Mimecast Administration Console - Navigation

This article contains information on navigating the Mimecast Administration Console using menus, buttons, and controls, including search, depth, page selectors, calendar controls, context menus, and multi-selection operations.

Menus and submenus are used to access application pages in the Mimecast Administration Console. To facilitate navigation around these pages, a number of buttons, icons, and selection menus are provided.

Home Button

The Home button allows the user to return to the Dashboard.

After Clicking the Home button:

Application Buttons

Some pages include action buttons, dependent on the application being viewed. For example:

An arrow icon on the button indicates that a drop-down menu is available. The menu provides additional options for that dialog.

Navigating Forwards and Backwards

Once an option has been selected from the drop-down menu, a dialog is opened in the frame below. As you work through various applications and pages, the breadcrumb under the menus displays navigation history. Once you have drilled down into an application, the Go Back button is displayed. Clicking this allows you to retrace your steps through the application as appropriate.

Page Controls

For each application dialog displayed, there are various options that will be available where appropriate. This includes:

• • • Search Bar.
    • Depth Selector.
    • Page Selector.
    • Calendar Controls.

Search Bar

Most dialogs contain a search box, which allows administrators to search the page for a specific entry. To use the search facility, type the relevant text in the box and hit the Enter key to perform the search. The results will show only those items found based on the search criteria. Click on the Clear icon to delete the search text.

Depth Selector

Mimecast provides a default of 100 entries per page. Therefore, whether looking at a particular Viewer or list of Policies only 100 items will initially be displayed. The Administrator can adjust this up to a value of 1000 using the Depth Selection selector. This option can be found at the top right side of the Application window. The end arrows can be used to navigate to the first or last page of results. If the arrow is grayed out, it is not available for use.

Note that some pages use a more compact Depth Selection selector, which defaults to 50 entries per page and can be adjusted up to 500 entries per page.

Page Selector

As mentioned above, by default, 100 results are displayed per page. The Administrator can also navigate between the displayed results using the page forward and back arrows, which are situated at the top right of each Application window. The total number of rows is shown, as well as Page Selector, which can be used to move directly to a particular page.

Note that pages that default to 50 results use a more compact Page Selector.

Calendar Controls

Calendar Controls assist with managing the results displayed in certain application windows. By default, these pages will show either a week or month of results. This range can be changed by clicking on the Date Range, which will then launch a Calendar Control. Using this calendar, the administrator is able to use the quick launch default settings or create a custom date and time range. The defaults are:

• • • 1 Week.
    • 1 Month.
    • 3 Months.
    • 6 Months.
    • 1 Year.
    • 2 Year.

 

To create a custom date and time search:

1. Select Custom from the drop-down, or highlight a start and end date in the calendars. This automatically changes the Date Range option to Custom.
2. The Month and Year drop-downs can also be selected to find the date range required.

• • • • • To amend the time, use the Time drop-down fields and select the start and end times. Alternatively, use the Left and Right Arrows to scroll between the months or years.

          The time is provided in a 24-hour clock format and is available in certain Application pages.

3. With the Date and Time selections made, click on the Apply button.
4. To close the Calendar Control, click on the Close icon. Administration Console Navigation. 

• • • • • Some Date Range fields allow the user to select a Custom Range directly:

With the Date and Time selections made, click on the Done button to apply changes, or the Cancel button to cancel changes.

Context Menus

For any list of items that has additional options, an icon will be displayed in the heading row. This typically indicates the presence of a Context Menu. To access the Context Menu, either select the icon on the far left of the listed item or right-click the item. For example, if you select a message in Archive Search and right-click, the following menu options will be displayed. This same menu is displayed when clicking on the context icon.

Some pages instead indicate the presence of a Context Menu using an ellipsis to the far right of the listed item, which you can click on to display the menu options.

Multi-Selection Operations

Some dialogs have multi-row select options. These pages include a checkbox at the left of each row to select multiple rows. Additionally, these pages will also have another checkbox at the top of this selection column. Checking / clearing this box will Select or Deselect all rows.

Folder Controls

When working with menus that contain folders, a separate folder frame will be loaded on the left side of the page.

See Also...

• • • Mimecast Administration Console - Dashboard
    • Mimecast Administration Console - Login