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Account Preferences

Update your personal information, preferences, or password.

  1. Navigate to Administration > Preferences.
  2. Modify account preferences as required in the Update User page.
  3. Click Update User to save your changes.

Note: Some fields in the Update User page only display if you are logged in as a superuser.

Field

Description

First Name

(Read Only) The first name of the user.

Email

Enter the email address.

Last Name

(Read Only) The last name of the user.

Phone

The phone of the user.

Time Zone

Specify the time zone in which you primarily access Traverse.

Role

(Read Only) The role of the user.

New Password / Confirm Password

Updates the password for the currently logged in user.

Locale

Specify the language to use during Traverse sessions.

Only Show Devices In Following State(s) When Filter Is On

Specify the severity at which devices, services and tests display on summary pages. For example, if you select OK, any device that has all tests in the OK state (thereby causing the device summary to be OK) display in the device summary pages.

The same applies to department (for administrator logins) and test summary pages. If you only want devices and tests to display on summary pages when a CRITICAL problem occurs, uncheck all states other than CRITICAL and click Update User.

You can disable the filter in summary pages by selecting Turn Filter Off.

Maximum Summary Page Items

Specify the number of lines (per page) to display in the Summary Page. Set this to a value that is less than 200, or your browser will require a long period of time to display the output.

Maximum Messages To Display

Specify the number of lines (per page) to display in the Event Manager window.

Summary Screen Refresh Interval

Use the drop-down menu to specify the interval at which the Summary Page automatically refreshes.

Highlight Recent events

Select this option to highlight recent events in Traverse "classic UI" summary pages.

Event Manager Should Show

Select Message Events to enable the Event Manager to display all message events. Select Test Results to enable the Event Manager to display all test results.

Audible Alert

Use the drop-down menu to specify an audible alert that activates when there are changes in the summary pages or the Event Manager console. Click Review to hear the alert. See Audible Alerts for more information.

Default State of Display Filter

Enable or Disable the default state of the Display Filter.

Hide Navigation Menus

Useful for read-only users, this will not show any navigation menus and only display the first page after login.

Upon Login, Forward To This Page

Specify the first page that displays after you log in to Traverse. Select a page in the drop-down menu.

If Other, Please Specify

If Other(specify URL) is selected in the Upon Login, Forward To This Page field, then specify the URL to display after login.

User Limits

(Read Only) User Limits are inherited from the user's user class. Contact your administrator to change these settings.

Administrators can specify the following additional fields for users:

Field

Description

Phone (evening)

Enter the phone number.

Mobile Phone

Enter the mobile/cellular phone number.

Pager

Enter the pager number.

Comment

Enter any additional contact information.