The user interface
There are four major types of navigation in the SLM Web UI (indicated by colored lines in the following screenshot):
Category navigation (in red)
Is used to select category and the available menu items for the selected category.
Administration menu (in yellow)
Is used to select administration menu items.
Tool bar (in green)
Is specific for the current page and is used to select commands for the specific page.
Context menu (in blue)
Is specific for the current page and is used to select commands for the specific page. Click the Menu icon
to show more options.
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Tool bar
The tool bar is specific for the current page.
Click the navigation buttons on the tool bar to navigate between different detail views.
Navigation button | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Go back to the list view | |
| Go to the previous detail view | |
| Go to the next detail view |
Favorites
Save your most frequently used views as favorites, such as lists, detail views, or reports, and access them with one click.
On the tool bar, click the 
button to view the Favorites list.
To add a page to your navigation favorites:
Navigate to the view.
On the tool bar, click the
button.Use the proposed name or type a new.
Click Save.
To remove a favorite:
On the tool bar, click the
button, and then click the favorite to be removed.On the tool bar, click the
button, and then click Remove favorite.
Click the Print this page button to print information from the current view via the standard print dialog. If a detail view contains more than one tab, only information on the selected tab will be printed. To print information from more than one tab, click the Print selection button and select what to include.
Context menu
The context menu is specific for the current page. However, some commands are the same and these commands are listed in the following table. For category specific commands, refer to the corresponding category section.
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Option | Description |
|---|---|
Column selector | Add/remove columns to the list. For more information, see Column selector. |
Export | Export the current list or search result to a file in one of the following formats:
The exported file will be available as a downloaded file in the web browser. |
Refresh | Reload/renew the contents of the page. |
Navigation
Click the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate between list and search result pages:
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Navigation button | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Go to previous page | |
| Go to next page | |
| Indicates current page number | |
| Click to show all items (no paging) | |
| Go to the page indicated by the number |
Icons
The following generic icons may appear in the category views. For category specific icons, refer to the corresponding category section.
Generic icon | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Download a report | |
| Edit the item | |
| Expand/show more information | |
| Collapse/show less information | |
| Search for an item | |
| Remove the item | |
 | Remove the item |
Remarks
In category tabs with a Remark column, the following remarks may appear:
Remark | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
A | Virtual application | This is a virtual application. |
B | Installation included in software bundle | This application is installed via a software bundle. |
C | License assigned to this computer | This installation is covered by a license assigned to this computer. |
D | Covered by license for datacenter/cluster | This installation is covered by a named datacenter and cluster license. |
E | Covered by extended coverage | This installation is covered by a license with extended coverage. |
G | Granted user | This installation is covered by a license assigned to the user. The remark is used when an application is licensed with the metric Installation and the assignment type User, and a license is assigned to a user. |
M | Deducted simultaneous versions | This installation is covered by a license with multiple version/edition use rights. |
N | Covered by license for named user | This installation is covered by a named user license. The remark is used when an application is licensed with the metric User and the assignment type User, and a license is assigned specifically to a named user. |
O | Outside metric criteria | The usage of this application is outside the metering period. |
S | Coverage by site license | This installation is covered by a site license. |
U | Covered by secondary use rights | This installation is covered by a license with secondary use rights. |
UB | Individual licensing of included programs | Applications have previously been installed via software bundle but can now be licensed individually. See Bundle options for more information. |
V | Virtual machine on licensed physical server | This installation is covered by a license with VM use rights. |
VDI | Part of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | This installation is covered within a VDI infrastructure. |
W | Web application | This application is a web application. |
Information types
The following information types are used in the Information tabs:
Information icon | Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Used for general information. | |
| Custom fields | Used for custom field information | |
| Inventory | Used for information supplied by Snow Inventory | |
| Agreement | Used for agreements. |
Alerts
The Alert list shows all alerts for all categories, while the Category overviews show all alerts related to the selected category. Click an alert text to show detailed information. Some of the alerts require attention from the user.
Alert icon | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Level | Requires immediate attention. | |
| Warning | Can be left without taking further steps, but will require attention at some point. | |
| OK | No attention needed (information only). | |
| Information | Shows information not related to an alert, such as system information. |
Alerts of the same type are grouped. Click the arrow to the left to collapse or expand the group.
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Pie charts
The Start and Category overviews show pie charts that provide a quick overview.
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Click View report to view the report that the pie chart is based on.
To modify the report that the pie chart is based on:
Click View report.
In the report view, modify the search criteria, and then click Set default.
For more information, see Change report criteria. To indicate that a pie chart has been modified, [Filtered] is displayed after the name of the chart.