List View Interactions

Flat Lists

The following figure displays a typical flat list which is displayed as a table.

If there are no objects, the list is empty. If there are objects, an item is not selected when the page is opened: You must select an item in the list to display the details of the object. If an item is selected in a table, the details for that item are displayed in the Details area.

A flat list has the following interactions:

• Click on a row to select it.
• Click the refresh icon to refresh the list. You may have to manually refresh the list periodically, especially when invoking an action and are waiting to see the results of your action on the items in the list.
• You can click column headings to sort by that column. Each click toggles between ascending and descending sort.
• Some columns appear as hyperlinks. Click the hyperlinks to view additional information.
• Some a flat lists provide a filter. Select a value from the drop-down list to view items that match the chosen type.

Tree Lists

A tree list displays a hierarchy of items, such as components of an application or appenders for a logging configuration.

A tree list has the following interactions:

• By default, each level is always in alphabetical order (ascending A-Z).
• The top level entry is the first entry in the tree table.
• Expand and collapse icons are displayed for all parent and child levels except the last level in the list.