ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

COURSE OVERVIEW
Scope and Objectives

Course Objectives
Understand the basic architecture of ActixOne
Get an overview of the ActixOne modules and
their functions
Become familiar with the main concepts
of the ActixOne web clients user interface
Thus, enabling you to:
Access ActixOne
Generally use the web clients user interface
Adjust it for individual use

Target Audience & Required

Knowledge
RF Engineers responsible for
monitoring and enhancing cellular network performance and
performing RAN optimization

Experienced technicians involved in field optimization

With according experience in:
Mobile network infrastructure and RAN operation and
optimization
Network data types and sources for RAN optimization,
e.g. network configuration and KPIs, drive surveys and subscriber
traces

Prerequisites
Access to an ActixOne system
deployed for the customer scope
with customer data loaded
with an individual login for every user

A Web browser
(such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox)

with latest version Adobe Flash Player

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

ACTIXONE OVERVIEW
Solution Overview and Basic Architecture

ActixOne Platform
A unified workspace for optimizing the mobile network
Highly scalable
platform
Visualize

Analyze

Optimize

ActixOne Web Interface

Workflow
Engine

Dashboard
s&
Reports

Rules
Engine

Optimizati
on Engine

Subscriber
Trace

Drive
Survey

Planning

Web based
interface
Automates tasks
using rules engines
& optimization
algorithms

ActixOne Repository

Network
OSS

Support for all key

mobile network
data sources

Maps

Integrated workflow
to streamline

ActixOne Platform Architecture

Proven scalability and performance in customer deployments

Scalable to thousands of users

and TBs of data
Flexible architecture allows
analytics
to be added & upgraded
Web based interface
3rd party application access
through published web services
interfaces

ActixOne
ActixOne
Web Client
ActixOne
Web Client
Web Client

3rd Party
Application
s

ActixOne Repository
Server

Web Services

Modules

ActixOne Repository
Server

ActixOne Repository (Oracle)

ActixOne Data
Load Server

ActixOne Data
Load Server

Processing Node

Processing Node

Data Adaptor

Data Adaptor

ActixOne Platform

Modern service orientated

architecture

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

ACTIXONE GUI OVERVIEW

Client User Interface and Modules

ActixOne Client GUI Basic

Topics
How to Login
GUI overview
Modules and Help

How to use the Map

Background map navigation and search
Distance measurement, Altitude profile, and more...

How to manage Map Layers

Overview of Map Layers
Network configuration display
Using Transient Data

How to handle the Task list efficiently

Show individually relevant tasks only

Log in to ActixOne
Open a Web browser* and then enter the URL of
the ActixOne server in the browser's address
field: http://servername/ActixOne/
Depending on the security setup determined by the
administrator,
you may need to log in before you can begin using
ActixOne.
If so, you are presented with a login screen.
Enter a valid username and password
(optionally: Remember Username)
and then click the Log In button.
* such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
with latest version Adobe Flash Player

ActixOne Client Interface

Map-based view as in the Network Optimization module

1
3

Navigation
menu

Map area

Details
panel

Size a GUI Element and Quick

Open/Close
To size a GUI element, click the separating bar
anywhere and drag it to the desired size, e.g.:
Adjust the Map window height by moving the bar below it
Adjust the Details pane and Map window width by moving the bar
between them

Then, with size adjusted, GUI elements can be quickly closed

and reopened by just clicking the arrow element on the
separating bar,
e.g.:
Close the Navigation menu to the left

ActixOne Modules
in the Navigation pane may include the following:
Network
Optimization
Benchmarking
Favorites

Enables
Enables you
you to
to make
make fast,
fast, effective
effective network
network decisions
decisions using
using tasks
tasks and
and events
events for
for an
an area.
area.
Here
Here the
the tasks
tasks are
are managed,
managed, the
the reasons
reasons for
for problems
problems investigated
investigated or
or analyzed,
analyzed, and
and corrections
corrections
recommended.
Provides
Provides reporting
reporting for
for competitive
competitive benchmarking
benchmarking drives,
drives, including
including drill-down
drill-down to
to resolve
resolve
competitive
competitive issues.
issues.
Can
Can provide
provide direct
direct links
links to
to custom
custom extensions
extensions and
and other
other applications.
applications.

