NSP UI overview

Overview

The NSP UI provides access to all NSP functions, including direct access to product documentation. Available functions depend on which NSP installation options you specify during system deployment, as well as on your user access permissions. This section explains how to recognize and use common features of the NSP UI.

Note: This chapter is not applicable to the deprecated UI delivered in RPM-only deployments.

Banner bar

The NSP banner bar is accessible at the top at of every view and comprises the following elements:

Main menu
User menu
Help button

Figure 1-2: Banner bar

Main menu

The NSP main menu provides access to the major functional areas of NSP. It is your primary navigation tool within the NSP UI. Main menu contents may vary depending on the feature packages installed and on your individual user permissions.

To access the main menu, click on the top left corner of the NSP banner bar. As detailed in Table 1-3, NSP Main menu and views, the major NSP functions are categorized within the menu under the following functional areas:

NETWORK FUNCTIONS
PROGRAMMING
NSP ADMINISTRATION

Note: You may see only a subset of the items in the main menu, depending on which feature packages have been licensed and which installation options selected for the deployment

Table 1-3: NSP Main menu and views

Functional areas	Views
NETWORK FUNCTIONS	Network Map and Health Network Health View Network Map View Network Inventory View
	Object Troubleshooting
	Current Alarms
	OAM Tests
	Device Management
	Model Driven Configurator
	Network Mediation
	WaveSuite - Network Operations Center
	IP/Optical Coordination
	Device Discovery
	Data Collection and Analysis Management Visualizations Analytics Reports
	Service Management
	Path Control
	Path Simulation
PROGRAMMING	Developer Portal
	Network Intents
	Workflows
NSP ADMINISTRATION	System Health
	Map Layouts and Groups
	File Server
	Users and Security
	Artifacts

User menu

The user menu provides access to release information, linked URLs, and settings. Users can also change their password or sign out of NSP.

For more information about global user menu settings, see the NSP System Administrator Guide.

Help button

A ? button on the right-hand side of the NSP banner bar gives you access to the NSP user documentation. You can read Quick Help topics related to the current view, or click OPEN HELP CENTER at the bottom of the Quick Help menu to open the full NSP Help Center in a new browser tab. For more information about the NSP Help Center and its functionalities, see NSP Help Center.

Layouts

NSP UI layouts include dashboards, maps, diagrams, lists, and graphs.

The following topics offer more in-depth information about layouts and contextual options:

Keyboard-based navigation

You can use the keyboard to navigate and interact with many NSP views. Keyboard navigation allows you to highlight and select interactive elements using keystrokes instead of a pointing device.

Table 1-4: NSP UI accessibility options

Keystroke	Action
Tab	Advance to next element
Shift + Tab	Return to previous element
Alt + down arrow Option/Alt + down arrow in Apple/OSX	Open pop-up or drop-down menu
Shift + F10 Shift + Fn + F10 in Apple/OSX	Open contextual menu
Ctrl + c Command + c in Apple/OSX	Copy
Ctrl + v Command + v in Apple/OSX	Paste
Enter	Open folder or expandable object such as tile Invoke action on button or menu item
F8 Fn + F8 in Apple/OSX	Move over larger elements or to next page
F5 Shift + Fn + F5 in Apple/OSX	Refresh
Shift + F1 Shift + Fn + F1 in Apple/OSX	Open tool tip
Esc	Close tool tip or menu
Arrow	After tile in matrix selected using Tab key, navigate among tiles Up and down arrows for navigation through items in open contextual or pop-up menu Up and down arrows for navigation between table rows Left and right arrows for navigation across table column headers
Shift + right or left arrow	Reorder data-table columns in selected header