Each WebSphere Product Center user has a customizable home page with settings that are saved in the WebSphere Product Center system and appear each time the user logs in. This chapter covers the Home menu items and describes the following topics:
- View My Home
- Configure My Task List
- Edit My Settings
- Configure My Profile
- Create Task List
Select the Home module from the menu bar to view the associated components that make up the Home module.
- My Home
- My Task List
- My Settings
- My Profile
- Signout
- Exit
My Home
A typical home page includes the left pane bar and the Collaboration Area Console in the right frame. The WebSphere Product Center user interface can be customized to a user’s role. Allow or restrict selected components of WebSphere Product Center for all roles and it is applied to all users assigned to the role. In the case of a user being assigned to multiple roles, the highest degree of access is allowed.
Figure 2.1 - User home page
My Task List
WebSphere Product Center’s user interface allows further customization that allows a user to configure a Task List screen that is specific to the user. The task list settings are saved on the application server; therefore the user can login from any web browser location within the network and access their customized settings.
The task list can be customized to display the following components:
- Alerts – a display of alerts associated to the user
- Approval – a display of requests awaiting approval
- Company Activity History– a display of events that have been performed or scheduled
Creating my task list page
Before a user can use the components of My Task List, the page must first be created.
1. Use the menu path Home > My Task List. Click NEW on the My Page List table heading.
2. Enter a name for the Task List screen in the Page Name field.
3. On the left is a list of available modules and on the right is the list of selected modules. Select a module from the Available Modules and click the ADD.
Figure 2.2 - Customized page preferences
4. To remove modules from the customized page, select a module from "Your Selected Modules" and click the remove icon. Arrange the order in which the modules are displayed using the up and down arrow buttons.
5. When all the modules have been selected for the customized view, click the Save button. The selected modules appear in the user’s My Task List view.
6. Click
on the My Task List page to edit the available modules.
Note: Remember to click Save to commit the settings.
My Settings
User settings can be reviewed and edited in the User Settings interface. The settings are specific to the user and are saved on the application server; therefore the user can login from any web browser location within the network and access their customized settings.
Updating user settings
1. Use the menu path Home > My Settings to update the user settings.
2. Modify the user settings and click the Save button to store the new configuration.
Note: Refer to the User Settings table on the next page for a description of each setting.
Figure 2.3 - User settings interface
User settings description
General Settings
Locale for User Interface Display User interface translation. Locale for Item and Category Data Display Select a locale to view item and category data in the GUI. When NONE is selected, the base name is used. Restrict the displayed attributes in item and category screens to the selected locale Restricts the display of attributes in the item and category screens to selected locales. Note: No locales will be available if no locales have been configured for use. Set locales in "Company Attributes".
Timezone Select the proper value based on the user’s region Select Datetime Input Format Select the Date/time format used for inputs Base font size used application wide Select the size of the font displayed in the GUI Toolbar position Select to position the toolbar at the top or bottom of the application screen Email Upon Alert Email sent to the address set in the user profile, informing of an alert Table Display Settings
Rows per Page in Specs Console The number of rows that appear on a single page in the Specs console Rows per Page in Scripts Console The number of rows that appear on a single page in the Scripts console Rows per Page in Item Set The number of rows that appear on a single page in screens displaying an set of items Rows per Page in Multi Edit The number of rows that appear on a single page in the multiple edit screen Rows per Page in Alerts Display The number of rows that appear on a single page in the Alerts display Rows per Page in Lookup Table The number of rows that appear on a single page in the Lookup table Rows in Textarea The number of rows to display in a text area Columns in a Textarea Set the number of columns in a text area Number of characters in a string beyond which a multiline display is used to conserve horizontal space Set the number of characters display in a string beyond a mulit-line display Specific Screen Settings
Display Type of Node in Specs screen Display the node type icon in the spec tree Use detailed node icons in the Spec screen Select this option o provide detailed node information Remember Last Saved Category Tree Used For Browsing a Catalog in the Left Pane When a user logs out and logs back in, the last saved category tree used for browsing a catalog in the left pane is remembered Display Type of Node in Item Edit Screen Display the node type icon in the Item Edit Screen In Multi Edit, sort only visible records (if unchecked the entire workset is sorted) Select to sort records on Multi Edit page, otherwise it will sort the whole work set In Multi Edit, show all category specific attributes from user defined view when category is not known Display all category specific attributes in a user-defined view. Only when the category is not known. Display Spec Attribute as Select popup window or drop-down menu For editing and entering data, use: Select Stand Alone or Advanced content authoring screens Maximum number of values for which a dropdown is available in Multi Edit Select a number of values that can appear in a dropdown list in the multiple edit screen Sort all item lists by primary key by default: Sorts the primary key by default for item lists Enable persisting of lookup table sort columns Set to "yes", the sorting column of a lookup table (chosen by the user) will persist. Set to "no", lookup tables will always be sorted by the primary key column. Go to Item List screen for displaying 1 item Select whether or not to use the Item List screen to display 1 item Number of entries in Data Entry beyond which [Save] and [Macro] are done in the background Set the number of entries to be saved in the background Number of entries in Data Entry beyond which [Macro] or [Set Value in Column] automatically save the entries to the database Set number of entries that are automatically saved to the database For initial display of multivalued groupings, show Show first, last or all multivalued groupings For the initial display of grouped attributes Set to expand or collapse groupings Always display help text Set to always display help text Display the locked icon on the catalog and hierarchy consoles Set to display locked icon on catalog and hierarchy consoles Display the UOM Browser in item edit screen Select to display UOM browser Hide left navigation pane Hide the Left pane at login Use a Custom Tool page as the start page Select a custom tool page to use as the start page
Before exiting/signing out of WebSphere Product Center, make sure to save any work.
Signout
When Signout is used, the user is returned to the Login screen. Before signing out of WebSphere Product Center, make sure to save any work.
Signing out of WebSphere Product Center
- To sign out of WebSphere Product Center and return to the Login page, use the following menu path: Home > Signout
Exit
When Exit is used, the browser is closed. Before exiting out of WebSphere Product Center, make sure to save any work.
Exiting WebSphere Product Center
- To exit WebSphere Product Center web application and close the browser, use the following menu path: Home > Exit
Inactivity dialog box
After 15 minutes of non-activity, a dialog box appears warning the user that the session will timeout. Click OK to reset the session or Cancel to logout.