8.13 Configuring the Starter Portlet

The element displayed on the Starter portlet is the starting element for all the portlets on the page. The Starter portlet initially shows the home element for the user.

You can select an icon to display as a status indicator for the element. The color of the icon identifies its current condition. The color is based on the colors set for condition in the Operations Center server. For more information, see Managing Condition/Severity Colors in the Novell Operations Center 5.0 User Guide.

Figure 8-15 Starter Portlet

To change the starting element for all portlets on the page:

  1. On the Starter portlet, Click Options and select Preferences.

  2. Click the Advanced tab, then click the Elements tab.

    Starting Element Configuration Options for Starter Portlet

    The current start element displays on the Current Element(s) tab.

  3. Click the Available Element(s) tab.

  4. Use the Search or Navigate tabs to locate, then select one or more elements.

  5. Click Add Element(s).

  6. Click Save.

  7. Click the Navigation tab to select the status indicator icon.

    Status Indicator Configuration Options for Starter Portlet

  8. Specify the following options:

    Height: Enter the size of the portlet height in pixels. For example, enter 300px.

    Status Indicator: Select a diamond, square, oval, or arrow for the type of icon to display the current condition. Click None to not display any status indicator icon.

    Element Link Behavior: Specify the expected behavior when the user clicks on an element name. Select Expand Only to drill-down in the element hierarchy tree, select Drive Only to update other portlets with the element’s information, or select Expand and Drive for both behaviors.

  9. Select the Refresh portlet when updates occur option to allow the Dashboard to receive automatic updates from the Operations Center server as content changes occur. Selected by default; deselect to manually control updates.

  10. Click Save.