Web client

The web client offers the same basic features as the Windows client, but provides a different look and feel, tree view navigation, and other features.

The web client is the only Service Manager client that runs on a non-Windows platform. The web client supports accessibility and meets Section 508 requirements. For more information, see Accessibility.

Web client setting requirements

Verify the following before using your web client.

• Enable cookies.
• Enable JavaScript.
• Enable pop-ups in all browser versions. You may need to add the Service Manager URL to the browser exception list.
• To use the graphical workflow feature, install the Java plug-in according to the instructions in Install the Service Manager Web Tier.

Verify that your browser version is compatible by checking the Service Manager product Support Matrix on the Micro Focus Support website.

Web client views

The web client offers several different interface views. The following views are included in out-of-box installations of Service Manager:

Web client view	Description
Power user	This web client view is the standard interface. It most closely matches the Windows client and is intended for Service Desk technicians, managers, and administrators.
Accessible	This web client view is a modified version of the power user view with record list mode turned off, high contrast colors, and larger fonts. This view is intended for Service Desk technicians, managers, and administrators who need accessibility features.
Employee self-service (ESS)	Standard ESS View: provides a simplified Service Desk interface for users to create, view, and update service requests. Intended for end-users as an entry point to Service Desk. Note The ESS interface is designed so that users can easily understand what they need to do; therefore, no Service Manager help icon is available. If users want to see the online help, their System Administrator can provide them with a URL that they can enter into their web browser.
	Service Request Catalog (SRC): provides an employee self-service (ESS) web client interface, which allows users to create, view, and update service requests. Users are guided through request creation in questionnaire style, which enables the service request to be created more quickly and accurately. Self-service support for catalog and non-catalog items, approvals, and approval delegation is also provided. A dashboard shows the status of service requests and catalog requests. An Assistance panel provides quick and easy access to SRC online help.
Accessible self-service	This web client view is a modified version of the self-service user view with high contrast colors and larger fonts. This view is intended for end-users who need accessibility features.

Each of these views has default behavior and appearance. Administrators can customize the views by setting web client preferences in the web.xml file. In addition, administrators can customize the web client interface by creating custom style sheets and images.

Each view is accessed by a different kind of URL. For more information, see Accessing Service Manager.

Parts of the web client interface

The following image illustrates where you can find the main components of the Service Manager web client interface:

The numbers in the image above represent the following components.

Component	Description
1	System Navigator. Provides navigation through the Service Manager applications and their forms.
2	Record List toolbar. Contains commands that affect the record list portion of the editor. Click the More button to access additional commands.
3	Record List area. The record list is populated after you execute a Search command. The currently-selected record that in the record list is displayed for editing directly below the record list, in the record detail area.
4	Detail List toolbar. Contains commands that affect the record that is opened for editing, in the record detail area.
5	Record Details area. Displays the record that is selected in the record list area.
6	Command/Search line. Allows you to enter shortcut commands or record's prefix and IDs. Click the Command/Search line toggle button to switch between the Command line and the Search line. Note The Command/Search line toggle button is available in the web client only and is disabled by default. For more information about how to activate this button, see the "Activate the command/search line toggle button" topic.

Horizontal and vertical layouts

The Service Manager web client provides the following two layouts for a list-detail page:

• Horizontal layout: In the horizontal layout, the record list pane is above the record detail pane. This is the default layout of the list-detail page.
• Vertical layout: In the vertical layout, the record list pane is on the left side of the record detail pane.

You can use the switch to toggle between the two layouts.

Your web browser stores the following layout information of your current login session:

• Horizontal layout or vertical layout
• Columns and the width of each column

In a newly opened page or in your next login, the web client can keep the same layout. If you clear the cache of the web browser, the web client uses the horizontal layout.

Hover information in the vertical and horizontal layouts

In both layouts, the content in the first column appears as links. When the mouse hovers over one of these record links, a hover window appears and displays the values of all columns. Hidden columns are displayed below a separation line.

To customize the fields that the hover window can display, follow the instructions in Record list.

Accessibility

When Section 508 became an addendum to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, it required United States federal agencies to make electronic and information technology usable by anyone with a disability. The Service Manager web client meets this requirement.

The web client provides support for accessibility in the final software product. When software contains these accessibility features, assistive technology vendors can customize the look-and-feel of the software to support non-visual presentation with audio or with other devices.