Dashboard

Provides
Provides an
an overview
overview and
and reporting
reporting on
on the
the tasks
tasks in
in the
the ActixOne
ActixOne system.
system.

File Status

Displays
Displays status
status information
information relating
relating to
to the
the processing
processing of
of drive
drive survey
survey and
and subscriber
subscriber traces
traces files.
files.

Help
Network
Comparison
Problem
Investigation
Survey
Management

Contains
Contains a
a link
link to
to the
the ActixOne
ActixOne User
User Guide.
Guide.
Compare
Compare for
for a
a selected
selected area
area the
the network
network performance
performance of
of multiple
multiple networks
networks or
or multiple
multiple time
time
periods.
periods.
Hierachical overview and drilldown of call events using Network Event Overview
Identify key problem areas and investigate call events and RF performance.
Find
Find and
and locate
locate survey
survey files,
files, which
which are
are available
available in
in the
the central
central data
data repository.
repository.
Maintain
Maintain a
a record
record of
of notes
notes and
and comments
comments about
about those
those surveys.
surveys.

Exercise: Using Help

Click the Help module and open the User Guide

Browse the table of contents

Use the Search tool
to search for a topic,
e.g. network optimization

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

USING THE MAP

Map Provider, Navigation, Zoom, Distance, Altitude,
Date

Exercise: Using the Map

Zoom:
in and out
to a user-defined rectangular area
to an area 5 km around a given site

Change the provider and/or type of the Background Map

Go to a specific location
a given town or address
define a Home Location

Measure the distance between two points on the map

Display the Altitude Profile along a 10 km line from a given site

Elements on the Map

Zoom
level

Map
layers

Pin
icon

Search
for
Location

Tools
men
u

System
Date

Legend

To open a map icon:

move the mouse cursor over
it
(the element is unpinned and
will close when you move the
cursor away note the pin
icon in the top right corner of
the element window)
or
click it
(the element opens, pinned
down)

To close an open map

element:
if pinned down, click it to
unpin it,
then

Chart
s

Table
s

Search for
Elements
Network
Events

Scale
and Units

Distance
Ruler

Lat-Lon of
the Cursor

Altitude
Profile

Elements highlightedblu
in
course parts.
e

blue

are covered in other

Using the Map: Pan and Zoom

Pan the map by click/hold and move
Zoom in or out as follows:
move the mouse pointer over the

icon or click it, then:

click the house to zoom in, click the earth to zoom out or
move the ruler along the slider
The respective zoom level (number) is shown on top.

use the Page Up/Down or +/- keys on the keyboard:

Page Up or + to zoom in, Page Down or - to zoom out

use the mouse scroll wheel:

scroll up to zoom in and down to zoom out

double-click on the map to center and zoom in to the selected point

Zoom into an area as follows:

rectangular area:
Press the Ctrl key and drag the mouse pointer to draw a box,
to which ActixOne will zoom when you release the Ctrl key.

circular area:
Press the Ctrl and Alt keys and drag the mouse pointer to draw
a circle, to which ActixOne will zoom when you release the keys.

Background Map layer

The displayed maps are delivered by map providers.
The available map providers (e.g. Bing, Google maps) and types
depend on how ActixOne has been configured by an Administrator.

Use the Background Maps layer to select from the available

providers the type of map shown as background.
Click on the name/logo to select the provider
Select one available type for this provider

Depending on the provider,

the background maps may include the following:
Road maps with labels
Aerial or satellite images
with or without labels, such as road and place information
Terrain maps showing the altitude of the landscape

Search for Location

Click the
icon to open it and enter a search request
Accepts search requests for
city names, e.g. London
street addresses, e.g. Beacon Street
latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates
in the format lat:<lat_value> lon:<lon_value>

If multiple map providers are configured in ActixOne,

select the map provider
If multiple results are found, select from the shown list

Search for Elements like sectors is covered in another

course part.

