new record, carefully consider its naming convention. Refer to System Data Naming Convention for more information.

The following zones may appear as part of the portal's Main tab page

  • Zone. This zone provides general information about the selected zone.
  • Query Options. This zone maintains the list of query options for a Multi-Query zone. The zone is only visible for Multi-Query zones.
  • Filters. This zone maintains various zone parameters that handle filtering options for a data explorer zone. The zone is only visible for data explorer zones.
  • General Parameters. This zone maintains various general purpose zone parameters for a data explorer zone.
  • SQLs. This zone maintains individual SQLs and their related parameters. The zone is only visible for data explorer zones.
  • SQL Configuration. This zone maintains all the zone parameters related to a specific data explorer SQL. The zone is only visible when a specific SQL is broadcast from the SQLs zone.

The following zones may appear as part of the portal's References tab page

  • Zone References. This zone list various configuration entities referencing the current zone.