Across the top of the Management Console are the main menu items FILE, EDIT, ALERTS, OPTIONS, and HELP.

Below is a detailed description of the functionality of each item in the menu:



FILE

> New - Creates a new empty project

> Load - Loads an existing project database into the TagsCollector workspace

> Save - Save the current database and overwrite the existing file

> Save As - Save the current database to a location other than the currently used location.

> Connect to Service - Connects the Management Console to the TagsCollector background service

> Disconnect from Service - Disconnects the Management Console from the TagsCollector background service

> Print - Allows for printing the entire database to a printer or a file

> Print - Preview - See a preview of the print functions out output before executing to operation

> Quit - Close the Management Console (This does not stop the background service)



EDIT

> User Accounts - Add, delete, and modify user accounts required for accessing the systems web-based user interface

> File Path - Used to configure the name and location of where the primary database folder will be stored

> Transformations - Used to add, delete, and modify data transformations used to formatting the systems data

> Remote Connections - used for configuring user impersonations that are sometimes needed for accessing data on remote servers



ALERTS

> Enable Email Notifications - Turns on and off the alarm and event email notifications

> Send Duplicate Alarms -  Determines if an alarm that has returned to normal and then goes back into alarm will send additional email alerts

> Send "Return to Normal" - Determines if the system sends a message stating that a previous alarm condition is no longer in alarm

> Configure Mail Server - Used to specify the location and configuration of the SMTP server required for sending email and text messages.


OPTIONS

> Validate with PLC - IF this is checked then the data path and validity of the tags is confirmed before adding to the database (the data source must be online).

> Error Logging - opens a pop-up window where you can select the seriousness of errors for the system to log and the location of the log file (used for troubleshooting)    

> Connect on Startup - Tells TagsCollector to start running the service following a computer start or reboot.

> Auto Save - Tells the Management Console to automatically save any changes to the database before sending it to, or connecting with the TagsCollector service


HELP

> About - Displays detailed information about your particular TagsCollector install (e.g. license key, activation key, version number, etc)

> Help - Opens the systems help document (what you're currently reading)