MSS Viewer User Interface

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MSS Viewer User Interface

The MSS Viewer utility contains four fixed menu options on its toolbar as well as a Site.Service chooser. This utility also provides context menu options for selected tasks and blackouts. Right-click a selected task or blackout to open its context menu. If an option does not apply to the selected node nor its position in the hierarchy, it is dimmed.

Toolbar and Context Menu Options

The following tables list and define command options accessed using the toolbar menu and context menu.

See the following sections below for more information:

Service Menu Options
Edit Menu Options
View Menu Options
Help Menu Options

Service Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Service menu options.

Service menu options

Option	Description	Shortcut
Select Service	Enables you to select an appropriate MSS to which a tasks or blackout applies. You can also click the Browse button to the right of Site.Service or press Ctrl+S to select an MSS.	Ctrl+S
Refresh	Enables you to refresh the view displayed. You can also click to refresh the view displayed.
Print	Enables you to print details if in Timeline view. You can also click to print the Timeline.	Ctrl+P
Exit	Closes the MSS Viewer utility.

Edit Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Edit menu options.

Edit menu options

Option	Description	Toolbar Icon	Shortcut
Properties	Opens the Properties dialog box appropriate to the selected task or blackout.

View Menu Options

The following table lists and describes View menu options.

View menu options

Option	Description	Toolbar Icon	Shortcut
Schedule	Sets the MSS Viewer view to Schedule.
Timeline	Sets the MSS Viewer view to Timeline.
Grid	Sets the MSS Viewer view to Grid.
Toolbar	Hide or Show the toolbar.
Status Bar	Hide or Show the status bar.

Help Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Help menu options.

Help menu options

Option	Description	Toolbar Icon	Shortcut
Help Topics	Opens the CygNet Help.		F1
About MssViewer	Displays an About MSSViewer dialog box to view application information. Available information includes the following: The application name, version, and release date Copyright information The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file The location of the application's file executable In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons: Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information. Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu: Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information. Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file. User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information. Close — click to close the About box.

Option

Description

Toolbar Icon

Shortcut

Help Topics

Opens the CygNet Help.

About MssViewer

Displays an About MSSViewer dialog box to view application information.

Available information includes the following:

The application name, version, and release date
Copyright information
The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website
The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file
The location of the application's file executable

In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons:

Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information.
Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu:

Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information.
Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file.
User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information.

Close — click to close the About box.