Adding an XBOUND Management Center console

To use the XBOUND Management Center, you must open or create a console.

Use this procedure:

1. Start the XBOUND Management Center by selecting Start > All Programs > ReadSoft > ReadSoft XBOUND Management Center.

2. When the Management Center is displayed, click the link for adding a new console.

3. There are two ways to proceed:

   To create a console based on a default template:

   In the middle pane, select the desired plug-in by clicking it. A description is displayed in the right pane. Click Create.

   Tip: You can add more plug-ins to your console later.

   Note: If the plug-in that you need is not available you must first add it to the XBOUND Management Center.

   To create a console containing multiple plug-ins, or one or more plug-ins with customized settings:

   In the middle pane, double-click Blank Console. The Add or Remove Plug-Ins dialog is displayed. Select a plug-in in the left pane. Note: If the plug-in that you need is not available, you must first add it to the XBOUND Management Center. Click the arrow () to move the plug-in to the right pane. The XBOUND Connection Assistant dialog is displayed. (If you are adding the Log Explorer plug-in, the Logging Connection Assistant dialog is also displayed.) To use the plug-in's default connection settings, click Next. Or, click Own Connection Settings to specify custom settings. Then click Next and specify your custom settings. (Which settings are available depends on which plug-in you selected. See overview for a list.) Click Next again. Repeat the above steps b, c, and d until you have all the plug-ins you need. Click OK to close the Add or Remove Plug-Ins dialog.

4. Optional: In the upper left corner, click (twice, slowly) the default name that the console was given and type a new, more descriptive name:

   

5. Click the Save button (). (Where are consoles saved?)
   

   By default, consoles are saved in C:\Users\<UserName>\<ConsoleName>.XMC. Administrators can save consoles to the XBOUND root directory.

   See also: Quickly accessing consoles

There are countless tasks that you can perform in a Management Center console, depending on which type of console you opened. Some of the most common tasks in a Process Designer console are:

Related topics

Customizing the work area: Overview

Opening an XBOUND Management Center console

Working with consoles: Overview

Process Designer

Setting up XBOUND: Overview