Home Location
is a defined map view with stored latitude, longitude, and
zoom level.
Make use of the Home Location in ActixOne by:
setting a Home Location
for instantly going back to your Home Location at any time.

Remember a Home Location

Select the map view (location and zoom level)
Click the Tools icon

and select Remember home-location.

Go to Home Location
Press the Home (or Pos1) key on the keyboard
or click the Tools icon
and select Go to home-location to

Distance Ruler, Altitude Profile

Distance Ruler
for measuring distances and azimuths
Click the

icon to activate the Distance Ruler

Then hold the Shift key and use the left mouse button to drag out a line
The distance and the azimuth are shown for the line
Click the active

Altitude Profile

icon again to deactivate the Distance Ruler

(using Topocoding service)

shows a graphical representation of the terrain altitude

Click the

icon to activate the Altitude Profile

Then draw a line just as for the ruler

The Altitude Profile along the line is shown
Also the distance and the azimuth are shown for the line
Move the mouse on the profile to see the tooltip
Click the active

icon again to deactivate the Altitude Profile

Map Scale and Unit, Print the

Map
The Map Scale is located at the bottom center of the map.
The Lat-Lon coordinates below the scale represent the cursor position.

Scale Unit
shows either metric units (kilometers and meter)
or imperial units (miles, yards, and feet)
Click on the displayed unit to toggle the Scale Unit

Print Map
Click the Tools icon

and select Print Map to

Print the map as it is currently seen on the screen,

i.e. at the same zoom level and with the same map layers

System Date
The ActixOne database contains present as well as
historical data.
Thus, ActixOne keeps track of network configuration changes.

The System Date* determines the

day for which data is displayed on the map.
Namely, only those elements, such as sectors, are shown
on the map that were available or active on that date.
Click the System Date to select a date

* The System Date is only available in the Network

Optimization module.

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

MANAGE MAP LAYERS

Overview and Network Configuration Display

Exercise: Manage Map Layers

Map layers:

Activate the layers you want to see, deactivate the others

Display a given layer on top of all others

Network Configuration display:

For a multi-technology, e.g. GSM/UMTS, network: Show the UMTS sites and sectors only

For a multi-layer, e.g. dual-carrier UMTS network: Show the sites and sectors of one carrier only

What can be reasons, if sites or sectors are not shown on the map?

Colorize the sector wedges by a sector attribute:

Use configuration data, e.g. Scrambling Code
Use performance data, e.g. Dropped Call Rate

Scale the size of the sector wedges by a sector attribute:

Use configuration data, e.g. Antenna Height
Use performance data, e.g. Dropped Call Rate
Use transient data, e.g. an own sector attribute

What can be reasons, if sectors are not colorized or scaled accordingly on the map?

Neighbors display:

Select a sector and show its neighbors

Map Layers in ActixOne

The map view is built up from a number of Map Layers that are
stacked
on top of one another, each Layer displaying a specific set of
information.
The final view is equivalent to looking down
from above onto the top of the stacked layers.
To control the display of layers, open the
icon
to show the stack of layers:
Show or hide any layer by the checkbox
Adjust the layer transparency by the slider
left is more transparent, right is more opaque

Control the order of the stacked Layers:

drag and drop the different Layers in the list
access the Layer properties (if any):
click the layers name (see in the following the Networks layer as example)

Networks Layer
The Network Layer Properties control the display of the sites and
sectors on the map
Enable the entire
Networks layer
on the map

Enable one or
several
technologies
on the map

If available: The respective element has been modified and could be reset to default.

Network Layer Properties Overview

General
Visibility

Zoom level at which

sites
are shown

Opacity

Opacity of sites and

sectors

Size

Sites

Sectors
Zoom level at which
sectors are shown

Relative Site Size

Selected
Size

Relative Sector Size

Relative Selected Sector
Size

Labels

Zoom level at which

site labels are
shown
Enable
Select attribute

Zoom level at which

sector labels are shown
Enable
Select attribute

Color

Enable
Select attribute

Enable
Select attribute

Scale

Enable
Select attribute

Enable
Select attribute

Border
Color

Enable
Select attribute

Enable
Select attribute

Icons

Zoom level at which

site icons are shown
Enable

Network Element Visibility:

