The Administration Console Main Window

The Administration Console main window consists of links to the administrative tools, which are grouped together by overall functionality.

The table below describes each tool available in the Administration Console and refers to the Dimensions CM guide where the tool is documented.

Tool	Description	Refer to the...
Configuration Object Management
Object Type Definitions	Allows you to add and manage objects types for a particular product.	Process Configuration Guide
Lifecycles	Allows you to add and manage lifecycles.	Process Configuration Guide
Data Format & MIME Types	Allows you to add and manage data formats and MIME types.	Process Configuration Guide
Version Branch Names	Allows you to add and manage version branch names in the base database.	Process Configuration Guide
Upload Rules	Allows you to manage upload rules for Dimensions CM, IDEs, and IDE projects.	Process Configuration Guide
Preservation Policies	Allows you to define how different types of build targets are preserved in Dimensions CM.	Process Configuration Guide
Product Administration
Product Definitions	Allows you to add and manage products in the base database.	Process Configuration Guide
Design Part Structure	Allows you to add and manage design parts within the current product.	Process Configuration Guide
Valid Set Definitions	Allows you to add and manage valid sets and assign them to attributes.	Process Configuration Guide
Baseline & Release Templates	Allows you to add and manage baseline and release templates in the base database.	Process Configuration Guide
Users and Roles
User Registration	Allows you to add and manage users in the base database.	Process Configuration Guide
Role Definitions	Allows you to add and manage roles in the base database.	Process Configuration Guide
Role Assignments	Allows you to assign roles to users and manage existing role assignments. You can make assignments from the user role, or design part perspective.	Process Configuration Guide
Privilege Assignments	Specifies which users, groups, or roles can perform which operations in Dimensions CM.	Process Configuration Guide
Mail Events	Defines events in Dimensions CM that cause email messages to be sent and specifies which users or groups they are sent to.	Process Configuration Guide
User Interface Profiles	Allows you to select which features in the Dimensions CM client tools are visible to a specified user or group.	Process Configuration Guide
Distributed Development
Area Definitions	Allows you to define file areas on Dimensions CM network nodes. Also allows you to define deployment areas and assign them to a stage in the Global Stage Lifecycle.	Process Configuration Guide
Build Administration	Allows you to add and manage build projects.	Dimensions CM Build Tools User’s Guide
Remote Jobs	Allows you to list the remote jobs in the job queue, to view their logs, and to edit and delete jobs in the queue.	System Administration Guide
Network Administration	Allows you to add and manage network nodes and client/server connections.	System Administration Guide
Replication Administration	Allows you to add and manage configurations for replicating items in projects and baselines, and requests, and to review replication logs.	System Administration Guide
Archives & Transfers	Allows you to review the contents of archives and baseline transfers.	System Administration Guide
Database Management
Connection Pooling Statistics	Allows you to monitor database connection pooling information.	System Administration Guide
User Reports Administration	Allows you to add and manage user report definitions.	Reports Guide
IDM Tools	Allows you to integrate an IDM provider external to Dimensions to provide requests/issues for change management operations.
Database Options	Allows you to set database options such as whether to allow access to streams and/or projects.