Customize User Experience and Workflow
You can configure the functionality and default tabs of Moogsoft Enterprise for Situation Rooms, Workflow, System Settings and Interface Settings. To access these options, click in the section of the tab.
Situation Room
Use the Situation Room tab to select the default tab that displays when any user opens the Situation Room and the columns that appear in the Situation Room header.
Default tab
You can choose between Next Steps, Alerts, Collaborate, Topology, and Visualize as the default tab that displays. By default, the tab is Next Steps. To change the default tab, select the default tab that you want from the drop-down list.
Situation Header Columns
You can select up to eight columns to display in the Situation Room header. To change the columns that you want to display in the Situation Room header:
To add a new column, click Add Field and select a column from the drop-down list.
To delete an existing column, click x next to the column name.
To move a column, click on a column and drag it to the place where you want it to display.
Workflow
The Workflow tab allows you to alter the standard workflow of all Situations.
Propagate Situation actions to alerts
When enabled, this mirrors any actions to the Situation down to its alerts. Click Enable to continue and then define the scope:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Any unassigned Alerts | Action applies to any currently unassigned alerts in the Situation. |
Any unassigned Alerts and any assigned but not acknowledged Alerts | Action applies to any unassigned alerts and any assigned but not acknowledged alerts. |
All Alerts | Action applies to all of the alerts in the Situation. |
Close Situations
These settings determine the behavior when closing Situations:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Close Situation and Open Alerts | This closes the Situation and all open alerts within it. |
Close Situation and Unique Open Alerts | This closes the Situation and all unique open alerts. |
Close Situation Only (Not recommended for normal operation) | This only closes the Situation but not its alerts. |
System Settings
The System Settings tab enables you to set a session timeout and block file extensions.
Set session timeout
You can set when Moogsoft Enterprise times out, either with the system default or a custom timeout:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Use system defined timeout (60 minutes) | Use the default system timeout of 60 minutes. |
Custom timeout | Enter a value between 60 and 720 for the number of minutes you want before Moogsoft Enterprise times out. |
Block file extensions
You can define a comma-separated list of file extensions that you want to block users from uploading in Moogsoft Enterprise, such as in a Situation Room, or a Team Room, or uploading a profile logo or a branding logo. These are file extensions that are potentially dangerous or could pose a security threat. Moogsoft Enterprise provides a default list which you can change.
Interface Settings
The Interface Settings tab enables you to configure the default time format, landing page and theme for the Moogsoft Enterprise interface.
Setting | Input | Description |
|---|---|---|
Default Time Format | US (hh:mm:ss MM/DD/YYYY) International (hh:mm:ss DD/MM/YYYY)* Sortable (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss) | The default time format that applies throughout Moogsoft Enterprise . |
Use Friendly Time Format | Check Box | Displays times in a 'friendly' format rather than an actual date format. 'Last Thursday 15:22', '12 minutes ago', and 'a few seconds ago' are examples of friendly time formats. Disabled by default. |
Landing Page | Summary* Management Dashboard Moogsoft Enterprise Dashboard My Situations Open Situations Open Situations with Impacted Services | The default landing page that opens when you launch Moogsoft Enterprise or click the Moogsoft logo in the top left corner. |
Default Theme | Light* Dark | The color scheme of Moogsoft Enterprise (dark or light). |
Allow Users to Select Theme | Check Box | Allows users to select their own color scheme. Enabled by default. |
Default Time Zone | Use Client Time Zone* | Defines the default time zone for new users logging in to Moogsoft Enterprise . The default 'User Client Time Zone' means Moogsoft Enterprise adopts the local time zone. |
Allow Users to Select Time Zone | Check Box | Allows users to set their own time zone under the My Account settings. Enabled by default. |
Select Custom Logo | - | Upload an image such as a logo to display on the login page and on the top bar of the workbench. See Upload a logo for details. |
Note
* These are the default settings for Moogsoft Enterprise .
Upload a logo
You can upload a custom image such as a company or brand logo to appear on the login page and on the top bar of the workbench:
Click Upload and select the desired image file from your computer. Currently PNG, JPG and GIF files up to 5MB in size are supported.
Click Save Changes for the changes to be applied.
Click the image to go to the default or configured landing page.