Enabling Sample/New Layouts

To make the sample or new layouts available in Openspace, you must add the layout ID to the layout.IDs property in the config.properties file.

If you are adding a new layout, you must define a new layout ID to the config.propeties file. See Openspace Configuration Overview for more information.

Note: If you amended a built-in layout you do not have to do anything. This is because the built-in layouts are enabled by default. Therefore, the changes take effect as soon as you log out and log in again to Openspace.

Prerequisites

TIBCO recommends you take a back up of the config.properties file before amending it.

Procedure

  1. Open the config.properties file in a text editor.
  2. If you want to create a new layout, define a new layout ID. For example, layout.4g = (1,1,1,2).
  3. Amend the layout.IDs property as follows:
    • If you want to make a sample layout available, you must add the sample layout ID to the list of layout IDs. For example, layout.IDs = 1a,2a,3b,3c,3a,4a
    • If you have created a new layout, you must add the new layout ID you have created to the list of layout IDs. For example, layout.IDs = 1a,2a,3b,3c,4g
  4. Save and close the config.properties file.
  5. Log out and log back into TIBCO Openspace for the changes to take effect.

What to do next

If built-in layouts have been customized, the new built-in layouts are automatically available the next time you log into Openspace. If you have enabled a sample layout or a new layout, the next time you log in to Openspace, a Layout Selector box is displayed that enables you to select the layout you require from a drop-down list.