ViewPoint Manual

Using ViewPoint
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Freezing and Thawing the Screen
The advice line says “Sampling” as ViewPoint collects data on the current usage of
network resources. This data is then displayed and is continually updated with the
most current information.
If any status line is highlighted, it means that the item is above maximum or below
minimum threshold values. For information on modifying the threshold of an item,
see the subsection “Changing the Item Threshold” later in this section.
The Network Status Summary screen can hold up to 16 status items. When more
than 16 items are received, the display automatically continues on a new page.
2. To see an item displayed on a previous or later page, press PREV PAGE and NEXT
PAGE (on some terminals, PG UP and PG DN). To select the first page, press
SHIFT-PREV PAGE (or ALT-PG UP). Alternatively, you can type the page
number in the option line, then press F2. (See Section 3, Definition of ViewPoint
Screens for the location of the option line.)
If you want to select items from the screen (either to save to a file or to print), or if
you want to change the display in any way, you should stop the display of new
status items by freezing the screen. The next subsection explains how to freeze a
screen.
Freezing and Thawing the Screen
You can freeze the Network Status Summary screen when you want to select items from
the screen that you want to print, to add or delete items, or to change the configuration
of the screen in any way. Freezing the screen ensures that you capture only those items
in which you are interested and prevents new items from being displayed. To freeze and
thaw the screen, follow these steps:
1. Press F2 to display the Network Status Summary screen.
2. Select a page you want to freeze.
3. Press F8 to freeze the screen.
Note that there are no more updates, and the word FROZEN blinks in the upper
right corner of the screen. You can select an item by pressing Tab, Up Arrow or
Down Arrow, Return, or the space bar.
4. When you are ready to start collecting and displaying status items once again, press
SF8 to thaw the screen.
Printing Status Information
You can copy the contents of any screen to a file. Then, you can print the file.
To copy the contents of a screen to a file and print it, follow these steps:
1. Press F2 to display the Network Status Summary screen.
2. Select a page you want to print.
3. Press F8 to freeze the screen and select about half of the lines on the screen by
typing any character in column 1 of those lines.