Customizing list panes

In the following, standard views refer to list pane views that are supplied with HPE SSMC software. Standard views are available to all users. User-created views refer to views that are created by users. A user-created view is available only to the user who creates it.

Specifying the columns (properties) in a view

  1. Navigate to the list pane that you want to customize.

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Hover over Select columns. On the dialog that opens, select or clear the properties. As each property is selected or cleared, a column is added or removed from the view. Properties that do not have a check box cannot be removed from the view.

    • Select Edit view and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Restoring the default columns (properties) in a view

  1. Navigate to the list pane for which you want to restore the default columns (properties).

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Hover over Select columns. On the dialog that opens, click Restore default columns.

Adding user-created views

You can add your own views to a list pane. User-created views are available only to the user who creates it.

  1. Navigate to the list pane for which you want to add a user-created view.

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Select Create view and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Editing views

You can edit standard views and user-created views. For standard views, you can specify the columns (properties) in the view, but you cannot change the name of the view. For user-created views, you can specify the columns (properties) in the view and change the name of the view.

  1. Navigate to the list pane for which you want to edit a view.

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Select Edit view and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Deleting views

You can only delete your own user-created views. You cannot delete standard views.

  1. Navigate to the list pane for which you want to delete a view.

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Select Delete view and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Editing a list pane View menu

You can specify the order of the views in a View menu. You can also specify the view that is the default view for a list pane.

  1. Navigate to the list pane whose View menu you want to edit.

  2. On the list pane, click the actions icon () at the right of the named view. If necessary, click the pin icon () at the top right of the list and select the named view.) at the top right of the list to display the View menu.

  3. Select Manage views and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Specifying compact/expanded views and row layouts for all list pane views

You can specify whether all list panes are shown by default with a compact view or an expanded view. You can also specify the default number of rows for all list panes, and the row density (spacing) for all list panes.

Tip: Each list pane has one unnamed compact view. A compact view has only a few columns. Most list panes also have several expanded views. Expanded views are named views that typically include many columns.

  1. On the main menu, select General > Settings.

  2. Hover over the Data Tables panel, and then click the edit icon () that appears near the panel name.) that appears near the panel name.

  3. Follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Learn more: List panes quick tour.