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Time Interval Configuration Overview

The Time Interval Configuration Overview in the Customize menu is where a Nodinite Administrator manages the named search-window policies that control how far back users can query Log Views. The same configurations make User Notifications, such as Maintenance Mode windows, recur.

Tip

New to Time Interval Configurations? Start with What is a Time Interval Configuration for the concept, dependency diagram, and real-world examples.

Understanding Time Interval Configurations

graph LR TI["fa:fa-clock Time Intervals"] -->|"one or more"| TIC["fa:fa-chess-clock Time Interval Configuration"] TIC -->|"Search criteria tab"| LV["fa:fa-search Log Views"] TIC -->|"Recurrence"| UN["fa:fa-bell-exclamation User Notifications"] TIC -.->|"Allow a Detailed Time Search"| NE["fa:fa-hourglass-half Non-Events Monitoring"] style TI fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style TIC fill:#E47528,color:#fff style LV fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style UN fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style NE fill:#3F827B,color:#fff

Time Intervals (blue) are bundled into a configuration (orange), which the features in teal use: Log Views and User Notifications. Non-Events Monitoring needs a configuration that allows a detailed time search.

Time Interval Configurations list with Name and Description columns, the filter box, Include deleted, and Add Time Interval Configuration (7.12)
Name configurations after their purpose, such as "1 week restriction for Economy role".

Manage Time Interval Configuration

The available functionalities for managing the Time Interval Configuration are:

  • Add new Time Interval Configuration
  • Edit existing Time Interval Configuration
  • Delete Time Interval Configuration
  • Restore deleted Time Interval Configuration
  • Show a configuration in Mapify or as a Mermaid diagram (Show in Mapify, Show in Mermaid in the Action menu)
  • Filter the list of Time Interval Configurations
  • Sort

Add new Time Interval Configuration

To create a new Time Interval Configuration, click Add Time Interval Configuration to open the Time Interval Configuration editor.

Add Time Interval Configuration button (7.12)
The Add button sits in the upper right corner of the list.

Edit Time Interval Configuration

To Edit an existing Time Interval Configuration, click the link in the Name column, or open the Action menu and choose Edit.

Action menu of a Time Interval Configuration with Edit, Show in Mapify, Show in Mermaid, and Delete (7.12)
Clicking the Name link opens the same editor as Edit.

Delete Time Interval Configuration

To Delete an existing Time Interval Configuration, open the Action menu, choose Delete, and confirm with Yes.

Delete the Time Interval Configuration Contoso: Old order ranges and restore it, animated walkthrough (7.12)
Animated walkthrough: a delete you can take back, from the Action menu.

  1. Filter the list, here on Old order.
  2. Open the Action menu of Contoso: Old order ranges, choose Delete, and confirm with Yes. The configuration is gone from the list.
  3. Check Include deleted. The configuration is listed again, marked Deleted.
  4. Open its Action menu, choose Restore, and confirm with Yes. It is back, and Log Views can pick it again.

Action menu of a Time Interval Configuration with the Delete item (7.12)
A deleted Time Interval Configuration is only marked as deleted and can be restored later.

Restore deleted Time Interval Configuration

To Restore a deleted Time Interval Configuration, first check Include deleted (see Show deleted records). Then open the Action menu of the deleted configuration, choose Restore, and confirm with Yes.

Action menu of a deleted Time Interval Configuration with Edit, Show in Mapify, Show in Mermaid, and Restore (7.12)
The Restore menu item is only shown for deleted Time Interval Configurations.

Frequently asked questions / Troubleshooting

You can create new, edit and delete Time Interval Configurations using the Nodinite Web Client.

How do I create a new Time Interval Configuration?

Simply follow the steps in the Add or Manage Time Interval Configuration user guide.

Where do I assign a Time Interval Configuration to a Log View?

On the Search criteria tab of the Log View, see Time Interval Configuration in the Log View guide.

Next Steps