Sterling B2B Integrator - Admin Console
The Admin Console pane is your access point to all the standard IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator features. The UI uses a dashboard design that enables the display of additional optional panes that are available with other IBM Sterling B2B Integrator applications.
When you log in to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, the Admin Console pane is displayed. The following figure illustrates the Admin Console pane.
The Operations option provides access to system administration information, including system troubleshooting, performance tuning, system logs, and license information.
- You are logged in to a IBM Sterling B2B Integrator edition, such as the AS2 Edition. In this case, an edition-specific pane may be displayed.
- The permissions associated with your user account limit your navigation of the UI to a smaller subset of components. In this case, some of the menu options may not be displayed.
For purposes of exploring the interface, this documentation assumes that your interface contains all the standard menu options and that the Admin Console pane is your entry point to the system.
Portlet View Pane
The portlet view panes, such as the Operator pane (click the tab to view it), provide at-a-glance visibility into your processing operations. You can customize your panes and select a specific portlet display to better suit the way you use IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator.
While the Admin Console is, by default, the Home page of the IBM Sterling B2B Integrator interface, other panes can be tailored for more specific uses through the use of portlets, that is, snapshots that are arranged on the pane to work as windows to your system activity.
Procedure Page
Procedure pages are the typical pages that are used in the Admin Console pane and the home page pane for the AS2 edition to complete necessary activities, such as configuring services and adapters, creating trading partner profiles, creating reports, and searching for specific information.
The following figure shows the standard parts of the interface pages:
The following table describes the labeled parts:
Page Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage Layout link | Links to the Customize pane for customizing Dashboard panes. You can customize the pane and portlet content. |
| Navigation menu | The appropriate menu is displayed according to the pane your are in. Provides access to process-related activities. |
| Central page area | Displays the page title and the body of the page that are related to the menu selection used to navigate to the page. |
| Navigation and task buttons | May include Back, Next, Cancel, Return, Save, Validate, and Finish. Enables you to navigate back and forth in the pages that make up a procedure, save changes, complete a task, cancel a procedure, or return to the initial page in a procedure or topical area. Note: Always use the IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator Back and Next buttons instead of your browser’s Back and Forward arrow buttons. Using the browser buttons may cause errors. |
| Page information | Describes the page and how to use it. May include a list of steps to complete a task. |
Menus
The menus in the IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator Dashboard interface work in the same manner to provide access to the different components of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator.
Menu Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Title bar | Identifies the menu. |
| Help links | Provide quick navigation:
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| Primary headings | Indicates the categories of menu selection you can access by expanding the headings. To expand the menu, click the primary heading. Click again to hide the related menu options. |
Some primary headings have secondary headings under them, providing access to another tier of menu options. The following menu shows a primary heading, Trading Partner and a secondary heading, Document Envelopes. Both these headings can be expanded by clicking the corresponding arrow:
The following table describes the primary heading menu options of the Administration Men