Classic User Interface Shortcut Keys

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The classic user interface for SL1 provides a number of keyboard shortcuts that help make navigation and tasks easier. To use a shortcut key, a user must have the appropriate Access Key to access a page. If a user does not have the appropriate Access Key for a page, the shortcut keys for that page will have no effect.

The shortcuts in this appendix do not work in the new user interface for SL1.

Shortcut Keys for Classic User Interface Page

SL1 includes the following shortcut keys:

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Discovery Control Panel page Ctrl + Alt + A
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt + B
Dashboards tab page Ctrl + Alt + D
Event Console page Ctrl + Alt + E
Finder Ctrl + Alt + F
Guide Browser page Ctrl + Alt + G
Home (as defined in the Account Preferences page) Ctrl + Alt + H
My Tickets (Ticket Console, displaying only tickets assigned to you) Ctrl + Alt + M
Report Scheduler page Ctrl + Alt + O ("oh")
My Preferences / Account Preferences page Ctrl + Alt + P
Registry tab (Device Manager page, by default) Ctrl + Alt + R
System tab (Dynamic Applications Manager page, by default) Ctrl + Alt + S
Ticket Console page Ctrl + Alt + T
Views tab (Device Group Views page, by default) Ctrl + Alt + V
Log out of Compute Nodes Ctrl + Alt + X
page Ctrl + Alt + 0 ("zero")
Device Manager page Ctrl + Alt + 1
Asset Manager page Ctrl + Alt + 2
IP Networks page Ctrl + Alt + 3
User Accounts page Ctrl + Alt + 4
Vendor Manager page Ctrl + Alt + 5
External Contacts page Ctrl + Alt + 6
Home (as defined in the Account Preferences page) Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

SL1 also includes administration panels, which are an additional set of tabbed pages that appear when you are editing an element. These administration panels include their own set of shortcut keys. The shortcut keys for administration panels are described in the sections below.

Shortcut Keys for the Organization Administration Panel

The Organization Administration panel allow you to further configure an organization and manage an organization. For example, the tabs in the Organization Administration panel allow you to add, edit, or view user accounts associated with the organization, view all device and other elements associated with the organization, view, create, or edit tickets about the organization, among other tasks.

When you edit an organization (click its wrench icon []), you enter the Organization Administration panel.

When you enter the Organization Administration panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages and the entries in the Actions menu.

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Organizational Accounts page Ctrl + Alt + A
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt +B
Organizational Events page Ctrl + Alt + E
Organizational Finder page Ctrl + Alt + F
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Organizational Logs page Ctrl + Alt + L
Organizational Notes page Ctrl + Alt + N
External Contact Accounts page Ctrl + Alt + O ("oh)
Organization Properties page Ctrl + Alt + P
Organizational Summary page Ctrl + Alt + S
Organizational Tickets page Ctrl + Alt + T
Exit Organization Administration page Ctrl + Alt + X
Notepad Editor page Ctrl + Alt + 0 ("zero")
Organizational Summary page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

Shortcut Keys for the Device Administration Panel

The Device Administration tools allow you to define how SL1 will interact with a device. This includes defining the data that will be retrieved, the frequency with which SL1 will poll the device, and policies and thresholds that will generate events for the device.

When you edit a device (click its wrench icon (), you open the Device Administration panel.

When you enter the Device Administration panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages and the entries in the Actions menu.

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt + B
Dynamic Application Collections page Ctrl + Alt +C
Device Groups page Ctrl + Alt + D
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Device Thresholds page Ctrl + Alt + H
Device Interfaces page Ctrl + Alt + I ("eye")
Device Logs & Messages page Ctrl + Alt + L
Monitoring Policies page Ctrl + Alt + M
Notes & Attachments page Ctrl + Alt + N
Device Toolbox page Ctrl + Alt + O ("oh")
Device Properties page Ctrl + Alt + P
Maintenance Schedule page Ctrl + Alt + S
Ticket History page Ctrl + Alt + T
Resource Usage page Ctrl + Alt + U
Exit Device Administration panel Ctrl + Alt + X
Device Properties page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

Shortcut Keys for the Device Reports Panel

The Device Reports tools allow you to view detailed information that SL1 has gathered from each device and view reports generated from that information.