Principles
Visibility depends on the current Zoom level
A Zoom level at which elements are shown can be defined in the
Network Layer Properties:
a number between 1 (global view) and 18 (most detailed view)

At that defined zoom level and higher (i.e. further zoomed-in), the
element is visible on the map
At lower zoom level (i.e. further zoomed-out), the element is not
visible

Selected sector
Shown large than other sector
May still be visible even though the visibility of its type of sectors has been
disabled

Network Element Visibility:

Checklist

If certain network elements are not visible on the map, please check the
following:
1. Networks Layer
Is the respective technology activated?
Is the respective frequency band or carrier activated?
Is the current zoom level on the map close enough to see the sites?
For the respective technology and band/carrier, the map zoom level
must be equal to or higher than the General Visibility slider setting.

Is the current zoom level on the map close enough to see the sectors?
For the respective technology and band/carrier, the map zoom level
must be equal to or higher than the Sector Visibility slider setting.

Is the respective element suppressed by an active filter?

2. Legend
Is the corresponding element activated in the Legend?

3. System Date and Location

Is the element data available:
at the current System Date?
for the area in the current map view?

Select / Deselect on or more Sectors

To select one sector, click the sector wedge on the map
If multiple sectors are overlaid, a menu shows up:
Select the desired sector name.
A selected sector is flashing and typically displayed larger.
The relative size of selected sectors ( 100%)
is defined in the Network Layer Properties

To deselect, Ctrl+click the selected sector

To select multiple sectors:
select one sector and add further sectors to the selection by Shift+click or
Ctrl-click or
select all sectors in a rectangular area: Shift+drag to draw the reactangle or
select all sectors in a circular area: Shift+Alt+drag to open the circle

To deselect multiple sectors:

click only one sector (anyone; this deselects all others)
then Ctrl+click this sector (to also deselect this one)

Site and Sector Properties

To view the Site Properties,
double-click the site icon
To view the Sector Properties,
double-click the sector icon
If multiple sites or sectors are
overlaid, a menu shows up:
Select the desired site or
sector name.

The properties are shown for

the current System Date.
The tree structure of the properties
is defined by an administrator.

Colorize Sectors by an
Attribute
Open the Network Layer Properties
Select the technology and band/carrier and the Sector tab
Enable Color and click

to select an attribute for sector coloring

In the Attribute Picker:

specify a Network Data attribute
enter a string for instant full text search among all sector attributes
(on configuration or performance) loaded in the ActixOne database or
select an attribute from the list/tree below

then click

Now, if the respective sectors are visible in your map view:

the sector wedges are colorized accordingly and
the respective attribute is listed in the tooltip of that sector and
the Legend contains in a hierarchical tree the applicable
value vs. color scheme (Format Group)
For Transient Data, refer to subsequent
slides.

Legend and Format Groups

The Legend contains an entry for every layer
and item displayed on the map.
For items that are displayed with a valuedependent color scheme, the respective
Format Group is available in the Legend.
e.g. for sectors colored by a performance attribute
Voice_DropRate_Percent

Click the name to open the Format Group

The Global Format Groups, which are available in the system
as default, are defined by an administrator.

User Format Group:

by default equal to the respective Global Format Group
can be changed by the user and is saved for this user
can be reverted

to the Global one

edit the value ranges manually or

click
to generate ranges

Visibility of Sector Properties

At first, ensure that sectors are visible:

verify 1. Network Layer Properties vs. Zoom level, 2. Legend, 3. System Data and Location

If sector wedges are visible, but are not colored or scaled as

expected:
1. Attribute
The selected attribute may not be defined for these sectors for the current
System Date.
A configuration attribute remains valid since the last date of loading / update.
However, a performance attribute is only valid for the dates, for which it was loaded
into ActixOne.

2. Legend
The Format Group for this attribute may not appropriately be defined

Sector Color, Scale, and Border

Color
Sector attributes can be used to determine the:
Color of the sector wedge

see previous slide

relative size (Scale) of the sector wegde

Border Color of the sector wedge

similar to sector color

similar to sector color

Example:
Color by UMTS Scrambling Code (SC)
Scale by Antenna Height
Border Color by Dropped Call Rate
Note that the values of all display attributes
are also listed in the tooltip.

