Administrative console pages are formatted in one of three ways: Collection,
detail, and wizard pages. Understanding the layout and behavior of each type
of page can help you use them more effectively.
Collection pages
A collection page manages a collection
of existing administrative objects (for example, relationships, failed events,
or resource adapters). It contains one or more of the following elements:
- Scope and Preferences
- The scope and preferences help determine which administrative objects
are displayed in the table, and how they should appear.
- Table of existing objects
- The table displays existing administrative objects of the type specified
by the collection page. The table columns summarize the values of the key
settings for these objects. If no objects exist yet, the table is empty. Use
the available buttons to create a new object.
- Buttons for performing actions
- The typical buttons are described in Administrative console buttons. In most cases, you need to select one
or more objects in the collection table, then click a button. The action is
applied to all selected objects.
- Sorting toggle buttons
- After each column heading in the table are icons to sort the entries in
ascending (^) or descending (v) order. By default, items such as object names
are sorted in descending order (alphabetically).
Detail pages
A detail page is used to view details
about an object and to configure specific objects (such as an application
server or a listener port extension). It typically contains one or more of
the following elements:
- Configuration tabbed page
- This tabbed page is used to modify the configuration of an administrative
object. Each configuration page has a set of general properties specific to
the object. Additional properties can be displayed on the page, depending
on the type of administrative object you are configuring.
- Runtime tabbed page
- This tabbed page displays the configuration that is currently in use for
the administrative object. It is most often read-only. Note that some detail
pages do not have runtime tabs.
- Local topology tabbed page
- This tabbed page displays the topology that is currently in use for the
administrative object. View the topology by expanding and collapsing the different
levels of the topology. Note that some detail pages do not have local topology
tabs.
- Buttons for performing actions
- Buttons to perform specific actions display only on configuration tabbed
pages and runtime tabbed pages. The typical buttons are described in Administrative console buttons.
Wizard pages
Wizard pages help you complete a configuration
process comprised of several steps. Be aware that wizards can show or hide
certain steps, depending on the characteristics of the specific object you
are configuring.