Ch 2 Home

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:


Home

Select the Home module from the menu bar to view the associated components that make up the Home module.

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:

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

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

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.