Field Descriptions

Display Section

The following table describes the fields that are available in the Display section of the Tenant Preferences page:

FieldDescription
Asset Display NameDisplays the name of the asset based on the following options:
  • GE: Displays the asset name. By default, this option is selected.
  • Customer: Displays the alias name of the asset that you provided. This name appears on the Asset page. Select the () button to switch between GE and Customer name.
Culture SettingIdentifies the preferred culture of the user. This setting determines the date and number formats that are displayed when the user signs in to Essentials.
LanguageDetermines the display language. By default, US English is selected. You can select the preferred language from the following options:
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Dutch (Netherlands)
  • French (France)
  • German (Germany)
  • Italian (Italy)
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
  • Spanish (Spain)
  • US English
System of MeasureDetermines the system of measure. You can select your preferred system of measure in the drop-down list box.
Note: The values in the drop-down list box appear based on the values that you configure in the Systems of Measure Configuration section. None and Metric are the system-provided system of measures, and by default, None is selected.
TimeZoneDetermines the time zone of your location. You can select your preferred time zone from the drop-down list box.

If you select Site Local as your preferred time zone, all the date or time values will be converted to the time zone of your asset.

Note:
  • The selected time zone affects only this application.
  • Any selected time zone that observes Daylight Savings Time automatically observes the local time.

Route Fields

The following table describes the fields that must be completed to create a route in the Route Manager section of the Tenant Preferences page:

FieldDescription
NameThe unique route name.

The route name appears in the Route Selection page of the intended module.

ModuleThe module as it appears in the Applications menu.

The combination of the Module and the Path creates the fully qualified URL at runtime.

PathThe relative URL path.
TypeThe route type. Valid values are alertLink, assetFacePlate, or helpLink.
DescriptionA brief description of the route.

Help Application Link Fields

The following table describes the fields that must be completed to create a link to a custom Help application in the Route Manager section of the Tenant Preferences page:

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the application for which custom Help is written.
ModuleSelect Custom Help in this box.
PathThe relative URL path for the Help application.
TypeSelect helpLink in this box.
DescriptionA bried description of the custom Help application.