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Web Client User Guide

Do you need essential information about the Web Client? Then, read the 'What is the Web Client?' user guide first.

On this page, you will learn about the elements on screen and how to navigate the Nodinite Web Client.

  • To make better use of the Nodinite Web Client, Users in your business should read the Getting Started pages.

    NOTE: All sensitive operations are Audited.

  • Administrators should read the Administration pages.

Web Client Start Page
Here's an example of the Nodinite Web Client user interface.

End-users must have an HTML5-compatible Client Browser to use the Nodinite Web Client.

graph LR subgraph "Consumers" roBrowser[fab:fa-chrome Chrome
fab:fa-firefox Firefox
fab:fa-edge edge
fab:fa-safari Safari] end subgraph "Web Server" roWebClient(fal:fa-globe Web Client) ---roWebAPI(fal:fa-cloud-sun Web API) roBrowser ---roWebClient end

You can not use Internet Explorer with Nodinite 5.3 or later.

Features

The Web Client provides thousands of functions, which are documented on many pages. The Web Client user interface offers the following data items:

On the Web Client's left side, the console panels have tiles with child tiles representing different types of artifacts/entities that you can view and manage.

When you select a tile in the console, the details pane on the right side of the Web Client displays information about the items.

The Nodinite Web Client has Role-based security, and the available features look different for different Users, depending on their Role-membership.

General Information

The Web Client has the following informational elements (from left to right, top to bottom):

Sidebar Menu

To facilitate navigating the Nodinite Web Client, there is a sidebar menu with multiple display options.
Web Client Sidebar
Here's an example of the Nodinite Web Client sidebar as seen by an Nodinite Administrator.

graph TD subgraph "Web Client User Interface" roDash(fal:fa-tachometer-alt Dashboard
Metrics & statistics) roLog(fal:fa-hard-drive Log Views
Events & messages) roMV(fal:fa-display Monitor Views
State & Actions) roRep(fal:fa-sitemap Repository
Documentation) roAdmin(fal:fa-gears Administration
Manage Nodinite) end

The actual content for a non-administrator depends on assigned permissions.

What is Getting Started User guides Administration User guides
Web Client this page Manage Web Client
Dashboard
Log Views Log Overview Add or manage Log View
Monitor Views Monitor Overview Add or manage Monitor View
Repository Model Repository Overview
Integration Integrations Overview Add or manage Integration
System System Overview Add or manage System
Service Service Overview Add or manage Service
Endpoint Endpoints Overview Add or manage Endpoint
Message Type Message Type Overview Add or manage Message Type
Articles Articles Overview Add or manage Article
Custom Metadata Custom Metadata Overview Add or manage Custom Metadata
Custom Fields Custom Fields Overview Add or manage Custom Field
Tag Tags Overview Add or manage Tags
Administration Administration Add or manage Role
Add or manage User
Add or manage Windows AD Group

At the bottom of the sidebar menu, there is a button to help you change the size and behaviour of the sidebar menu. This setting is stored in a browser cookie with a one-year expiration period.

The following modes exist:

  • Hidden - This option gives you a full-screen experience working with the Web Client.
  • Small - This option gives you a small-sized sidebar menu.
  • Large - This option keeps the sidebar menu large as long as you do not enter mobile mode (small screen).
  • Auto (default) - This option automatically changes the size of the sidebar menu according to the screen size.

Sidebar menu size options
Here's an example of the 'sidebar settings' button.

Below is an example of a Log View in full-screen mode (i.e the sidebar is hidden):
Full-screen mode
Here's an example of the Nodinite Web Client utilizing in full-screen mode.

Next Step

Administration

What is the Nodinite Web Client?