For more information about the Service Manager statement of compliance with respect to Section 508 of the ADA, and for details relating to the specific accessibility requirements of that regulation, go to the Micro Focus Support website.

Client differences: the accessible and standard Web clients

The accessible web client enables users with special needs to use Service Manager. The accessible client includes the following features:

• Larger default fonts
• The ability to increase the browser font size
• Larger form spacing
• Simplified navigation

The following differences exist between the accessible and standard web clients:

• The accessible web client does not support the graphical workflow feature.
• Thread navigation links (the tabs that identify open forms) are not available in the accessible web client.

Using the web client in accessible mode

You can use Service Manager in the web client’s accessible mode if you log in by using an accessible URL. The following table describes how to use Service Manager in accessible mode.

Accessibility feature	Notes
Tabbing	To move the focus into a field, press the Tab key until it reaches that field. To return the focus to the previous location, press Shift+Tab. Note: On some forms, there may be fields that are not displayed. In this case, tabbing does move focus to the invisible field until you press the Tab key again.
Selecting text	To select text, use the standard operating system keystrokes.
Service Manager buttons	To access the Service Manager button actions, press Enter when the focus is on the button. Alternatively, use the Service Manager keyboard shortcuts or web client keyboard shortcuts.
Text area	To tab to the next text area, press the Tab key in Internet Explorer or Shift+Tab in Firefox. To tab to the previous text area, press Shift+Tab.
Collapsible groups	Use the Tab key to navigate between collapsible group titles. When the group title you want is in focus, press Enter to expand the group.
Check boxes	To change the value of a checkbox, move the focus to that checkbox and press Space.
Radio buttons	To select a radio button from a group of buttons, press the Tab key to until the focus is on one of the radio buttons. Then press the Left/Right Arrows until the focus is on the one that you want to select.
Detail tab headers	You can only shift the focus to the header of an active tab. When the focus is on the header of an active tab, you can use Left/Right Arrows to switch to other tabs.

Web client keyboard shortcuts

This section introduces keyboard shortcuts for the Service Manager web client.

Keyboard shortcuts for general operations

You can customize the Service Manager web client keyboard shortcuts that have a name in the shortcut.xml configuration file. By default, most of the web client shortcuts use the Alt key plus a character to produce a combined keystroke.

The following table shows the default actions assigned to the keystrokes, but your own browser may override these actions.