Technology/Band-Specific Display
All sector visualization properties
can be defined per
technology and frequency band/carrier,
e.g.:
using technology-specific attributes for coloring,
like UMTS SC or GSM BCCH channel number
using different Sector Sizes for colocated sectors

Lines to Neighbors Layer

The Lines to Neighbors Properties control the sector neighbor
relations
on the map

Enable the Lines to

Neighbors layer
on the map

Click the layer

name to open
its properties

Select the Source and Target networks

Then, specify settings, optionally separately for Outbound and Inbound:
Show arrows
Set Curve Percentage for straight (0%) or curved lines
Width
Color, optionally by relational attribute
Neighbor lines are based on a separate neighbor data set, not on any neighbor lists
in Sector Properties.

Lines to Neighbors Example

Lines to
Neighbors are
enabled

A sector
is
selected

Outbound neighbor
lines:
in blue, with arrow,
curved
Inbound
neighbor
lines:
in red, no arrow,
straight
Tooltip on the
line

Neighbor lines
items
in the Legend

Visibility of Neighbor Lines

If Neighbor Lines are not visible on the map, please check the
following:
1. Lines to Neighbors layer
...
Filter?

2. Legend
Is the corresponding neighbor lines item activated in the Legend?

3. System Date and Location

Is the neighbor data available:
at the current System Date?
for the area in the current map view?

Overview of Map Layers

Name

Contents

Display Specifics

Background
Map

Bing or Google maps

Always at the bottom of the stack of

layers

Networks

Network configuration data

Network performance
attributes

Site and sector symbols, labels

Sector color, scale, border color

Lines to
Neighbors

Relational data between

network elements, e.g.
neighbor lists

Lines width, curve percentage

Drive survey data

Geo-located subscriber trace
data

Measurement attributes point size, symbol,

offset
Call events symbols, lines to sectors width,
curve
Survey trails, Survey markers

Lines to
Repeaters
Surveys

Network Events
Network Traffic

Layers printed in grey are covered in other

course parts.

Keyboard Shortcuts
and Special Key Combinations
Key or Combination

Function

Home (or Pos1)

Home location

Page up / down

Map zoom in/out

+/-

Map zoom in/out

Mouse-Click

Select an element on the map or a row in a table

Shift + Mouse-Click

Select a further element

Shift + Mouse-Drag

Select elements in a rectangle

Shift + Alt + MouseDrag

Select elements in a polygon

Ctrl + Mouse-Click

Unselect a selected map element or a selected

table row
(or Select a further element or row)

Ctrl + Mouse-Drag

Zoom into a rectangle

Ctrl + Alt + MouseDrag

Zoom into a circle

Transient Data
A deployed ActixOne system contains Network Configuration* data that is
regularly, e.g. nightly, updated by automatic loading.
The set of configuration* parameters to be loaded is defined by a scoping procedure with the
customer. This data in ActixOne is permanent.

Further sector parameters can be loaded by a user as Transient data.

Transient data is only available within the ActixOne session of this
user.
It can be used as an attribute for:
Site label, color, scale, border color, icon
Sector label, color, scale, border color
Filter

The following slides give an example for loading cell-specific traffic values.
* Depending on the scope of the system, network performance data may
be loaded as well.

Transient Data: Input File

Format
TAB-delimited text file
1st column:
Header must be SectorName
Contents must be sector names
as defined in ActixOne.
2nd column:
Header can be any parameter name
Contents should be the parameter value
corresponding to each sector.

Transient Data: Get List of Sector

Names

The list of sector names can be generated from ActixOne Tables

as follows:
In the Network Optimization module, click

Tables

Select the sectors on the map or

Click
Click

for Element Search to select the sectors

to select a scope,

e.g. a Geographical Area

Select the technology of the sectors

Select Advanced and search e.g. by Name
Click

to get the search Result

Mark the results and

add them to the selection

Click
to select any existing
attribute, e.g. SC for UMTS Sectors
Then, the sectors are
listed in the Element column.

