The volume administrator performs management tasks for a volume by logging in to Visualization Platform and accessing Manage Volume. Manage Volume is visible only when logged in to Visualization Platform as a volume administrator.
How to access Manage Volume
1 Log in to Visualization Platform. For more information on this task, see "How to log in to Visualization Platform," in Chapter 1, "Getting started."
2 From the side menu, choose Manage Volume. Manage Volume—General appears, as shown in Figure 3‑1.
Figure 3‑1 Choosing Manage Volume
Visualization Platform groups the tasks the volume administrator performs in Manage Volume into the following categories:
General
Includes the following elements, as shown in Figure 3‑1:
Volume name
Displays the name of the volume with which the volume administrator logged into Visualization platform.
iHub
Displays the name of the BIRT iHub version.
Resource folder
Displays the name of the folder containing sample resources. /Resources is the default.
Default retry policy for failed jobs
Choose whether to retry a job that has failed. If choosing to retry a failed job, specify the number of times to retry the job, and the hours and minutes between attempts.
Auto Archive Now
Choose Auto Archive Now to run an archiving cycle immediately. Auto Archive Now changes to Stop Archive Thread after choosing. Choose Stop Archive Thread to stop the archiving cycle.
Privileges
Assign privileges such as read, write, and execute on the volume root folder to users and user groups. For more information, see “Setting volume privileges,” later in this chapter.
General