Menu Bars
The Menu Bar in the Men&Mice Management Console provides access to nearly all of the program’s functionality.
Important
You must have sufficient access privileges in order to use some of the menu items discussed below.
Note
Not every menu option is listed below. Some are detailed in their respective sections. Some of the options discussed below are global across the whole application (e.g., Cut, Copy, and Paste).
Edit Menu
The commands available from the Edit menu vary, depending on what is currently selected in the Management Console. When working in the Manager window the following functions are offered:
- Undo
Reverses the last edits that you made, in the reverse-order that you made them.
- Redo
Reverses the effects of the last Undo command.
Cut Removes the currently selected item(s) and stores them in the Windows clipboard.
- Copy
Makes a copy of the currently selected item(s) and places it into the Windows clipboard.
- Paste
Copies the contents of the clipboard at the location of the insertion point.
- Paste Custom Properties
Allows pasting of custom property contents into multiple objects. To use this command, select one object and choose Copy. Then select the objects whose custom properties you want to populate and choose Paste Properties. This will open a dialog box where you can choose which custom properties you want to paste.
- Clear
Deletes the currently selected text or record.
- Select All
This command selects all of the objects (e.g., zones, servers, scopes, IP Address ranges).
- Find
This command initiates a new search.
- Find Next
This command repeats the last search you performed. For example, if the last search was for A, this automatically locates the next occurrence of A in the object list.
- Save Filter/Delete Filter
It is possible to save/delete filters for various object types. Saved filters appear in the list on the left hand side of the Manager Window and in the Create Zone dialog box. Filters can be local or global in scope. Filters created by the Administrator are global and visible to all users. Filters created by any other user are visible only to that user.
- Preferences
Opens the Options dialog box where you can make default selections for various Management Console functions.
When working with a zone, the Edit menu changes and includes additional functions.
- Enable Record
Makes the currently selected record(s) active in the zone. Use this command to re-enable a zone that has been disabled. All records are active by default unless they have been manually disabled. You cannot enable records in dynamic zones.
- Disable Record
Makes the currently selected record inactive. When a record is disabled, it is ignored in the zone. You cannot disable records in dynamic zones.
- Insert Record
Opens a popup menu that lets you specify the type of record you want to create. To insert A, CNAME, MX, NS, or PTR records, choose the corresponding option from the menu. The new record is created directly below the currently selected record or field. For other types of records, select Insert Record. This creates a new blank row above the currently selected record or field.
- Duplicate Record
Creates a copy of the selected record(s). The new records appear directly underneath the last record being duplicated.
- Delete Record
Deletes the entire record from the zone. Unlike the Clear command, the entire record does not need to be selected for this command to work. It will delete the entire record in which the cursor is currently located.
- Show TTL
This menu command can be toggled on and off by selecting it repeatedly. This option is enabled by default. If you disable this option, the TTL column will not be displayed in the zone window. This command is only available when a zone window is open and active.
- Show Comment
This menu command can be toggled on and off by selecting it repeatedly. This option is enabled by default. If you disable this option, the Comment column will not be displayed in the zone windows. This command is only available when a Zone window is open and active. This command can only be used for static zones.