The user interface

There are four major types of navigation in the SLM Web UI (indicated by colored lines in the following screenshot):

• Category navigation (in red)

  Is used to select category and the available menu items for the selected category.

• The menu in the upper right corner (in yellow)

  Is used to select for example the menu items Help and Settings.

• Tool bar (in green)

  Is specific for the current page and is used to select commands for the specific page.

• Context menu (in blue)

  Is specific for the current page and is used to select commands for the specific page. Click the Menu icon to show more options.

Tool bar

The tool bar is specific for the current page.

Click the navigation buttons on the tool bar to navigate between different detail views.

Navigation button	Description
	Go back to the list view
	Go to the previous detail view
	Go to the next detail view

Favorites

Save your most frequently used views as favorites, such as lists, detail views, or reports, and access them with one click.

On the tool bar, click the button to view the Favorites list.

To add a page to your navigation favorites:

1. Navigate to the view.

2. On the tool bar, click the  button.

3. Use the proposed name or type a new.

4. Click Save.

To remove a favorite:

1. On the tool bar, click the button, and then click the favorite to be removed.

2. On the tool bar, click the  button, and then click Remove favorite.

Print

Click the Print this page button to print information from the current view via the standard print dialog. If a detail view contains more than one tab, only information on the selected tab will be printed. To print information from more than one tab, click the Print selection button and select what to include.

Context menu

The context menu is specific for the current page. However, some commands are the same and these commands are listed in the following table. For category specific commands, refer to the corresponding category section.

Commands that are the same for several context menus:

Option	Description
Column selector	Add/remove columns to the list. For more information, see Column selector.
Export	Export the current list or search result to a file in one of the following formats: CSV (Comma separated text) PDF (Portable Document Format XLS/XLSX (Microsoft Excel) XML (Extensible Markup Language) The exported file will be available as a downloaded file in the web browser.
Refresh	Reload/renew the contents of the page.

Navigation

Use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate between list and search result pages:

Navigation button	Description
	Go to previous page
	Go to next page
	Indicates current page number
	Click to show all items (no paging)
	Go to the page indicated by the number

Icons

The following generic icons may appear in the category views. For category specific icons, refer to the corresponding category section.

Generic icon	Description
	Download a report
	Edit the item
	Expand/show more information
	Collapse/show less information
	Search for an item
	Remove the item
	Remove the item

Remarks

In category tabs with a Remark column, the following remarks may appear:

Remark	Title	Description
A	Virtual application	This is a virtual application.
AL	Allowlisted	This application is allowlisted
B	Installation included in software bundle	This application is installed via a software bundle.
C	License assigned to this computer	This installation is covered by a license assigned to this computer.
D	Covered by license for datacenter/cluster	This installation is covered by a named datacenter and cluster license.
DL	Denylisted	This application is denylisted
E	Covered by extended coverage	This installation is covered by a license with extended coverage.
EXC	Excluded from compliance calculations	This installation is manually excluded from compliance calculations.
G	Granted user	This installation is covered by a license assigned to the user. The remark is used when an application is licensed with the metric Installation and the assignment type User, and a license is assigned to a user.
LH	Virtual machine is licensed by its host	This machine is covered by the license of its host. This remark is for hosts that run Windows Server.
M	Deducted simultaneous versions	This installation is covered by a license with multiple version/edition use rights.
N	Covered by license for named user	This installation is covered by a named user license. The remark is used when an application is licensed with the metric User and the assignment type User, and a license is assigned specifically to a named user.
O	Outside metric criteria	The usage of this application is outside the metering period.
S	Coverage by site license	This installation is covered by a site license.
U	Covered by secondary use rights	This installation is covered by a license with secondary use rights.
UB	Individual licensing of included programs	Applications have previously been installed via software bundle but can now be licensed individually. See Bundle options for more information.
UI	Uninstalled	This application is uninstalled.
V	Virtual machine on licensed physical server	This installation is covered by a license with VM use rights. This is not applicable for machines that run Windows Server.
VDI	Part of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure	This installation is covered within a VDI infrastructure.
W	Web application	This application is a web application.

Information types

The following information types are used in the Information tabs:

Information icon	Title	Description
	Information	Used for general information.
	Custom fields	Used for custom field information
	Inventory	Used for information supplied by Snow Inventory
	Agreement	Used for agreements.

Alerts

The Alert list shows all alerts for all categories, while the Category overviews show all alerts related to the selected category. Click an alert text to show detailed information. Some of the alerts require attention from the user.

Alert icon	Name	Description
	Critical Level	Requires immediate attention.
	Warning	Can be left without taking further steps, but will require attention at some point.
	OK	No attention needed (information only).
	Information	Shows information not related to an alert, such as system information.

Alerts of the same type are grouped. Click the arrow to the left to collapse or expand the group.

Pie charts

The Start and Category overviews show pie charts that provide a quick overview.

Click View report to view the report that the pie chart is based on.

To modify the report that the pie chart is based on:

1. Click View report.

2. In the report view, modify the search criteria, and then click Set default.

For more information, see Change report criteria. To indicate that a pie chart has been modified, [Filtered] is displayed after the name of the chart.