To export the list,

click
Copy to Clipboard
For more information on Tables and Element Search, please refer to the
respective course parts.

Transient Data: Load

In the Network Optimization module, click
and select Transient Data from the Tools menu

Add the file

The added file can be viewed.
Its contents is now available
as Transient Data.

Transient Data: Sector

Coloring
To use Transient Data, open Network Layer Properties:
Click
to select a Transient Data attribute
Select transient data File
Select column name in that file
optionally: Specify a legend (Format Group)

Apply
Now sectors are colored accordingly.

ActixOne Basic User Training

Module 1: ActixOne Overview and Getting Started

TASK LIST & TASK

MANAGEMENT
How to handle tasks efficiently and keep an
individual overview

Exercise: Task List

Select a task
take ownership
deselect a task

How many tasks are there in your ActixOne system?

Define a custom View:
that groups tasks, e.g. by Type and Status
that adds a further column to the table and changes the order of the
columns

Define a custom Filter:

that lists, e.g. only your tasks (those assigned to you)

Define a custom Scope:

that lists, e.g. only tasks for a given area
set the task list back to the default Scope

A Task in ActixOne
Is a set of selected data for a given network part, area, and time
period
Contains events/problems to be investigated by a user
Is further characterized by Properties like:
Description
Priority, Status, Assigned To
Problem, Cause, Action
possibly further customer-specific properties, e.g. cluster or RNC

Can be used to keep track of working on a problem and solving it

using the Audit Trail
close when solved*
* Depending on the retention policy as configured by an
administrator,
closed tasks may be removed from the ActixOne system after a

Task
Type

Task Types and their way of

creation
Description
Possible ways of creation Manual vs.
Automatic*

Spotlight

Concerning Spotlight events and data,

i.e. from drive survey or subscriber
trace data

Survey Management Create Spotlight

investigation task or Upon loading of survey or
trace files into the system

Call Event

Created for call events. Similar to

Spotlight tasks, but contain one event
only

Upon loading of survey or trace files into the

system

User
Defined

Tasks that users consider need to be

investigated or addressed

Network Optimization
Task Management Create Task

Benchmarki
ng

Related to Benchmarking projects, for a

particular period. For ActixOne internal
use.

Survey Management Add files to

Benchmarking Campaign or Upon adding data to
a benchmarking period

SwitchData

Created for each controller to allow

analysis of missing neighbors,
overshooters, and handover failures.

Upon loading of Ericsson (W)NCS or MRR files

into the system

Configurati
on Alert

Created if a configuration parameter has

changed

Upon loading of configuration data into the

system

Performanc
e Alert

Created if a KPI exceeds a threshold

Upon loading of performance management data

into the system, based on Rules

Equipment
Alarm

Based on Cause Codes

Upon loading of equipment alarm files into the

system

Troube

Based on manually created

antrouble
administrator

* depending on the setup of the ActixOne system, defined by

Upon loading of trouble ticket links or files into

Task List: Select/Deselect a

Task
In Network Optimization module:
the table below the map,
when Task Management tab is selected
Lists all tasks with a unique ID and further information

To format the list refer to View, Filter, Scope in subsequent slides.

To select a task
click the respective table row or
click

and enter the Task ID

A selected task is highlighted and more information

is displayed in the details pane to the left see next slide

To deselect a task
Ctrl+click the respective table row

Selected Task: Information

Task Summary
Details including:
Description, can be changed
Priority, can be changed
Status: In Progress, if owned by a
user, otherwise Open; can be Closed

Assigned To: owner of the task;

take

or release ownership

URL: get a direct URL

(deep link into this task view)

Audit Trail
track changes, make annotations

Contributing Events
(for PM Stats tasks only)

Properties: more detailed

e.g. list of files

Loaded Data Summary

depends on the type of the task
refer to the respective course module

The information displayed on the map depends on the task and on

map layer settings
to be covered in other course parts.

Task List: Contents

An ActixOne system may contain
data from multiple sources
for an operators entire, country-wide network
including several RAN systems (GSM, UMTS, LTE, ...)
including several frequency bands or carriers.

