Development Stations

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Overview

 

The "Development Station Management" module of the "Control Panel" is used, specifically, to manage MCL-Designer V4 subscriptions (a license type). This module allows you to add, edit and/or delete your MCL-Designer V4 licenses.

 

MCL-Designer V4 is a software development tool that allows you to create applications to be used on devices. MCL-Designer V4 can be integrated into MCL-Mobility Platform, via a subscription (a license that is active during a specific time period) that is associated to a specific MCL-Designer product. For more information, see Adding a Development Station.

 

 

To access the "Development Station Management" page, click External Systems Button in the Control Panel section, and, in the resulting row, select Development Stations Sub module Button.

 

Site Development Stations Page

Speech Balloon_Button_Option

 

The "Development Station Management" page displays all the development stations available within the site.

By default, development stations are displayed in a list view but the view can be changed. Sometimes, depending on the selected view, you may have access to different information.

 

Available Views

 

The information can be displayed in a grid or a list view. By default, the development stations are displayed in a list view but the view can be changed.

 

Click Button_Grid or Button_List to select the most appropriate view:

 

Click Button_Grid for a grid view:

Site Development Stations Page Grid

 

This view displays the following information:

 

(in light blue)

The development station's name. If you click it, you have access to the corresponding "Development Station Details" page. See Development Station Details.

Status column

The icons represent the development station's current status. See Detail of Status Icon List below.

Last Contact

The last time the development station sent information. Mouse over the icon to see last contact date and time.

Notes

Information you added in the corresponding "Development Station Details" page (in the "Notes" field).

 

OR

 

Click Button_List for a list view:

 

Site Development Stations page List

 

This view provides the following information:

 

Status columns

The icons represent the development station's current status. See Detail of Status Icon List below.

Name (in light blue)

The MCL-Designer V4 application's name (ex: MCL-Designer V4). If you click it, you have access to the corresponding "Development Station Details" page.

See Development Station Details.

Notes

Information you added in the corresponding "Development Station Details" page (in the "Notes" field).

Creation Date

When the development station was created.

Last Update

The development station's last update date.

Last Updater

The name of the user that last updated the development station's info.

 

Detail of Status Icon List

 

Icon

Description

Development Station Statuses

Server Status Enabled

Development station status “Enabled” - the Development station is active.

Server Status Disabled

Development station status “Disabled” - the Development station is inactive but it will still communicate with the account to check for status changes. It simply will not perform any tasks.

Last Contact Statuses

Server Status Last Time Info

The last time the Development station sent information. Mouse over the icon to see last contact date and time.

Server Status No Contact

No Development station contact or no contact in the previous hour.

 

The "Development Station" page also displays the following options:

 

Site Dev Stations Navigation

 

Use the search box_Newbox to look for a specific list items.

 

a. Enter what you want to search for.

b. Click lupa button_New or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard to initiate the search.

c. To conclude the search operation, empty the search box by clicking Delete Search Icon_new and click lupa button_New or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard.

 

Show_Hide Columns ButtonUse this button to show/hide columns in the navigation bar. Proceed as follows:

 

a. Click Show_Hide Columns Buttonto access the "Show/Hide Columns" drop-down.

 

Show_Hide Columns list Dev Stations_Site

 

b. Select the column(s) to be shown/hidden by clicking the corresponding Check box.

 

c. The changes are immediately applied to the view.

 

Export Header Button_NewUse this button to export a list with the displayed development stations.

The development stations list is exported with an Excel file format.

The conclusion of the export operation depends on the web browser used. You should be able to save the Excel file in your PC or open it directly after the download.

 

Button_Refresh_New1Click this button to refresh the page's information.

 

Dev Stations Page Nav Buttons_SitePosition the mouse on the desired column header to access the sort arrow to organize the listed items of the corresponding column:

button_view ascending_Newby ascending order.

button_view descending_Newby descending order.

 

 

Button Select all 3Click this button to select all the listed items. In this case, all the development stations.

 

 

Available Operations

 

The "Development Stations Management" page also provides direct access to specific operations:

 

When no Development Station is selected

 

Site Dev Stations Navigation

 

To add a new development station, use Add Button1. For more detailed information, see Adding a Development Station.

 

When one Development Station is selected

 

Site Dev Stations Navigation1

 

To duplicate a development station, use the Duplicate Header Button button. For more detailed information, see Duplicating a Development Station.

 

To delete a development station, use Delete Header Button. For more detailed information, see Deleting a Development Station.

 

When more than one Development Station is selected

 

Site Dev Stations Navigation2

 

To delete a development station, use Delete Header Button. For more detailed information, see Deleting a Development Station.

 

 

This chapter describes the operations available regarding development stations:

 

Topic/Operation

Description

Development Station Details

View the selected development station's details.

Adding a Development Station

Add a new development stations.

Editing a Development Station

Edit an existing development stations and/or alter its status.

Duplicating a Development Station

Duplicating an existing development station.

Deleting a Development Station

Delete an existing development station.

Changing a Development Station's Status

Change the status of the development station.