Menus

The menu bar at the top of Enterprise Manager is always available when working with editors or views. It contains two menus: Enterprise Manager and Help.

Enterprise Manager menu

The Enterprise Manager menu provides the following options:

Option	Keyboard shortcut	Description
Refresh	F5	Refreshes all active windows.
Pause Refresh	Ctrl+P	Pauses the automatic refresh process.
Logout	Ctrl+L	Disconnects you from the database without closing Enterprise Manager.
Password Update	—	Opens a submenu with password and encryption options.
Preferences	Ctrl+Alt+P	Opens preferences for various views.
Exit	Ctrl+Q	Closes Enterprise Manager.

The Logout, Refresh, and Pause Refresh toolbar buttons also appear beneath the menu bar.

Password Update submenu

The Password Update submenu contains the following options:

Option	Description
Change User Password	Changes your OpCon user account password.
Change Event Password	Changes the event password used for OpCon external events.
Password Encryption Tool	Encrypts a plain-text password for use in OpCon configuration values.

Encrypting a password

Use the Password Encryption Tool when an OpCon configuration value requires an encrypted password.

To encrypt a password, complete the following steps:

1. Go to Enterprise Manager > Password Update > Password Encryption Tool. The Password Encryption Tool dialog opens.
2. (Optional) Select the Visible option to show the password characters as plain text.
3. Enter the password in the Password field.
4. Select Encrypt. The encrypted value appears in the Encrypted field.
5. Select Copy to Clipboard to copy the encrypted value.
6. Select Close.
7. Paste the encrypted value into the desired configuration field.

Result: The encrypted password is ready to use in the OpCon configuration value.

Changing your user password

To change your user password, complete the following steps:

1. Go to Enterprise Manager > Password Update > Change User Password. The Change User Password dialog opens.
2. Enter your current password and the new password as prompted.
3. Select OK to save the change.

Result: Your OpCon user account password is updated.

Changing the event password

To change the event password, complete the following steps:

1. Go to Enterprise Manager > Password Update > Change Event Password. The Change Event Password dialog opens.
2. Enter the new event password as prompted.
3. Select OK to save the change.

Result: The event password used for external events is updated.

Help menu

The Help menu provides the following options:

Option	Keyboard shortcut	Description
Enterprise Manager	F1	Opens contextual help for the current location. From the main screen, opens the first topic of Enterprise Manager online help.
Documentation	—	Opens a submenu with links to all OpCon online product help.
Show Key Assist	—	Lists available functions and their keyboard shortcut keys.
Check for Updates	—	Checks for a new version of Enterprise Manager. Also runs at startup if configured. For more information, see Setting Preferences.
Legend	—	Opens the legend window explaining colors and icons used for jobs, schedules, and dependencies in the views.
About OpCon Enterprise Manager	—	Displays Continuous contact information, product version details, and the option to report a problem. Also shows OpCon license information for users with the appropriate privilege. See Reporting Problems.