Getting started

Purpose

• Jump straight to any resource or page with global search.
• Open documentation and raise bugs or feature requests from the Help menu.
• Watch background operations progress and complete in the Task Manager.

Prerequisites

• These tools are available to every signed-in user from the top bar.
• No specific permission is required; global search returns only the resources you are permitted to see.

Search across VMEase

1. Select the search box in the top bar.
2. Type at least two characters; results appear as you type.
3. Pick a result to jump to it, or press Enter to open the first result.
4. Look for the "Page" badge to open an app page rather than a resource.
5. Press Escape to clear the box.
6. Expected result: navigation straight to the matching resource or page.

Get help and raise requests

1. Open the Help (?) menu in the top bar.
2. Select Documentation to open the VMEase documentation in a new tab.
3. Select Raise a Bug to open the bug report form (/raise-bug).
4. Select Raise a Feature Request to open the request form (/raise-feature-request).

Track background tasks

VMEase queues state-changing work for its workers and reports progress here.

1. Open the Task Manager icon in the top bar.
2. Review the recent tasks; a badge flags how many are new.
3. Read each task's action, resource, and status (pending, processing, completed, or failed).
4. Select View All Tasks to open the full task list (/tasks).
5. On the Task Manager page, filter by date range and review the Created, Resource Type, Resource Name, Action, Status, and Progress columns.
6. Expected result: visibility into the asynchronous operations VMEase is running for you.

Best Practices

• Use global search instead of walking the sidebar when you can name the resource.
• Raise a bug or feature request from the Help menu so it reaches the right place.
• Check the Task Manager after a state-changing action to confirm the worker completed it.