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ControlPoint 8.7 - User Guide

Preface Getting Started with ControlPoint Using Discovery to Collect Information for the ControlPoint Database Cache Searching for SharePoint Sites Managing SharePoint Objects Using ControlPoint Policies to Control Your SharePoint Environment Managing SharePoint User Permissions Data Analysis and Reporting
Specifying Parameters for Your Analysis Analysis Results Display Generating a SharePoint Summary Report Analyzing Activity Analyzing Object Properties Analyzing Storage Analyzing Content Generating a SharePoint Hierarchy Report Analyzing Trends Auditing Activities and Changes in Your SharePoint Environment Analyzing SharePoint Alerts Analyzing ControlPoint Policies Analyzing Users and Permissions The ControlPoint Task Audit Viewing Logged Errors
Scheduling a ControlPoint Operation Saving, Modifying and Running Instructions for a ControlPoint Operation Using the ControlPoint Governance Policy Manager Using Sensitive Content Manager to Analyze SharePoint Content for Compliance Using ControlPoint Sentinel to Detect Anomalous Activity Provisioning SharePoint Site Collections and Sites Default Menu Options for ControlPoint Users About Us

Creating a Custom Menu

To create a custom menu:

1At the top of the Menu Maintenance page, click Create Custom Menu.

 

2Complete the Menu Details with a Menu Name and Description.

Note that the Menu Name cannot contain spaces or special characters.

3Select a Target Menu (that is the area of the ControlPoint left navigation pane that you want to customize).  Use the information in the following table for guidance.

NOTE:  The choice of target menu will determine which ControlPoint operations are available for selection and where they will display in the ControlPoint application interface.

If you want to customize the ....

Select ....

farm level right-click menu

FARMActions.

Web application level right-click menu

WAPActions.

site collection level right-click menu

SITEActions.

site or subsite level right-click menu

WEBActions.

list level right-click menu

ListActions.

Actions and Analysis menu items (if used as an alternative to the Manage ControlPoint panel)

Tools.

site admin menu (primarily for use by business administrators who are accessing ControlPoint from within a SharePoint site)

SiteAdminActions.

user-level right-click menu

USERActions.

Manage ControlPoint menu items

ManageCP.

IMPORTANT:  Once you have saved a new menu, the Target Menu cannot be changed.

4Click [Update].

To add ControlPoint menu items to a custom menu:

NOTE:  If you want to add links to SharePoint pages or custom items that do not currently exist in a ControlPoint menu (such as internal or external web sites or web-based applications), follow the procedure for Adding and Updating Custom Items in a Menu.

1From the Copy From drop-down, select the menu from which you want to copy items.

Note that this drop-down includes both the "original" menu provided by Quest and any custom menus that have been created for that target.

 

2In the list that displays in the left column, select each item that you want to add.  Use the information in the following table for guidance.

If you want to ...

Then ...

select multiple items individually

hold down the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key and highlight each item you want to add.

immediately add an item and all of its children to the Selected Items column

highlight the item, then right-click and choose Add Item and All Children.

select an item and its immediate children (for example, a site collection and its root site only)

highlight the item, then right-click and choose Highlight Immediate Children.  (If objects are grouped into a folder, you must first expand the folder.)

TIP:  You can use this option as a time-saver if you want to add most, but not all of the selected child items.  After highlighting the item you can then individually de-select those that you want to exclude.

3To add the highlighted item(s) to the selection list, either:

§drag and drop the item(s) onto the item below which you want to nest it.

OR

§highlight the item below which you want to nest the new item(s) then click the [Add] button.

To change the placement of items:

1If you want to move multiple items at once, hold down the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key and highlight each item you want to move.

2Drag and drop the item(s) onto the item below which you want to nest it.

To remove items:

1In the right pane, highlight the item(s) you want to remove.  (To select multiple items, hold down the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key.

2Do one of the following:

3drag and drop the item(s) to the left pane.

OR

§click the [Remove] button.

§To remove all items in the right pane, click the Clear All link.

To save the custom menu:

When you have finished adding items to the menu, click [Save Menu].

IMPORTANT:  If you do not click [Save Menu] and receive a confirmation dialog, any changes you made will be lost when you navigate away from the page.  

Now you can manage access to the customized menu.

 

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