Area	Keyboard shortcut	Name in shortcut.xml	Action
Navigation through sections	Alt+Ctrl+N	keyNavigator	Move the focus to the first toolbar button in the navigator
	Alt+Ctrl+M	keyMainContent	Move the focus to the first toolbar button in the main content pane Note The Alt+Ctrl+M shortcut does not work as expected in Edge because this keyboard shortcut is already used as a browser shortcut. In this case, manually change the key value for this shortcut in shortcut.xml to use another key. For more information, see Editing Web client keyboard shortcuts.
	Alt+Ctrl+L	keyList	Move the focus to the first toolbar button in the list pane (when the current page is a list-detail page)
	Ctrl+Alt+D	keyDetail	Move the focus to the first toolbar button in the detail pane (when the current page is a list-detail page)
	Alt+Q	keyTabSections	Navigate through the following panes (not including the toolbar buttons): Navigator + main content pane Navigator + list pane + detail pane (if the active tab page is a list-detail record list) Note When you navigate from one pane to another by pressing Alt+Q, the focused element in the original pane is remembered. When you return to the original pane by pressing Alt+Q again, the focus is set on the remembered element. If no element in the original pane was focused, the focus is set on the frame window of the pane. However, if the original pane is refreshed, the focus is set on the first element of the navigator pane or the frame window of the main content pane, list pane, or detail pane.
	Alt+Ctrl+H	keyFocusTabHeader	Move the focus to the header of the current active tab . When using Ctrl + Alt + H to focus a tab header, and then press the Left/Right Arrow key, the headers of the inactive previous or next tabs are still focusable.
	Alt+Ctrl+T	keyCloseActiveTab	Close the current active tab Note You cannot use this shortcut to close the first To-Do queue tab.
	Space	N/A	Activate the tab when the focus is on the header of an inactive tab in a notebook on a form
	Enter	N/A	When the focus is on the header of an inactive tab, pressing Enter makes the tab active
	Left/Right Arrow	N/A	Moves the focus to the previous or the next tab in a notebook on a form
Navigation Menu	Left/Right Arrow	NavMenu.LRArrows.Key	Expand or collapse an item in the navigator. Right arrow: Expand a closed node that has child nodes. Move the focus from an open parent node to its first child node. Left arrow: Collapse an open node. Move the focus from a child node to its parent node. Note For the right-to-left (RTL) language environment, use the opposite arrow instead.
	Space	NavMenu.Space.Key	Expand or collapse an item or a panel in the navigator. For a parent node, expand or collapse the node. For an end node without children, perform the action associated with the node. Usually open a new tab in the central pane.
	Up/Down Arrow	NavMenu.UDArrow.Key	Move the focus to the previous or the next node without expanding or collapsing a node.
	Alt+1	keyManageFav	Open the Manage Favorites pane
	Alt+2	keyAddListFav	Add a favorite that links to the current list
	Alt+3	keyAddDetailFav	Add a favorite that links to the current record
	Alt+N	keyCollapseExpandNav	Switch the System Navigator between the expanded mode and the collapsed mode
	Enter	NavMenu.Enter.Key	For a parent node, expand or collapse the node. For an end node without children, perform the action associated with the node. Usually open a new tab in the central pane.
	Home/End	N/A	Move the focus to the first or the last node in the tree without expanding or collapsing a node.
	A-Z	N/A	If you type a letter, move the focus to the next node with a name that begins with the typed letter.
	Note When the System Navigator receives the focus, if a node is focused before, the focus is set on the previously focused node. Otherwise, the focus is set on the first node.
Record list	Space	Recordlist.Space.Key	Select or deselects a record
	Up/Down Arrow	Recordlist.UDArrow.Key	Move the focus through the rows and the focused row is selected by default
	Left/Right Arrow	Recordlist.LRArrow.Key	Expand or collapse a group in a list Tip Press the Right arrow key to open the column header context menu for a table column header
	Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow	Recordlist.CtrlUDArrow.Key	Move the focus through the rows but keep the selection state of the other rows
	Shift+Up/Down Arrow	Recordlist.ShiftUDArrow.Key	Select multiple rows successively
	Ctrl/Alt+Page Up/Down	Recordlist.Ctrl+PageUpDown.Key	Navigate to the previous or next page of a non-grouped record list. The first row of the target page is selected by default. If the target page has been accessed before, the previously selected row is selected. Note The Ctrl+Page Up/Down shortcut does not work in Firefox and Chrome.
	Enter	Recordlist.Enter.Key	Drill down to the current focused row
	Home/End	Recordlist.HomeEnd.Key	Move the focus to the first or last cell of the row when the focus is on a cell in a row Note When JAWS is running, use the JAWS table key strokes instead.
	Ctrl+Home/End	Recordlist.CtrlHomeEnd.Key	Move the focus to the first or last cell in the current table in a non-grouped record list Move the focus to the first or last group node in a grouped record list Note When JAWS is running, use the JAWS table key strokes instead.
	Alt+U	keyToggleList	Expand or collapse the List Pane in a list detail page
Detail Form	Alt+J	keyJumpAddress	Move the focus to the drop-down list Expand or collapse the drop-down list Note The Alt+J shortcut may not work in some versions of Internet Explorer (IE) because this keyboard shortcut is already used as a browser shortcut. In this case, change the value of the key_val parameter for keyJumpAddress in shortcut.xml to use another key. For example, if you want to use Alt+P, change the value from 74 to 80. For more information, see Editing Web client keyboard shortcuts.
	Alt+C	keySpellCheck	Open the Speck Check utility Note The Alt+C shortcut does not work as expected in Edge because this keyboard shortcut is already used as a browser shortcut. In this case, manually change the key value for this shortcut in shortcut.xml to use another key. For more information, see Editing Web client keyboard shortcuts.
	F1	functionKeyHelp	View help on field
	F2	functionKeyMagnify	Expand a scrollable text field by opening a separate window that magnifies the text for easier viewing and editing
	Enter	N/A	If the focus is in a link, pressing Enter will also drill down to the link. If the focus is not in a link, pressing Enter will select the current row and move the focus to the drill-down link of the row (Double–Click Field). The Attachment control in a detail form does not use Enter to select a row.
Table in the detail form	Home/End	Recordlist.HomeEnd.Key	Move the focus to the first or last cell of the row when the focus is on a cell in a row Note When JAWS is running, use the JAWS table key strokes instead.
	Ctrl + Home/End	Recordlist.CtrlHomeEnd.Key	Move the focus to the first or last cell in the current table Note When JAWS is running, use the JAWS table key strokes instead.
Collaboration	Alt+Ctrl+C	N/A	Open or close the conversation window
	Alt+Ctrl+V	keySmcNotification	Open or close the Notification panel
	Alt+Ctrl+B	keySmcChatRequest	Open or close the Chat Request panel
Smart Search	Alt+Ctrl+S	keyOpenSmartSearch	Open the Smart Search Dialog
	Alt+Ctrl+U	keyOpenQuickSearch	Open the Context Aware Search panel
	Alt+Ctrl+1	keySmartSearchMainTopRegion	Move the focus to the Smart Search Editor on the Smart Search dialog
	Alt+Ctrl+2	keySmartSearchMainLeftRegion	Move the focus to the first library of the library list on the Smart Search dialog
	Alt+Ctrl+3	keySmartSearchMainRightRegion	Move the focus to the first search result on the Smart Search dialog
Miscellaneous	Alt+Ctrl+A	keyAlertWindow	Open or close the alert window
	Alt+Ctrl+G	N/A	Clear the message bar on a page
	Alt+G	keyMessages	Open or close the Messages and Alerts window
	Alt+P	keyPrint	Print the current page content Print the current record when the current page is a list-detail page
	Alt+Ctrl+P	keyPrintList	Print the current page content Print the list when the current page is a list-detail page
	Alt+O	keyAbout	Open the About Micro Focus Software window and display the installed Service Manager components
	Alt+R	keyRefresh	Refresh the current screen Note Do not refresh Service Manager screens by refreshing your browser. Instead, use the Service ManagerRefresh button or shortcut (Alt+R).
	Alt+L	keyLogout	Open the logout dialogue
	Alt+Ctrl+/	keyShortcut	Show or hide system keyboard shortcut list

