4.4 Visual Monitoring (Editing) window

The Visual Monitoring (Editing) window is used to create a visual monitoring window, so that the user can monitor applications visually. The user creates a visual monitoring window by dragging icons from the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window. Only users who belong to the JP1 resource group JP1_Console and have JP1_Console_Admin permission can load visual monitoring data from, and save data to, JP1/IM - Manager (Central Scope).

The Visual Monitoring (Editing) window is displayed when the user chooses Edit from the menu bar of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window and then Create New Visual Monitoring Window.

The user can set any background image in the Visual Monitoring (Editing) window by using the Background Image Settings window. To use a user-created background image, the user needs to distribute it to all viewer hosts on which JP1/IM-View is used.

The following figure shows an example of the Visual Monitoring (Editing) window.

Figure 4‒4: Visual Monitoring (Editing) window

The following describes the items displayed in the Visual Monitoring (Editing) window.

(Select Block button)

Clicking this button allows the user to select the icons of multiple monitoring groups or monitoring objects at the same time. When this button is clicked, the user can draw a rectangle by dragging to enclose the icons. All the icons in the rectangle are selected.

(Icon Deletion button)

Clicking this button deletes the monitoring node icon selected in the monitoring point display area. The icon is deleted only from the monitoring point display area. The corresponding item in the tree display area is not deleted.

This button is enabled when a monitoring node icon has been selected.

(Background Image Settings button)

Clicking this button loads the background image that is to be set in the monitoring point display area.

A JPEG, GIF, or PNG file located in view-path\image\map\ can be loaded.

(Open Visual Monitoring Data button)

Clicking this button loads the visual monitoring data for a specific visual monitoring window from a local file.

(Save Visual Monitoring Data button)

Clicking this button saves to a local file the visual monitoring data for the visual monitoring window that is being edited.

(Acquire Visual Monitoring Data from Server button)

Clicking this button loads the visual monitoring data for a specific visual monitoring window acquired from JP1/IM - Manager (Central Scope). This button is available only to the users who belong to the JP1 resource group JP1_Console and have JP1_Console_Admin permission.

When a qualified user clicks this button, the Login window opens. After login^#, the Open Visual Monitoring Window window opens.

(Update the Visual Monitoring Data of Server button)

Clicking this button saves the visual monitoring data edited in the Visual Monitoring (Editing) window to JP1/IM - Manager (Central Scope). This button is available only to the users who belong to the JP1 resource group JP1_Console and have JP1_Console_Admin permission. After clicking this button, the user must log in from the Login window^#.

Monitoring point display area

A maximum of 128 monitoring node icons can be dragged into this area from the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window. The user can position an icon or the background image in this area by dragging it.

Window Name:

Displays the name of the visual monitoring window that is currently open. The user can use this text box to rename the visual monitoring window. The window name must be from 1 to 63 bytes.

Comment:

Displays a comment about the visual monitoring window that is currently open. The user can use this text box to enter a comment. The comment must not be more than 80 bytes.

#: When Save Login Information is selected from the File menu of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window, the logged-in user's name, password, and host name are saved, and the Login window does not appear until the user logs out.

Pop-up menu

A pop-up menu is displayed when the user right-clicks in the monitoring point display area. The following describes the items on the pop-up menu.

Change Monitoring Status

Lets the user change the monitoring status of the selected monitoring node from Monitoring to Not monitoring or vise versa.

Display Order

This item can be chosen if a check mark is displayed for Visual Icon display on the View menu. Even if multiple monitoring nodes have been selected, the user can choose this item.

The following commands can be chosen to change the Display Order of a monitoring node.

• Move to the foremost

  The selected monitoring node is displayed in front.

• Move 1 level upward

  The selected monitoring node moves forward one position in the Display Order.

• Move 1 level backward

  The selected monitoring node moves back one position in the Display Order.

• Move to the backmost

  The selected monitoring node moves to the backmost position in the Display Order.

Icon Deletion

The user can choose this menu item if the icon of a monitoring node has been selected. Choosing this item deletes the selected monitoring node icon in the same way as clicking .

Search

The user can choose this item if the icon of a monitoring group has been selected. Choosing this menu opens the Search window. If the Search window is already open, it is brought to the front. This item cannot be chosen if the icon of a monitoring object has been selected.

Properties

The user can choose this menu item if the icon of a monitoring node has been selected. Choosing this item opens the Properties window (with the General page displayed) for the selected monitoring node.

Background Image Settings

Choosing this item loads the background image to be set in the monitoring point display area. This item has the same effect as the button. This item appears on the pop-up menu when no icon has been selected.

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