Cockpit tools

System information

At the top of the Cockpit, you can find the following widget:

System Info provides various license and update information, depending on the system you use:

  • Company: The name of the company using the system according to the license agreement

  • License Validity: Date of license expiration according to the license agreement

  • Users: Number of valid users for the system according to the license agreement

  • Release: Neptune DXP - Open Edition release version, for example, 24.10.0

  • Build: Time of the latest version build as per latest version commit on GitHub

  • Release Type: The productive release type of the system, for example, long-term support (LTS) release with link to the release notes of Neptune Documentation

  • Database: Database type connected to the system, for example, mssql

  • Hosting: The name of hosting infrastructure for the system, for example, DXP Portal for cloud hosting

  • Node Version: Node.js runtime environment version on the system, for example, v18.15.0

  • Platform: Platform type the system runs on, for example, linux

  • OS: Operating system the system runs on, for example, macOS

On the widget, select the arrow and Copy system information to copy the system information to your clipboard, if particular system information is required, for example, if you need to contact Neptune Support.

Cockpit tools

In the following, you find a full overview of all the Cockpit tools, with a short summary of their functionality. These are grouped and ordered in the same way as you will find within the Cockpit itself.

Development

In the Development tool group, you find the services you need to build your own applications.

Design

In the Design tool group, you find the services you need to give your application the right look and feel, along with tooling to create emails and PDFs with dynamic content.

The following services are available:

Connectivity

In the Connectivity group, you find services to create, test, and maintain APIs, oData sources and Connectors.

Administration

In the Administration tool group, you find services to maintain and launch your applications via Tiles, Tile Groups and Launchpads.

  • Application Management: Available applications in the system

  • Tile: Maintain tiles, assign actions and role-based access

  • Tile Group: Maintain groups of tiles and role-based access

  • Launchpad: Create, configure, and maintain Launchpads

  • Mobile Client: Create, configure, and download Cordova Mobile Client zip builds

  • Mobile Debug: Enable mobile debugging and view logs for applications and users

  • Tile Blackout: Block tiles within Launchpads from being used during maintenance

  • Favorite Management: Manage favourite tiles of users

  • Translation: Translate artifacts, tiles, and tile groups

Monitoring

In the Monitoring tool group, you find services to maintain and monitor locks and logs generated by the system or by the users.

Tools

In the Tools tool group, you find the Table tools, job management tools and the ability to configure Events.

  • Job Manage: Create and manage background jobs that run server scripts

  • Job Log: View background job history and status

  • Table Definition: Create and maintain database tables, according to the database setup of the instance

  • Table Browser: View and maintain table data

  • Events: Create events to trigger actions

Deployment

In the Deployment tool group, you find services that let you deploy your Neptune DXP instance artifacts to other systems.

Security

In the Security tool group, you manage users, groups, roles, authentications, certificates, and monitor cockpit activities.

Workflow

In the Workflow tool group, you can design, build, run, and manage workflows that include User Tasks and Script Tasks.

  • Overview: View all workflow statuses and re-run approver determination (set up in Subsitution)

  • Definition: Define your workflow processes

  • Task Action: Create action flags for user tasks

  • Approvers: Create and manage lists of approvers and the paired workflow action flags

  • Substitution: Create a substitution for an approver for a given time period

Settings

In the Settings tool group, you configure and customize system properties to operate in your server environment.

  • System Settings: Core system settings, changes will be applied with next system restart

  • Custom Settings: Custom system settings, no restart required

Help

A range of additional links can be found in the Help section:

Keyboard shortcut for tool or application selection

You can switch between multiple active tools or applications in the Cockpit via shortcut.

For Windows, select Alt + Up/down arrow key.

For macOS, select Cmd/Option + Up/down arrow key.

Related topics

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