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# Lab Resources Module Menus and Buttons

The Lab Resources modules enable you to manage the lab resources used for test execution.

Important information | Some resources are available only in Lab Management. Only a user with administrator privileges can manage those resources. Non-administrator users in Lab Management can view host details and host pool details belonging to their projects, and can reconfigure, reboot, and check host connectivity on hosts. This topic relates to all of the Lab Resources modules: Hosts Pools Locations All lab resources are generically referred to as <Resource>.
Relevant tasks | Managing Lab Resources

Common menus and toolbars of the Lab Resources modules are described below:

UI Elements (A - Z) | Where | Description
--- | --- | ---
Add to Favorites | Favorites | Opens the Add Favorite dialog box, enabling you to add a favorite view to your private or the public folder. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Add Favorite Dialog Box.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Enables you to approve the registration of a testing host, making it available for test execution. Note: If the Registration Auto Approve field for the selected host is set to Y, this button is disabled. This button is enabled only in Lab Management, regardless of which project added the host.
Auto Refresh | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Refreshes the grid automatically every 30 seconds.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Performs the same checks as the Check Host button, as well as connectivity to any given URL.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | For Functional hosts, checks that the purposes associated with the selected testing host are valid. Results are displayed in the Task Manager dialog box, along with a list of validation results. For Performance hosts, checks connectivity between the selected host and other machines in the system.
Delete | Edit and <right-click menu> | Deletes the resource selected in the grid.
<Resource> Details | Toolbar and right-click menu | Opens the <Resource> Details dialog box, enabling you to view and edit details of the selected resource.
Export | Toolbar and <right-click menu> | Opens the Export All Grid Data dialog box, enabling you to export the resources in the grid as a text file, Microsoft Excel worksheet, Microsoft Word document, or HTML document. Select one of the following options: All. Exports all resources in the grid. Selected. Exports selected resources in the grid.
Find | View | Opens the Find dialog box, enabling you to search for a resource in the module. For details about search options, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Find Dialog Box.
Go to <Resource> | Toolbar | Opens the Go To <Resource> dialog box, enabling you to find a specific resource by its ID number. You can only go to resources that are in the current filter.
Grid Filters | View and <right-click menu> | Enables you to filter the data according to an entry in the filter box. For details about filtering options, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Select Filter Condition Dialog Box.
Host Provisioning Report | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Opens the provisioning report for the selected cloud host. This option is disabled if more than one host is selected or if the selected host is not a cloud host.
Import | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Enables you to import a list of lab hosts from an Excel file (.xls or .csv) into ALM (.xls or .csv format).
Information Panel | View and <right-click menu> | Shows/Hides the Information Panel in the lower area of the module.
Last Provision Report | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Opens the provisioning report for the most recently provisioned cloud hosts.
New <Resource> | Toolbar | Enables you to add a resource.
Organize Favorites | Favorites | Organizes your favorite views. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Organize Favorites Dialog Box.
Private | Favorites | Lists the favorite views that are accessible only to the user who created them.
Provision | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Allows you to provision cloud hosts. For details, see .
Public | Favorites | Lists the favorite views that are accessible to all users.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Quick views are predefined filters for the Hosts grid.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Enables you to remotely reboot host machines. Note: You cannot reboot Controller and Load generator hosts while they are in the Running state. You can only reboot these hosts when they are idle. You cannot reboot a UNIX load generator host. Available only for hosts with Performance purposes.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Resets the following on the selected host machine: Host license System user (IUSR_METRO) Communication Security passphrase Note: You can reconfigure only one host at a time. Available only for hosts with Performance purposes.
Refresh All | View | Refreshes the grid so that it displays the most up-to-date information.
Replace | Edit and <right-click menu> | In the <Resource> grid, opens the Replace dialog box, enabling you to replace a field value in the grid. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Replace Dialog Box.
Select Columns | View | Opens the Select Columns dialog box, enabling you to determine which fields to display in the grid and their order. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Select Columns/Select Fields Dialog Box.
Set Filter/Sort | View | Enables you to filter and sort the resources in the grid. Any currently applied filters or sorting orders are displayed below the toolbar. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Filter Dialog Box.
Show Cloud Summary Panel | Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Displays the Cloud Summary Panel, located above the Hosts grid.
| Hosts/Testing Hosts module | Enables you to unregister a testing host, making it unavailable for test execution.
Update Selected | Edit and <right-click menu> | Opens the Update Selected dialog box, enabling you to update a field value for a multiple selection in the grid. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management User Guide: Update Selected Dialog Box.

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