Customize Sidebar Menu Item

On this page, a Nodinite Administrator learns how to navigate and manage the Customize sub-menu within the Administration sidebar, as seen in the Nodinite Web Client. This sub-menu includes Display Field Configurations, Stylesheets, Time Intervals, Time Interval Configurations, and Tags.

Easily tailor your Nodinite monitoring and logging experience using the powerful options in the Customize sidebar menu. This page guides you through the available features, empowering you to:

✅ Personalize log and monitor views for your business needs
✅ Apply custom stylesheets and tags for clarity and compliance
✅ Control time-based search and alert intervals
✅ Streamline administration for greater efficiency

These settings are commonly used with Log Views, Monitor Views, and alerts in Alarm Plugins. Tags can also apply to Articles.

Here's the crucial 'Customize' menu item in the sidebar of the Nodinite Web Client, a vital tool for the Nodinite Administrator.

Why Customize?

Customization transforms Nodinite from a technical monitoring tool into a business-friendly platform that speaks your organization's language.

Business Benefits

1. Self-Service Empowerment

• Transform technical XML/JSON into readable HTML with Stylesheets
• Show business-friendly column names with Display Field Configurations
• Result: Business users understand data without IT translation

2. Compliance & Governance

• Restrict search timeframes with Time Interval Configurations
• Organize views by project, team, or compliance requirement using Tags
• Result: Meet audit requirements, control data retention visibility

3. Operational Efficiency

• Standardize column layouts across teams with Display Field Configurations
• Reuse alert frequency patterns with Time Intervals
• Result: Consistent user experience, faster onboarding

4. Brand & Clarity

• Apply corporate branding to alerts and reports via Stylesheets
• Color-code by severity, environment, or business criticality
• Result: Instant recognition of critical vs informational data

Sub-menu Items

The following sub-menu items empower you to tailor and optimize your monitoring and logging experience:

• Display Field Configurations - Manage the name and order of columns used within Log Views and Monitor Views
• Stylesheets - Manage Stylesheets used within Log Views and alerts for Alarm Plugins in use with Monitor Views
• Time Intervals - Manage time units used within Time Interval Configurations and Recurrence for alerts
• Time Interval Configurations - Manage the set of time units in use as restrictions within Log Views
• Tags

These links are conveniently also available in the Administration Overview:

Here's an example of the 'Customize' card as seen in the Administration Overview.

With Nodinite, you gain a flexible, secure, and highly configurable platform for all your integration customization needs—empowering your team to deliver business value, ensure compliance, and streamline operations.

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Next Step

Add or manage Log View
Add or manage Display Field Configurations
Add or manage Time Interval
Add or manage Time Interval Configuration

Related Topics

Customization Components:

Display Field Configurations – Column names and ordering
Stylesheets – Transform technical data to business format
Time Intervals – Reusable time units
Time Interval Configurations – Search time restrictions
Tags – Organize and categorize entities

Where Customizations Are Used:

Log Views – Apply Display Fields, Stylesheets, Time Restrictions, Tags
Monitor Views – Use Display Fields, Stylesheets for alerts, Tags
Alarm Plugins – Apply Stylesheets to alert content
Articles – Organize with Tags
Repository Model – Tag Integrations, Services, Systems

Related Administration:

Settings – System-wide configurations
Administration – Main administration overview
Web Client – User interface
Roles – Control who can manage customizations