View Menu

The View menu contains commands to get around the Simon Monitor window:

Statistics

This function changes the bottom of the Simon Monitor window to the Statistics page, which displays the uptime, number of checks, failures, etc for the selected test(s), or all tests if none are selected. Click the link for more information about this page.

Checks

This command changes the Simon Monitor window to the Checks page, listing the recent activity of Simon, again for the selected or all tests.

Changes

This command makes the Simon Monitor window display the Changes page, listing recent changes to monitored tests.

Failures

Similarly, this changes to the Failures page, which lists recent errors and recoveries.

Activity

This command changes the Simon Monitor window to the Activity page, listing recent actions on the test(s), including starting, stopping, pausing, resuming, plus the status and output of the service and filters, and the notifications used.

Previous Log

This function changes the Simon Monitor window to the previous page in order.

Next Log

This function changes the Simon Monitor window to the next page in order.

Hide Logs

If chosen, the horizontal splitter bar in the Simon Monitor window will be moved to the bottom of the window, hiding the logs area. When hidden, it changes to Show Logs.

Hide Chart

This will move the vertical splitter bar on the Checks page to the right, effectively hiding the bar chart on that page. When hidden, this changes to Show Chart. It is disabled on other pages.

View Options

This command shows the View Options sheet, allowing changes to the test table columns.