◦ Select
Online Manual
and open Help with the navigation pane visible.
◦ Select
About
to open the
About
window to view license information.
Global tabs
The Dashboard and Tasks tabs are always visible, regardless of which window is active. Access to
Services, Service Templates, and Administration tabs is dependent on the user role assigned. The tabs
provide access to services, tasks, and administrative functions.
Navigation pane
This pane varies with the active tab. From the navigation pane, you can access resources and frequently
used tasks.
Application pane
This pane varies with the active tab. The application pane shows summary information, resource objects,
and details about the current task.
Global monitoring bar
This bar is always visible, regardless of which window is active. It provides links to information about
submitted tasks.
Search
This box is available on the Service, Tasks, and Service Templates tab and provides keyword and criteria-
based search functions.
Navigating help
When you access
Help
>
Online Manual
from the global task bar, or select the help icon [?] from the
application pane or a dialog box, you can see the Automation Director help and access the Contents,
Index, and Search.
Navigating
To navigate between topics, use the navigation pane, or right-click the topic (left pane) and select Back or
Forward.
Use the breadcrumb trail at the top of each topic to see your location, or to return to a higher-level topic.
To find information for a specific topic, click the Related topics links.
Using navigation buttons
• Contents
Click the topic of interest to reveal topic entries and subsections. As you move through
Help
, the
current topic is highlighted.
• Index
Provides an alphabetical list of topics. Click an Index entry for complete details.
• Search
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