User Interface - Menus
The DataSplice Administration Client has four main menus to choose from:
- File
- Edit
- View
- Help
The File menu provides access to basic file and connection options.
| Connect |
This menu option connects you to the DataSplice Server. When clicked, you will be prompted to log in with the Connection Options dialog box:
- User Name
- The user name of the DataSplice administrator. The first time you log in, the user name will be
Admin. Remember that user names in DataSplice are case-sensitive.
- Password
- The password associated with the administrator user name. The first time you log in, the password will be
changethis. Remember that passwords in DataSplice are case-sensitive.
- Domain
- The authentication domain. This will almost always be
DataSplice.
- Server
- The hostname or IP address of the computer running the DataSplice Server. If the DataSplice Server application is running on the same computer as the Administration Client application, enter
localhost or 127.0.0.1.
- Port
- The port that the DataSplice Server is using to listen for incoming connections. By default, this is
4100.
Note: When you are connected to the DataSplice Server, this menu item changes to Disconnect. At that time, clicking it will disconnect you from the DataSplice Server.
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| Change Password |
This menu option allows you to change your password. Clicking it brings up the Change Password dialog box, where you must first enter your existing password and then a new one:
- Current
- Enter your existing password.
- New
- Enter your new password.
- Confirm
- Re-enter your new password.
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| Save Server Config |
This option permanently saves the configuration changes you have made to the DataSplice Server.
Note: If you have clicked the Update button 
and you can see your changes, they are only saved in memory. To save the configuration changes permanently to disk, you also need to click the Save Server Config menu option.
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| Exit |
Clicking this menu item disconnects you from the DataSplice Server and closes the Administration Client program.
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Edit Menu
The Edit menu provides access to the basic editing functions.
| Undo |
Clicking this menu item will reverse your most recent change. Note: It is not possible to undo most deletes.
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| Cut |
When you have an item selected, choosing this menu item will remove it from its current location and load it into the clipboard.
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| Copy |
When you have an item selected, choosing this menu item will leave the original selection unchanged and place a copy of it into the clipboard.
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| Paste |
After you have loaded an item into the clipboard, through either a Cut or Copy command, clicking the Paste menu item will place that item from the clipboard into the selected location.
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View Menu
The View menu allows you to change what you see in your DataSplice Administration Client program.
| Status Bar |
This menu item toggles the visibility of the information bar at the bottom of the window. This item is checked (visible) by default.
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| Status Window |
This menu item toggles the visibility of the Status Window dialog box. This item is unchecked (not visible) by default.
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Help Menu
The Help menu provides version and other information about your DataSplice Administration Client application.
| About DSAdmin... |
This menu item displays the About DSAdmin... dialog box, which contains numerous fields of information about the DataSplice Administration Client application:
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Created by
root
Last modified
2005-02-24 04:23 PM