When you view information for a device (click its bar-graph icon []), you enter the Device Reports panel.

When you enter the Device Reports panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages.

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt + B
Configuration Report page Ctrl + Alt +C
Viewing Active Events page Ctrl + Alt + E
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Device Profile View page Ctrl + Alt + H
Interfaces Found page Ctrl + Alt + I ("eye")
Device Logs & Messages page Ctrl + Alt + L
Performance Tab (System Vitals page, by default) Ctrl + Alt + P
Device Summary page Ctrl + Alt + S
Ticket History page Ctrl + Alt + T
Exit the Device Report panel Ctrl + Alt + X
Device Summary page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

Shortcut Keys for the Ticket Administration Panel

The Ticket Administration panel allows you to further define and manage a ticket. The tabs in the Ticket Administration panel allow you to view the logs associated with a ticket, view automation information about a ticket, and send a message about a ticket. The Actions menu in the Ticket Administration panel allows you to further define the ticket and its queue.

When you edit a ticket (click its wrench icon []), you enter the Ticket Administration panel.

When you enter the Ticket Administration panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages and the entries in the Actions menu.

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt + B
Linked Events page Ctrl + Alt + E
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Ticket Logs page Ctrl + Alt + L
Send Message page Ctrl + Alt + M
Notepad Editor page Ctrl + Alt + N
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + P
Queue Administration page Ctrl + Alt + Q
Ticket Resolution page Ctrl + Alt + R
Chargeback Service page Ctrl + Alt + S
Template Editor page Ctrl + Alt + T
Ticket Watchers page Ctrl + Alt + W
Exist the Ticket Administration panel Ctrl + Alt + X
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

Shortcut Keys for the Asset Administration Panel

The Asset Administration panel allows you to add details to an asset record. The tabbed pages in the Asset Administration panel allow you to define purchase information, service and warranty information, configuration information about the hardware components, list any licenses associated with the asset record, and describe the network interfaces and IP addresses associated with the asset record. The Actions menu allows you perform additional, asset-related actions, directly from the Asset Administration panel.

When you edit an asset record (click its wrench icon []), you enter the Asset Administration panel.

When you enter the Asset Administration panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages and the entries in the Actions menu.

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt +B
Asset Configuration page Ctrl + Alt + C
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Asset IP Networks page Ctrl + Alt + I ("eye")
Asset Licenses page Ctrl + Alt + L
Asset Maintenance & Service page Ctrl + Alt + M
Asset Notes & Attachments page Ctrl + Alt + N
Asset Components page Ctrl + Alt + O ("oh)
Asset Properties page Ctrl + Alt + P
Exit the Asset Administration panel Ctrl + Alt + X
Asset Properties page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")
Ticket Editor page Ctrl + Alt + <Enter>

Shortcut Keys for the Dynamic Application Panel

Dynamic Applications are the customizable programs that tell SL1 what data to collect from devices and applications during dynamic discovery. For example, suppose you want to monitor a database. Suppose you want to know how many insert operations are performed on each MySQL database. You can create or edit a Dynamic Application that monitors inserts. Every five minutes (for example), SL1 could check the number of insert operations performed on each MySQL database. SL1 can use the retrieved data to trigger events and/or to create performance reports.

When you edit a Dynamic Application (click its wrench icon []), you enter the Dynamic Application panel. The Dynamic Application panel includes tabbed pages that allow you to further customize a Dynamic Application, including defining custom alerts and custom reports.

When you enter the Dynamic Application panel, you can use the following shortcut keys to navigate the tabbed pages

Page or Tab Shortcut Keys
Dynamic Applications Alert Objects page Ctrl + Alt + A
Administer Bookmarks page Ctrl + Alt + B
Collection Objects page Ctrl + Alt + C
Guides page Ctrl + Alt + G
Dynamic Applications Properties Editor page Ctrl + Alt + P
Dynamic Applications Threshold Objects page Ctrl + Alt + T
Dynamic Applications Properties Editor page Ctrl + Alt + . ("period")