To configure NFM-P user preferences

Purpose

The NFM-P GUI allows you to configure workspace elements and functions to suit your operational requirements. You can set many preferences using the User Preferences form accessed from the NFM-P main menu. You can also configure custom workspaces; see Chapter 2, NFM-P custom workspaces . You can set tab preferences to show or hide tabs on forms; see To set local tab preferences for configuration forms .

The User Preferences form allows you to set preferences for the following GUI functions:

show or hide the toolbar
set the default time zone
suppress or allow warnings and messages
set defaults for list forms
configure the workspace selector

You can also use the User Preferences form to set preferences for:

STM forms
statistics plotters; see the NSP NFM-P Statistics Management Guide
scripts
service encapsulation dot1q values
browser path

You can import local tab preferences from a file using the User Preferences form; see To import local tab preferences .

User preferences are specific to a particular user; the settings are associated with the user ID and are applied to the system when that user is logged in.

Steps

Choose Application→User Preferences from the NFM-P main menu. The User Preferences form opens.

Click on the tabs and configure the required parameters. Table 1-3, User preferences parameters describes user preferences parameters.

The Workspaces tab allows you to configure the workspace selector; see To configure the workspace selector .

Table 1-3: User preferences parameters

Parameter	Description	See
Access Interface Encap Value (Dot1q only)	Specifies whether the Auto-Assign ID parameter is enabled by default for dot1q encapsulation	—
Apply User Span Of Control	Specifies when enabled that the navigation tree, maps, and list forms display only the objects in the Edit Access span of control of the user	Span of control in this chapter To filter using span of control
Browser Path	Specifies the file path to the system browser which must then be used for the NSP. You can configure the parameter manually or by clicking the Browse button and navigating to the file path.	—
Command Helper Key	Allows you to designate the key that activates the command helper function in the Script Editor	—
Debug STM Mode	Specifies whether the NFM-P provides additional options in the object drop-down menu for the Service Test Manager. The options allow you to configure some limits and view additional information for tests.	To configure OAM diagnostic test limits on the STM and view additional test configuration information
Default Client Time Zone	Specifies the default time zone used by the NFM-P client. Choose a time zone from the drop-down menu. The NFM-P server provides a menu default. You can modify the current client time zone without changing the default client time zone.	To configure the current client time zone
Default Polling Interval (seconds)	Specifies the default polling interval for real-time statistics in the Statistics Plotter form. The range is 10 to 3600.	NSP NFM-P Statistics Management Guide
Enable Command Helper	Specifies whether the Command Helper function in the Script Editor is enabled.The Command Helper is a one-key function that completes commonly occurring script commands. You can designate the command helper key.	—
Enable Confirmation for Bulk Change Actions	Specifies whether confirmation messages are displayed before the NFM-P carries out a bulk change operation	Bulk operations using the NFM-P
GUI Builder in the Editor	Specifies whether the Velocity GUI Builder in the Script Editor is enabled	—
Maximum Data Retention Time (seconds)	Specifies the number of seconds to keep statistics data in the Statistics Plotter. The range is 3600 to 86400. The default is 43200.	NSP NFM-P Statistics Management Guide
Save To File Default Extension	Specifies the default file type when list information is saved to a file	To save listed information to a file
Show Toolbar	Specifies whether the NFM-P toolbar is displayed in the main GUI window	Toolbar in this chapter
Specify # of Items Per Page	Specifies the maximum number of items displayed per page on a list form. The range is 1 to 9999.	To manage the display of listed information
Suppress Containing Window Warning	Specifies whether warnings are displayed when saving changes to child object forms that are launched from parent object forms	Warning and confirmation messages in this chapter
Suppress Template Execution Warning	Specifies whether warning messages are suppressed when you execute a template	—
Suppress Template Generation Message	Specifies whether template generation messages are suppressed	—
Suppress Service and Composite Service Map Load Warning	Specifies whether load time warnings for service and composite service maps are suppressed	—

Save your changes and close the form.

End of steps