Accordingly, the Task list may contain 1000s of tasks related to

different types of problems,
different priorities and status,
multiple regions and cities,
a multitude of clusters and sites,
multiple departments and branches in the organization, and
a number of engineers working on them.

What is eventually visible in the task list can be arranged individually

using Views, Filters, and Scopes (incl. Areas)

Task List: Features

All tasks that match the current Filter and Scope are displayed in
the list.
The buttons by the Task List allow you to:
Refresh the list

Copy the list to the Windows clipboard

Create and manage Filters
Create and manage Views

Select a Scope
Create a user-defined Task
Run a Report

At the bottom of the Task List, ActixOne displays the selected tasks
ID and Description, the applied Filter, View, and Scope, and the
total number of tasks in the current list.
Select a task by its ID, by typing it in the Task ID field at the bottom

Task List: View vs. Filter vs.

Scope
View
Filter
Not changing the number of listed tasks

Limit the number of listed tasks

Flat list

All tasks

with default
columns
(Default view)

Filter by Task properties

default/standard properties or
custom (using Property Filter)

View
View
add/remove columns
define the order of columns

Flat list

with individual
columns

select properties
and
define the order
for
hierarchical
grouping

select
Defa
ult

select
Defa
ult

Tree/Folder
view

with hierarchical
structure
based on available Task properties (default + custom)

select
All Tasks

Filtered tasks only

Scope
Limit the number of listed tasks

Entire Network
Scope by available category, incl.:
area or location
element selection

Selected, reduced
scope

select
Entire
Network

Task List: Default View

A flat list containing the standard task properties in the following
sequence:
ID
Type
Description
Created (Date and Time)

Below the task list, there is a link to the applied View.

If the Default view is applied, then there is a link to Create... a view.

Task List: Create a View

Example: Create a tree view grouping the tasks at first by
Type, then by Status
and make Priority the second column

Click the Views icon

and select Create View...
Activate Group for the columns Type and Status.
As Group is activated, the column item is moved up automatically. This creates a tree
view grouped at first by Type and then by Status, because Type is in this list above
Status.

Select the Priority

column and click
to
move it up below ID
Name the view
Click
to save and
apply the view
The view is then available for this
user for selection in the View
icon menu and shown at the

Task List: Further View

Features
Further functions for Task Views include:
Select from any further task properties
that were initialized upon task creation*.
Depending on the system setup, they may include:
Information on the network hierarchy, e.g. RNC
Network areas like Region or Cluster
Manage Views...
List all available views
Edit or delete a view

* depending on the setup of the ActixOne system, defined by an

administrator

Task List: Filter

Without a Filter or Scope, all tasks are listed.
A Filter can reduce the number of listed tasks based on:
a condition on a task property or
combined conditions on several properties.

Below the task list, there is a link to the applied Filter.

If no filter is applied, then there is a link to Create... a Filter.
If the list is filtered the Filter icon
has a green check mark,
otherwise not

Task List: Create a Filter

Example: Create a filter for my own tasks
Click the Filters icon
Name the Filter

and select Create Filter...

An existing Filter for closed tasks may be kept.

Add a row
, select Assigned To as Field and
set it equal your login name.

Further rows/conditions may be added.

To logically combine rows, selected them and click

To select non-standard, custom task properties,

open the lower section

Click

to save and apply the Filter

The Filter is then available for this user for selection

in the Filter icon menu and
shown at the bottom of the task list

Task List: Scope

Without a Scope or Filter, all tasks are listed.
A Scope can reduce the number of listed tasks based on:
a condition on a task property or
combined conditions on several properties.

Below the task list, there is a link to the applied Filter.

If no Scope, i.e. Entire Network, is selected,
then there is a link to Select... a Scope.

Task List: Select a Scope

Example: Select a cluster area as Scope
Click the Scope icon
and select a Scope category,
here: Network Area
From the Network Areas, select the desired cluster
Click
to save and apply the Scope
The Scope is then shown at the bottom of the task list and
the map is automatically zoomed to the selected area.

To deselect the Scope, select Entire Network as Scope