Keyboard shortcuts for date picker

The Service Manager web client provides a date picker widget that assists you to input date and time. The following table shows the keyboard shortcuts for the date picker widget.

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Esc	Close the date picker widget without selection
Enter	Choose the highlighted date
Shift+Enter	Choose today
Left Arrow	Previous day
Right Arrow	Next day
Up Arrow	Previous week
Down Arrow	Next week
Shift+Left Arrow	Previous month
Shift+Right Arrow	Next month
Shift+Up Arrow	Previous year
Shift+Down Arrow	Next year
Tab	Switch focus between date and time
Down Arrow (when the focus is on the time field in the date picker widget)	Open the time list
Enter (when time list is open)	Choose highlighted time

Keyboard shortcuts for list builder

The list builder widget allows you to construct a list of choices. The following table shows the keyboard shortcuts for the list builder widget.

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow	Select items in the list builder
Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow	Move the selected item to the left or right column
Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Down Arrow	Move the selected item up or down in the right column

Keyboard shortcuts for notebook tab headers

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Tab	When the focus is on the header of a tab, moves the focus to the first element inside the active tab panel.
Left Arrow	When the focus is on the header of a tab, moves the focus to the previous tab. If the focus is on the first tab, moves the focus to the last tab.
Right Arrow	When the focus is on the header of a tab, moves the focus to the next tab. If the focus is on the last tab, moves focus to the first tab.
Home	When the focus is on the header of a tab, moves the focus to the first tab.
End	When the focus is on the header of a tab, moves the focus to the last tab.
Enter/Space	When the focus is on the header of an inactive tab, you can press Enter or Space to make the tab active.

Keyboard shortcuts for HTML Editor

For HTML Editor keyboard shortcuts, see HTML Editor keyboard shortcuts.

Quick help for keyboard shortcuts

In the web client, you can open quick help to view the keyboard shortcuts for the web client. To do this, use one of the following methods:

• Click the Help button

  • If the web client does not have online help, the shortcut list directly opens.
  • If the web client has online help, a drop-down menu appears. Click Shortcut List from the drop-down menu.
• Use the keyboard shortcut: Alt+Ctrl+/

You can adjust the size of the list or move the list to anywhere within the browser window. When the browser window resizes or you open the list again, the list restores to the default size and position.

The keyboard shortcuts that the quick help presents are based on the settings in the shortcut.xml file. If the configuration of the shortcut.xml file is incorrect, the quick help displays an error message.

Related topics

Clients
Windows client
Differences between the Windows and web clients
Accessing Service Manager