RAD Server Resource Management UI

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The RAD Server Management Console application allows you to manage and edit the data from the RAD Server Users, the RAD Server Groups, the RAD Server Installations, RAD Server modules, RAD Server resources, Push notifications, and RAD Server Endpoints.

The upper pane of the RAD Server Management Console application displays different tables with data stored in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). You can manage (refresh, edit, add, delete, or update) data of the following RAD Server resources.

• Users option displays and manages the RAD Server Users data.
• Groups option displays and manages the RAD Server Groups data.
• Installations option displays and manages the RAD Server Installations data.
• Modules option displays and manages the modules data.
• Resources option displays and manages the module resource data.

Editing Menu

Use the menu options in the RAD Server Management Console application to edit multiple items at once from the RAD Server Users, the RAD Server Groups, the RAD Server Installations, the module or the module resource list (depending on the selected tab):

• Refresh: Retrieves a list of updated data from the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).
• Edit: Edits the information of several items in the list at the same time.
• Edit Selected: Opens the Modify dialog box to edit the information of the selected item in the list.
• Add: Adds a new item to the resource (only for the Users tab and Groups tab).
• Delete: Deletes a single item of the list.
• Update: Saves all the updated data of the resource in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).
• Cancel: Cancels the changes in the data for the items.

Note: You can only edit custom fields of the items.

When the Modify a dialog box opens and you can:

• Edit the data of a single item.
• Add a new custom field to the items in that table. To do so, set the following data:
  • Field Name corresponds to the field name in the RAD Server database.
  • Field Value corresponds to the value of the custom field.

Note: You cannot add field names with blank characters. The application raises a warning message.

Users

The Users option displays the list of RAD Server users in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). The users table displays the following data:

• username: RAD Server User name in the RAD Server database.
• _id: Unique identifier of a RAD Server User in the RAD Server database.
• _meta: Displays data about the creator, created date, and updated date of the group.
• custom fields (optional): Additional stored information for the RAD Server User.

In the Modify RAD Server User dialog box, you can edit the data from a single user:

• Add a new custom field to an RAD Server User.
• Edit the custom fields of an RAD Server User.
• Add or remove the RAD Server User to/from one or several RAD Server Groups (by selecting them from the list on the left-side).

For more information, see managing the users data from the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).

Groups

The Groups option displays the list of RAD Server groups in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). The groups table displays the following data:

• groupname: Unique RAD Server Group name in the RAD Server database.
• _meta: Displays data about the creator, created date, and updated date of the group.
• users: List of RAD Server Users that belong to the group.
• custom fields (optional): Additional stored data for the RAD Server Group.

In the Modify RAD Server Group dialog box, you can edit the data from a single group:

• Add a new custom field to an RAD Server group.
• Edit the custom fields of an RAD Server group.
• Add or remove one or several RAD Server Users to/from the RAD Server Group (by selecting them from the list on the left-side).

For more information, see managing the groups data from the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).

Installations

The Installation option displays the list of registered devices in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). The installations table displays the following data:

• _id: Unique identifier of a RAD Server Installation in the RAD Server database.
• deviceToken: The generated identifier used for iOS devices (generated by Apple) or for Android devices (corresponds to the GCM identifier).
• deviceType: type of the device (for instance, ios or android).
• _meta: Displays data about the creator, created date, and updated date of the installation.
• channels: List of channels the registered device is subscribed to.
• custom fields (optional): Additional stored data for the installation.

In the Modify RAD Server Installation dialog box, you can edit the data from a single installation:

• Add a new custom field to an RAD Server Installation.
• Edit the custom fields of an RAD Server Installation.
• Create a new Channel or add or remove one or several Channels to/from the RAD Server Installations.

For more information, see managing the installations data from the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).

Modules

The Modules option displays the list of modules in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). The modules table displays the following data:

• modulename: Module name in the RAD Server database.
• _id: Unique identifier of a module in the RAD Server database.
• _meta: Displays data about the creator, created date, and updated date of the module.
• protocol: Displays the protocol that is used to connect to the module.
• protocolprops: Displays the connection data needed to connect to the module.
• custom fields (optional): Additional stored data for the RAD Server module.

In the Modify Module dialog box, you can edit the data from a single module:

• Add a new custom field to an existing module.
• Edit the custom fields of an existing module.

For more information, see managing the module data in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).

Resources

The Resources option displays the list of resources for the module in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server). The Resources table displays the following data:

• resourcename: Module resource name in the RAD Server database.
• modulename: Module name that registers the resource in the RAD Server database.
• moduleid: Unique identifier of a module that registers the resource in the RAD Server database.
• _meta: Displays data about the creator, created date, and updated date of the module.
• custom fields (optional): Additional stored data for the module resource.

Note: Use the drop-down list to filter the resources in the list by its module.

In the Modify Module Resource dialog box, you can edit the data from a single resource:

• Add a new custom field to an existing module resource.
• Edit the custom fields of an existing module resource.

For more information, see managing the module resource data in the RAD Server Engine (EMS Server).

See Also

• RAD Server Users Resource
• RAD Server Groups Resource
• RAD Server Installations Resource