Colors and Patterns

Use this window to set colors (or patterns) for indicating exceptions on the &console; workplace.

The &console; continuously monitors the status of its objects and compares them to the object's acceptable status settings.

While an object's status is acceptable, the background of its icon has no color. An exception occurs when the object's status becomes unacceptable. The console reports an exception to the console operator by changing the background color of the object to the color set for indicating its specific unacceptable status.

Use an object's details window to customize the settings that determine whether a status is acceptable or unacceptable for it. Then use the controls in this window to select a color for indicating each status when it is the cause of an exception. The selected color is referred to as the exception indicator for the status.

Note: The exception indicator for a status is displayed for an object only when the status is the current status of the object and it is an unacceptable status for an object.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Conditions/Colors (or Patterns)
Use patterns instead of colors
Apply
Reset
Defaults