Start
In the start area you are shown various tiles with system information. See also section General Control Elements of the GUI.
(1) Test or productive system. The name can be adjusted in configuration file ./etc/admin/datawizard/defaults.properties.
# namingdataSystem.TEST=TESTdataSystem.PROD=PROD(2) Indicates that this is a beta version of Lobster_data. Beta versions are only available for test systems.
(3) If green, this means that the configuration of this installation has been successfully checked and certified by our support (validity period is displayed in the tooltip). If you are interested (chargeable service), please contact our support team. For details of the check, see section Lobster Certified.
(4) Licence status.
(5) Process Load Optimization active or not.
(6) Indicates that the profile job throttling is active. This can be triggered if the CPU exceeds a certain load over a defined period of time. The active settings can be found in the tooltip. See the corresponding option in section Backup/Limits for details.
(7) Basic Authentication or Digest Authentication active. Note: See configuration file ./etc/startup.xml (→ forceDigestAuthentication ).
(8) Expired local certificates and those that will expire within the next 4 weeks. Let's Encrypt certificates are not shown here.
(9) The client.
(10) Help mode.
(11) Lobster chatbot.
(12) The user menu.
Tiles
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Whiteboard |
Here you can send a message (New message) to all or specific users, which will then be displayed on their respective whiteboards (pages Start and Pinboard). The message has a validity period. After the validity period has expired, the message disappears. If the validity is set to Always, the message appears at the top and is displayed permanently (but can be deleted). |
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My tasks |
If you or another user blocks a profile for you to edit (pass on errors), it will appear here. You can set up an email notification for this. In addition, workflows (forms) assigned to the user are displayed here. |
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Info |
Here you can see the most important system resources. Swap is the amount of data used for swapped records. Important note: Here you can also find the installation ID that you need when creating a support ticket or when calling our support hotline. |
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Repository |
The repository provides a quick overview of all unresolved errors, Content Inspectors, ASM entries, Partner Channels and clients. |
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Profiles |
Here you can see how many profiles you have, which ones are active, inactive or suspended and which of them can only run in one instance (Single run) and which of them are shown in the Transport Manager. |
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Quota |
Shows the number of used/available clients/profiles/ETL entries/Workflow entries and sessions. The data is collected across all clients. Another dialogue can be opened via the
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Threads & Queues |
An overview of queued conversion tasks, ongoing conversions, and active profiles with time-driven Input Agents (Cron Jobs). See also sections Thread Queues, Threads and Response Routes in Queues. |
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Memory usage |
The history of memory usage of the system. |
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Sessions |
The users currently logged in to the system. |
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Last profile activities |
The last activities of the users. Note: You can also set a checkbox to display only your own activities. |
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Requests or suggestions |
Here you can send wishes and suggestions directly to Lobster (the setMailSettings option in configuration file ./etc/startup.xml must be configured). |
icon. There you can purchase licenses for Lobster_pro and the add-on modules 
Left Menu
(1) Search in menu.
(2) Collapses all open menu items.
(3) Add selected menu item as a favourite. Also possible via drag and drop. The order can also be changed via drag and drop.
Default Values in GUI
You can define a few default values for different areas of the GUI in configuration file ./etc/admin/datawizard/defaults.properties . See also section Structure of a Properties File.