Overview
ION consists of a web page that can show multiple application pages.
You can switch the desk to your language by changing these settings:
- The language and locale of Infor OS to your language in the user settings.
- The language settings of the browser to your language.
The ION runs in Infor Ming.le. The user's Common Name and the current tenant name are displayed in the upper right corner of Infor Ming.le.
For ION, all resolutions of 1280x1024 and higher are supported. Collapsing the menu and the left-hand-side header panel provides an optimal user experience.
In the upper part of the ION, this hamburger icon is displayed:
Click this icon to open the ION menu, which contains entries to the application pages.
This table shows the main areas of the menu:
| Level 1 | Description |
|---|---|
| Home | Status overview page. Shows the important counters for the active objects in ION. |
| Reports | Show reports. This menu entry is only available when reports are generated. |
| Connect | Area to model connection points, data flows, and so on. View statistics and historic data. |
| Monitors & Workflows | Area to model workflow definitions, event monitors, alarm templates, and so on. View statistics and historic data, such as monitors and workflows that are archived. |
| OneView | Troubleshooting tool to trace the data throughput in ION. |
| Data Catalog | Area to manage object schemas and other metadata. |
| Configuration | Configuration area for miscellaneous configurations and downloads. |
| Data Lake | Data Lake is
available in Data Fabric. This
menu option will be removed in October 2022. This area provides management tools for Infor Data Lake, such as statistics. |
| Authorizations | Configuration area for authorizations and page access. |
| About ION | Shows the dialog box with the version information. |
Menu hierarchy
This table shows the menu hierarchy:
| Level 1 categories | Level 2 pages or categories | Level 3 pages |
|---|---|---|
| Home | ||
| Reports | ||
| Connect | Data Flows | |
| Connection Points | ||
| Mappings | ||
| File Templates | ||
| Enterprise Locations (CE-only) | ||
| Active Data Flows | ||
| Active Connection Points | ||
| Active Routings | ||
| Error BODs | ||
| Monitors & Workflows | Monitors | |
| Alarm Templates | ||
| Workflows | ||
| Activation Policies | ||
| Workflow Schedules | ||
| Business Rules | ||
| Active Monitors | ||
| Active Alarm Templates | ||
| Active Workflows | ||
| Active Activation Policies | ||
| Active Workflow Schedules | ||
| Activities | ||
| Alarms | ||
| Archive | Archived Monitors | |
| Archived Alarm Templates | ||
| Archived Workflows | ||
| Archived Activation Policies | ||
| Archived Activities | ||
| Delete Logs | ||
| OneView | ||
| Data Catalog | Object Schemas | |
| Schema Extensions | ||
| Data Lake (CE only) | Atlas | |
| Purge data | ||
| Compass | ||
| Configuration | Codes | |
| Error Reporting | ||
| ION Service | ||
| Downloads (CE-only) | ||
| Authorizations | Desk Profiles | |
| Desk Permissions | ||
| My Permissions | ||
| Workflow Authorizations | ||
| About ION |
Most pages are on level two in the hierarchy. For example, to open the File Templates page, select .
Some pages are on level three in the hierarchy. For example, to open the Archived Monitors page, select .
Accessing the Reports page
If you have generated one or more reports from ION, the hamburger icon gets a blue icon on top (“new” indicator). If you open the menu, a new entry, , is displayed in the top of the menu. A counter next to shows how many reports are generated. Select to navigate to the Reports Overview page.
Types of pages
There are two types of overview pages in the ION: Tiles and Grids. The tiles are used for modeling objects. The grids are used for the status overview pages. The home page is also tiles-based. The tiles on the home page represent entries to other manage pages.