Creating a Grid View

VistaLINK™ PRO provides an easy to use interface for adding a grid to the Monitor Client for Service Monitoring

1. Select Grid -> Add -> Grid on the main menu or click the  Add Grid button on the toolbar.  The Add Grid properties window will open allowing the user to establish the parameters for the new grid.

2. Enter a name for the new grid in the Grid Name text box.  This name will be displayed along the bottom of the grid display window indicating the currently active grid view.

3. Enter the number of cells the grid should contain by supplying the appropriate row and column values.

4. Check the “Make new grid active view” to set the new grid to be the default grid shown in the grid display area.

5. Uncheck the “Use Default Font and Colors” check box in order to manually configure the font type, font size, font color and background colors the grid will use for the Info and Service cells.

6. Click OK to accept the settings and create the new grid view.

Editing Existing Grid Properties

To edit an existing grid view, ensure the grid is currently active by clicking its corresponding select button and choose Grid -> Properties from the main menu or click the  Properties button on the toolbar.

Modifying Existing Grids and Grid Cells

Right clicking a cell in an existing grid will open a pop-up menu with options to modify the existing grid or the properties of the clicked cell.

Grid Cell Right Click Options

• The grid right click menu provides the user with quick access to add or remove services, labels, rows and/or columns from an existing grid or grid cell.
• The Cell Properties option on the right click menu allows the user to change the color and font attributes for individual grid cells (will affect the cell clicked on)

Changing the Default Grid Properties

When creating a new grid the Monitoring Client will use the default grid properties to establish the initial grid size, font type, font size, font color and background color of the new grid.  To change the default grid properties select "Grid" from the main menu then select "Default Properties".  Change the settings to establish a new default grid profile and click OK to activate.  Clicking the "Restore Defaults" button in this window will return the Grid Defaults to the values displayed when the dialog was opened.

Removing a Grid View

To delete an existing Grid select Grid -> Remove -> Grid from the main menu or click the  Remove Grid button on the toolbar.  Select the grid to be deleted in the drop down menu and click OK to remove the selected grid.

Adding a Service to a Grid
 

• The Monitoring Client allows the user to add established services to a grid view to allow for a visual representation of a monitoring wall display.  To create services to add to a grid please refer to “Creating and Editing Services”.

To add a service to a grid view, ensure the target grid is displayed in the active grid display area.  Click Grid -> Add -> Service from the main menu or click the  Add Service button on the toolbar.  Choose the service to add from the Select Service drop down menu, set the Row and Col values to the coordinates of the target cell and click OK.  The service will appear in the grid at the cell coordinates specified as a filled cell location using the colors set in the grid properties.

• An alternative method of adding a service to a grid is to right click an empty grid cell in the active grid display area and select Add Service.  This option will automatically set the Row and Col values in the Add Service window to the coordinates of the clicked cell.

NEW - Drag and Drop Method

As of VistaLINK PRO version 7.x.x, services can now be placed into grid cells by holding the left mouse button and dragging the service from the Navigation Tree to the desired grid location. Release the left mouse button to drop the service into place on the grid.

Removing a Service from a Grid

To remove a service from an active grid select Grid -> Remove -> Service from the main menu or click the  Remove Service button on the toolbar. Select the service to remove from the drop down menu and click OK to remove the selected service from the grid.

• An alternate method of removing services is right click a cell with a service in the active grid display area and selecting Remove Service.

Adding a Grid Label

Custom labels can be added to a grid in order to provide organization and a more detailed grid view for operator use.   A custom label can be added to a grid cell by selecting Grid -> Add -> Label from the main menu or by clicking the  Add Label button on the client toolbar.  Enter the text to use for the label in the Enter label text box as well as the Row and Col coordinates to select which grid cell the label will appear in.

• An alternative and faster method for adding labels is to right click a cell displayed in the active grid area and select Add Label.  This option will automatically set the Row and Col values in the Add Label window to the cell that was clicked on.
   

Removing a Grid Label

To delete an existing grid label select Grid -> Remove -> Label from the main menu or click the  Remove Label button on the toolbar.  Select the label to remove from the drop down menu and click OK to remove the selected label.

• An alternative method for removing grid labels is to right click a grid cell in the active grid display area containing a label and select Remove Label.  This will automatically set the Remove Label Window to the grid cell clicked on.  Click OK to remove the selected label.