Top Bar Manager

Most of the functionality for the Manager section can be found in the top bar

Functionalities

1. Aspire Logo
   • Normally a link to the Home page, depending of the section. For Manager, it does nothing.
2. Current User
   • Indicates the current user logged in.
3. Server Connection
   • Indicates the speed of the connection between the browser and the server
     • GREEN: Less or equal to two seconds (>= 2s)
     • YELLOW: From two to 4 seconds (< 2s and >= 4s)
     • ORANGE: Higher than 4 seconds (< 5s)
     • RED: No response from the server
4. Aspire Wiki
   • Opens a new tab to the wiki.
5. Debug Console
   • Access Aspire Debug in a new tab
6. Refresh
   • Reloads just the services, without reloading the whole page.
7. Group
   • Enables the grouping option for all the services.
8. Import
   • Imports a .zip file with the configuration for a service.
9. Add Service
   • Opens the menu with all of the available services.
10. Search
    • Filters the services based on the search string (can be a plain text or a regex expression).
11. Filter
    • Opens the menu to all the filters available.
12. Directory
    • Access other sections of Aspire (Content Source, OS License, Developer tools, Servers, and About.)

Service Configuration

Admin UI provides a wizard style configuration process to create a complete service, divided in three main sections (General, Connector and Workflow).

Top Bar Configuration

On the top bar, we will find the general functionality as well as helpful information from the service

Functionalities

1. Aspire Logo
   • A link to the Home page (Service Manager).
2. Current service
   • Displays the icon of the connector type and the name of the service.
3. Current User
   • Indicates the current user logged in.
4. Server Connection
   • Indicates the speed of the connection between the browser and the server
     • GREEN: Less or equal to two seconds (>= 2s)
     • YELLOW: From two to 4 seconds (< 2s and >= 4s)
     • ORANGE: Higher than 4 seconds (< 5s)
     • RED: No response from the server
5. Home
   • A link to the Home page (Service Manager).
6. Aspire Wiki
   • Opens a new tab to the wiki.
7. Debug Console
   • Access Aspire Debug in a new tab.
8. Return
   • Checks the configuration for changes. If none, returns to the Home page. Otherwise, asks if you want to discard changes.
9. Done
   • Checks the configuration for changes. If none, returns to the Home page. Otherwise, asks if you want to discard changes.
10. Save
    • Saves or Updates the service.
11. Directory
    • Access other sections of Aspire (Content Source, OS License, Developer tools, Servers, and About.)

General Configuration

The General Configuration contains the basic information for the service. Every service will have the same General Configuration layout.

1. Step Indicators
   • Each step of the configuration will be displayed. You can click and move to any step directly.
2. Name
   • This is the display name of the service.
3. System Name
   • This is the name of the service for the server, created from the display name provided. Only available after the service is saved.
4. Next Step
   • Clicking area; to move to the next step.

Service Configuration

The Connector Configuration contains the specific information for the service. The Connector Configuration layout will change depending of the connector used.

1. Step Indicators
   • Each step of the configuration will be display. You can click and move to any step directly.
2. Next & Previous Step
   • Clicking areas; to move to the next or the previous step.

Workflow Configuration

The workflow configuration is where the customization of the data is done. You can edit, delete, add, and publish information using our apps, scripts or even add your own custom apps.

1. Pull-down Menu
   
   • Services may have different steps. Those steps are displayed in a pull-down. The number of steps may also be different between different services.
2. Previous Step
   • Clicking areas; to move to the previous step.