Display Field Configurations Overview
Unlock a tailored Self Service experience for your end-users in Nodinite by customizing which columns appear in Log Views and Monitor Views. Display Field Configurations let you control, rename, and organize fields for maximum clarity and business value.
On this page, you will learn how to:
- ✅ Create and manage Display Field Configurations for Log Views and Monitor Views
- ✅ Enable artifact renaming for different user groups
- ✅ Restore, reuse, and control access to field configurations
A Display Field Configuration holds a set of fields (Columns) used to display data for end-users within Log Views or Monitor Views. Each configuration has a View Type (Log View or Monitor View) that decides which fields you can pick.
The list of Display Field Configurations, filterable by name and View Type.
Understanding Display Field Configurations
View Type: Log View"] RM["fa:fa-sitemap Repository Model fields"] --> DFC1 SF["fa:fa-magnifying-glass-plus Search Fields"] --> DFC1 MC["fa:fa-lightbulb Resource columns"] --> DFC2["fa:fa-columns Display Field Configuration
View Type: Monitor View"] DFC1 -->|"Display result tab"| LV["fa:fa-search Log Views"] DFC2 -->|"Customize Columns tab"| MV["fa:fa-display Monitor Views"] style ED fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style RM fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style SF fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style MC fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style DFC1 fill:#E47528,color:#fff style DFC2 fill:#E47528,color:#fff style LV fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style MV fill:#3F827B,color:#fff
Field sources (blue) are combined into a configuration per View Type (orange), which a Log View or Monitor View then uses for its columns (teal).
Trivia
You can create any number of Display Field Configurations
Each configuration can include any number of fields
Artifact renaming lets you present the same columns with different names for different end-users or Log Views
Configurations can be reused across multiple Log Views and Monitor Views
A Log View picks its configuration on the Display result tab; a Monitor View picks it on the Customize Columns tab
For a Log View, the following field types exist:
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The type of selectable fields for use with Log Views.
For a Monitor View, the following columns exist:
Columns such as Application, Category, Log Text, and Status Code are available for Monitor Views.
Required user rights
You must be part of the Administrators role to Add or manage Display Field Configurations.
Show deleted
The shared feature Show Deleted does not actually delete the Display Field Configuration, but instead marks it as deleted.
When checked, include Display Field Configuration in the list.
Check the box to list deleted Display Field Configurations next to the available ones.
A deleted Display Field Configuration can be restored by clicking on the Restore menu item within the Action drop-down button.
Deleted entries are marked with a red label; use Restore to make them available again.
From within Log Views you cannot select a deleted Display Field Configuration.