To set local tab preferences for configuration forms

When to use

Custom workspaces are configured to use either local tab preferences or custom tab preferences. Local tab preferences are configured for the current user. Custom tab preferences are set as defaults in the custom workspace. See To configure tab preferences .

When the current workspace uses local tab preferences, you can set and save tab preferences using the tab selector. When the current workspace uses custom tab preferences, you cannot set tab preferences using the tab selector.

You can export local tab preferences by saving them to a file; see To export local tab preferences . You can import local tab preferences from a file; see To import local tab preferences .

Steps
 
1 

Open the property form for an object.

2 

Click on the tab selector button at the right of the row of tabs. The tab selector drop-down opens.

Note: The keyboard shortcut to display the tab selector drop-down is Ctrl-T. The keyboard focus must be on one of the main tabs of the form. Press the Tab key to transfer the keyboard focus to the drop-down, then use the down-arrow key.

If the Tab Preferences parameter for the current workspace is set to Custom, the buttons on the tab selector do not appear.

3 

Perform any of the following:

  1. To display a hidden tab, select a tab name in the Hidden Tabs list and click the Move to Displayed Tabs button.

  2. To hide a displayed tab, select a tab name in the Displayed Tabs Order list and click the Move to Hidden Tabs button.

  3. To reorder the sequence of tabs, select a tab name in the Displayed Tabs Order list and click the Move Up or Move Down button. You can select and move multiple tabs.

Note: Tab settings are specific to the selected object type. For example, if you open the Network Element (Edit) form for a 7705 SAR-H and hide all tabs except the General tab, then open the same form for a Wavence SM, the form displays the General tab and may also display some Wavence SM specific tabs.

At least one tab must be displayed on a form. If all tabs are moved to the Hidden Tabs list, the Save Tab Settings button is dimmed.

Mandatory tabs (such as the TCA, Faults, and Deployment tabs) do not appear in the tab selector.

4 

To save the changes, click on the Save Tab Settings button. The form updates with the configured tab display.

Note: If you close the tab selector without saving, all unsaved tab preferences are lost.

The Find Attribute form lists all parameters on the form including parameters located on hidden tabs. When you click on the Show on Form button, the tab is temporarily displayed.

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