{"id":58826,"date":"2023-02-17T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T05:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/opening-sentinel\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T08:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:42:18","slug":"opening-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/opening-sentinel\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro-text\">IFS OI Sentinel allows you to create and edit workspaces and folders, add entities for monitoring, choose processes for monitoring the entities, set triggers for running tests, set notification conditions, view reports, create custom event views, copy monitors, re-run monitors, and perform export and import functions. From the web interface, you can perform all configuration options for Sentinel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The URL for accessing Sentinel is:<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>https:\/\/&lt;ServerName&gt;\/Sentinel<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"note\">Note: If Sentinel is installed on a different website, the URL is <em>https:\/\/&lt;ServerName&gt;:&lt;port&gt;\/Sentinel<\/em>. <br \/>\nSpeak to your System Administrator if you are unsure of what the port number is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1728\" height=\"919\" class=\"wp-image-59431\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1.png 1728w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-600x319.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-1080x574.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-1280x681.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-1-48x26.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The important features of the Sentinel interface are:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody class=\"intro-text\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59432\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Sentinel header<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Sentinel header frames the application at the top and displays the application name and the name of the current user. Clicking the Sentinel icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"33\" class=\"wp-image-59433\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-3.png\" \/> opens the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/about-box\/\"><strong>About<\/strong> <\/a>box, which contains copyright information, as well as product and licence information specific to the current software version. Directly below the header is the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/menu-help\/\"><strong>Menu<\/strong><\/a> and the <strong>Help<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59434\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-4.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Workspace panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The list of <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/workspace-panel\/\">workspaces<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/folders\/\">folders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/sentinel-primers\/sentinel-monitors\/\">monitors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/analyzing-sentinel-events\/viewing-events\/\">event views<\/a> configured in Sentinel. The number of events against each monitor, folder, or workspace is displayed in a coloured label next to each item. The colour of the label is determined by the highest event severity level within the monitor, folder, or workspace. Options on the <strong>Event Display Options <\/strong>panel allow you to modify the types of events displayed in the coloured labels.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59435\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-5.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Event Display Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This panel contains various options for which events to show in the workspace panel, and whether to combine the different severities into a single count. Click the collapse button <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59436\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-6.png\" \/> to collapse this panel, and the expand button <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"19\" height=\"22\" class=\"wp-image-59437\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-7.png\" \/> to expand it again.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59438\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-8.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Sentinel Footer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Sentinel footer frames the application at the bottom and allows you to switch between Sentinel and <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/sentinel-studio\/\">Sentinel Studio<\/a> (the process designer). It provides access to additional information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Sentinel<\/strong> to open Sentinel.<\/li>\n<li>Click<strong> Sentinel Studio<\/strong> to open the process designer.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Status<\/strong> to see the current Sentinel online\/offline status.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>My Tasks<\/strong> to see a list of pending tasks. For example, these could be tasks relating to change management.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Licence<\/strong> to open the licence tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59439\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-9.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tab strip<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This strip contains tabs of every page (for example: monitor, report, pending approvals, licence tab) that you have already opened; each tab has an icon representing what type of page it is. You can view a page by clicking its tab or clicking the drop-down list <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"19\" height=\"23\" class=\"wp-image-59440\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-10.png\" \/> on the far right to navigate to a page.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-59441\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/word-image-58826-11.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Main panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Main panel contains the tabbed pages, for example: monitor details, events, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/sentinel-reporting\/\">reports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/licensing\/\">licenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sentinel allows you to create and edit workspaces and folders, add entities for monitoring, choose processes for monitoring the entities, set triggers for running tests, set notification conditions, view reports, create custom event views, copy monitors, re-run monitors, and perform export and import functions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/sentinel\/getting-started-with-sentinel\/opening-sentinel\/\">Read more<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67342,"parent":58766,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[529],"class_list":["post-58826","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorial","tag-overview","Product-sen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58826"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67938,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58826\/revisions\/67938"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}