Understanding the Layout and Structure of the Administration Console
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All pages within the OGC Administration console are unified through a common page layout, as shown in the following image.
Each page contains the following areas:
- Components menu
- Actions menu
- Help menu
- Content area
- Footer
Components Menu
The components menu includes the following tabs:
- Sources
- Views
- Options
- Tables
- Table Order
- Settings
- Exceptions
The following image shows the components menu with the Tables tab selected.
Actions Menu
The actions menu may vary depending on the specific page. Usually, the actions menu contains:
- List of items.
- Create item button.
- Edit item button.
- Delete item button.
Detailed information about the actions menu is described throughout this documentation.
The following image shows the actions menu when the Tables tab selected in the components menu.
Help Menu
The Help menu describes the functionality of the corresponding activity. It is available within each tab for each action.
The following image shows the Help menu when the Views tab selected in the components menu.
Content Area
The content area is the main part of each page where administrators can view and edit metadata.
Detailed descriptions of different pages are provided throughout this documentation.
Footer
The footer contains links to the Home and Contacts pages, and links for downloading and uploading metadata. It also contains the Back to top link.
