The Default tab is the first tab a user will see when opening the Viewer.

Typically, this is the Overview tab, where you can provide a basic usage description or an initial guide for a class or POC user. However, you may choose a different tab as the default tab. For example, in a SaaS training environment, you might want to set the default tab to be your SaaS tab, providing immediate access to the SaaS application.

To change the Default tab:

You can alter the way each tab is displayed in the Viewer. When changing the layout, you can move some Viewer tabs be positioned either at the top or at the left side of the Viewer.

This option makes it easy for you to create the most productive layout for an end user. For example: placing all VM tabs at the top enables fast switching, while placing the Overview tab at the left side enables it to be viewed as an adjustable panel, side-by-side with the active VMs.

Note that VM tabs are always positioned at the top of the Viewer and cannot be moved to the Left menu.

Viewing and Switching Top Tabs

Click Top tabs to see the tabs currently positioned at the top of the Viewer:

To move a tab that is currently positioned on the Top tabs to the Left menu, click the Switch icon on the desired tab and click Yes on the confirmation message that appears.

VM tabs cannot be moved to the Left menu.

Viewing and Switching Left Menu Tabs

Click Left menu to see the tabs currently positioned at the left side of the Viewer:

To move a tab that is currently positioned on the Left menu to the Top tabs, click the Switch icon on the desired tab and click Yes on the confirmation message that appears.

You can switch the order in which components are displayed in the Viewer Left Menu. Simply drag-and-drop a tab to position it where desired.

You can hide a component from being displayed by simply clicking on the Eye icon to its right:

Click the Eye once again to unhide the component.

To rename a component, simply click in its Name field and enter a new name:

Typically, you'll want to customize one or more specific Viewer options for a VM in your environment.

Click the tab for a VM to show all of its editable options at the right:

You can change the following Viewer settings for a VM:

When the environment is configured with a SaaS template VM, the SaaS Template tab will also appear in the Tabs list:

You can change some of the same settings that are configurable when customizing a VM tab as detailed here.

In addition, you can access the following settings for each SaaS Template tab.

Custom Variables

You can use custom variables to build dynamic SaaS URLs for each Class that is created with the environment and personalize access to your SaaS or web service per participant.

To add a variable, place the cursor at the desired location of a URL path. Then, from the Add formatting variables section, click a variable. It will be added it to the path:

When the SaaS URL is invoked at runtime, each variable will be replaced with its assigned value.

Environment Machine Address

Activate the Use environment machine address checkbox and configure the unique environment address settings for running the SaaS application. For specific settings details, click here and refer to step 6.

Participants URL

Enter the URL that a student or prospect will be directed to when they navigate to the SaaS machine's tab. They will not be able to browse away from this URL. 

Typically, you will want to enter the login page for your application, where each participant logs in using their own unique credentials.

You can use one or more custom variables to construct a participant URL. The URL must begin with a HTTPS prefix.

It takes a few minutes for the URL change to take effect.