Busy Lamp Field Lists

You can create one or more BLF lists. BLF lists are either private or shared.

The console also creates an automatic BLF All List that contains all the BLF monitored extensions. The BLF All List is automatically updated, so you need not manually edit the list.

You can create, delete, rename or change share attribute, and duplicate lists. You can also add and remove entries from a list, and refresh the BLF area.

To create a BLF list

1. Choose Directories from the main menu, then select Edit BLF List.

2. Click Create.

   The Create BLF List dialog appears.

3. Type a name for the list in the text box, and remember to adhere to the name conditions.

   Tip: Choose a short BLF list name to ensure the name remains within the Windows path length limit, which counts both the directory path and file name.

4. Do one of the following:

   • Select Private to create a private list.

   • Select Shared to create a list that all console operators can access and edit.

5. Click OK.

To delete a list

1. Choose Directories from the main menu, then select Edit BLF List.

2. Select the list you want to delete from the drop-down menu of BLF lists.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion, or No to cancel.

To rename a list or change its share attribute

1. Choose Directories from the main menu, then select Edit BLF List.

2. Select the list you want to rename or modify from the drop-down menu of BLF lists.

3. Click Rename.

4. You have the following options:

   • To rename the list, type a name for the list in the text box. Remember to adhere to the name conditions.

   • To change the list's share attribute, select Private to make the list private, or Shared to make the list accessible and editable by all console operators.

5. Click OK.

To duplicate a list

1. Choose Directories from the main menu, then select Edit BLF List.

2. Select the list you want to duplicate from the drop-down menu of BLF lists.

3. Click Duplicate.

4. Type the name for the list that you want to base on the existing list. Remember to adhere to the name conditions.

5. Select Private to make the list private, or Shared to make the list accessible and editable by all console operators.

6. Click OK.

To add or remove BLF list entries

1. Choose Directories from the main menu, then select Edit BLF List.

2. Select the list you want to add or remove entries from.

3. Select an entry from either the right or left pane.

   • To select consecutive entries, click the first one, press and hold down SHIFT, and then click the last one.

   • To select non-consecutive entries, hold down CTRL while you click individual entries.

   • To search for an entry, type all or part of the name in the Find Names starting with box.

4. Do any of the following:

   1. Click Add to add the selection to the displayed BLF list, or Remove to delete it.

   2. Click Move Up or Move Down until the selection is in the desired position. Note that Move Up, Move Down and ruler are enabled only when the right pane is not in a sorted order.

5. Click OK.

To refresh the BLF List

After you have edited the BLF list, ensure that you refresh the list so that both the list contents as well as the list index appear in the BLF area.

• Select Directories from the main menu, then select Refresh BLF Lists.

For Shared Lists, you must Refresh BLF Lists at all consoles that are sharing that list.

See Busy Lamp Field (BLF) for information on displaying the BLF List at the Console and toggling between BLF views.