Design changes in IT Management Suite 8.5 RU3 and RU4 caused by Microsoft Silverlight removal
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Issue/Introduction
Starting from IT Management Suite 8.5 RU3, some changes were introduced due to the Microsoft Silverlight replacement by HTML5.
Environment
ITMS 8.5 RU3 and RU4
Resolution
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Computer Views opens by default after you install IT Management Suite 8.5 RU3, and then open Symantec Management Console for the first time, and more information is found here: About the Computers View.
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The First Time Setup portal is available at Home > First Time Setup. The Silverlight version of the First Time Setup portal page is replaced by the legacy First Time Setup portal page as described here: Performing the First-Time Setup Configuration Tasks.
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The drag and drop functionality is now supported within a single tree component only. You can use drag and drop to reorganize items in a tree. You cannot use drag and drop to move items across different views, different trees, and a filter builder and trees.
To add an item to a policy or task, do the following:
1. Create a target that includes the item that you want to add.
2. Right-click the target, and then click Add to Policy or Add to Task. -
A single tree component now supports items of the same type only. You cannot add item links and Web links to the items of other types in the following views:
- Jobs and Tasks
- Computers
- Policies
- Software
In the Settings menu, you can still add new item links and Web links directly to a view as described here: Adding New Items Directly to a View.
With the IT Management Suite 8.5 RU4 release the following was introduced:
- Microsoft Silverlight is replaced by HTML5 for Event Console in Server Management Suite and IT Management Suite.
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