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Using Enterprise Access
Enterprise Access allows you to easily find and mount network printers and file volumes, and to create worksets in mixed networks. For users familiar with the SETDRIVE command, Enterprise Access provides similar functionality.
This document describes how to:
Use the Street Talk Attribute Search Create worksets Mount and dismount file volumes and printers
Macintosh System 7 or greater. A StreetTalk III STDA Service set in the !SETSTDA statement of the user' s profile if your network contains both pre-StreetTalk III and StreetTalk III servers. For more information on StreetTalk, see Managing Users and StreetTalk.
Any StreetTalk exclusion lists do not exclude any of the items you want Enterprise Access to display. The Enterprise Access file set up on your local disk. See your system administrator if this file is not on your local disk.
Using StreetTalk Attribute Search
Attributes describe StreetTalk objects and are set up by your system administrator. By allowing you to search on attributes, the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog in Enterprise Access helps you locate VINES file volumes and printers, even if you only remember part of a name or a description of them.
StreetTalk Attribute Search Dialog
When you double-click the Enterprise Access file icon on your local disk or an already existing workset file, the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog appears. If you close the dialog box, you can re-activate it by choosing Find in the Network menu or pressing cmd-F.
Note:
Only one StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog can be open at a
time.
Icons
Open Search Icon:
Click to open a previously saved StreetTalk Attribute Search
dialog.
Save Search Icon:
Click to save the search criteria and results to a Macintosh
file.
Clear Search Icon:
Click to remove all search criteria and results from a search
and start again
Get Information Icon:
Click to receive information about a file volume or printer in
the Search Results list.
Mount Icon:
Click to mount a file volume or printer that appears in the Search
Results list.
Dialog Items
Find Menu:
Use to choose the network file volume or printer type.
Whose Attributes Menu:
Use to choose among the descriptive categories established by
your system administrator.
Match Criteria Menu:
Use to choose the type of match criteria that refines your search.
User Input Box:
Use to type a single character, fragments, or complete words
to complete a search phrase.
Search Results
Search Summary Box:
Dynamically keeps track of the status of your search.
Using the Enterprise Access Menu Bar
When you start Enterprise Access, the Enterprise Access menu bar appears.
The pull-down menus associated with the Enterprise Access menu bar are described in the following sections.
Apple Options
The following options are available on the Apple pull-down menu:
About Enterprise Access: Choose to receive information on Enterprise Access, including revision number and application name.
Help: Choose to receive help on Enterprise Access functions.
File Options
The following options are available on the File pull-down menu:
New Workset: Choose to create a new, untitled workset window.
Open Workset: Choose to locate a previously created workset.
Close: Choose to close the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog or workset. You are prompted to save changes, if necessary.
Save Workset: Choose to save the current workset. You are prompted to name the workset, if needed. Dimmed if the workset is not changed.
Save Workset As: Choose to open the standard Save As dialog.
Revert to Saved: Choose to reverse any changes since the workset was last saved. Dimmed if the workset was not changed.
Preferences: Choose to set preferences of how your StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog and worksets appear. Dimmed if the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog is open, even if it is not in front.
Quit: Choose to quit Enterprise Access. You are prompted to save changes to any altered worksets.
Edit Options
The following options are available on the Edit pull-down menu:
Undo: Choose to reverse the user' s last action. Dimmed if the last action cannot be reversed.
Cut: Choose to cut the selected workset item to the clipboard. Dimmed if you cannot modify the item.
Copy: Choose to copy the selected workset or StreetTalk Attribute Search item to the clipboard. Dimmed if you cannot modify the item.
Paste: Choose to paste the clipboard contents into the workset at the pointer location. Dimmed if there are no clipboard contents.
Clear: Choose to remove the selected item from the workset. Dimmed if you cannot modify the item.
Select All: Choose to select all items in the active pane of a window. Dimmed if all items cannot be selected, such as in the Search Results list in the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog.
NetWork Options
The following options are available on the NetWork pull-down menu.
Find: Choose to re-open the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog.
Get Info: Choose to set information on a workset or StreetTalk Attribute Search item.
Mount Selected: Choose to mount the selected volumes or printers. Dimmed if nothing is selected.
Mount All: Choose to mount all volumes and printers in the workset or StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog. Dimmed if the active window is empty.
All other menu selections are dimmed when Preferences is active.
Searching on a File Volume or Printer
1. Click the menu indicator in the Find menu. A list of the available filters appears.
2. Choose the desired filter (network file volume or printer).
Note:
You can only search on one filter at a time.
3. The information associated with the file volume or printer types appears in the Whose Attributes list. The information depends upon the attributes set up by your system administrator and can be different for each network.
The Banyan-supplied Whose Attributes list includes the following collections of information for all filters:
- Name
- Service Information
- Unabridged
- VINES Specific
- X.500 Selected Attributes
In addition to these collections, the Banyan-supplied Print Service filter includes Printer Capabilities.
4. Click the triangles in the Whose Attributes list to reveal associated attributes. The attributes may not appear immediately.
5. Scroll through the attributes and double-click the desired attribute. A checkmark appears next to the selected attribute.
Note: Name is selected by default. To remove the Name attribute from your search, deselect it. You can also click the Clear Search icon if you did not yet choose other attributes.
To deselect an attribute, either:
- Double-click the attribute name.
- Click the checkmark.
6. Choose one of the match criteria in the Match Criteria menu. The pointer appears in the User Input box.
7. Type input to complete the match criteria. User input can be complete words, fragments, or a single character.
A dynamic summary of the status of your search appears in the Search Summary box and a list of the file volumes or printers found appear in the Search Results list.
If no text appears in the Search Summary box, no match was found. Try your search again with different criteria. However, if you search on "is" , you must complete entering the entire word before a match appears in the Search Summary box.
8. Repeat steps 3 - 7 to refine your search.
Searching on an Attribute
Leslie Fraser of the Sales Department at WCTUS wants to locate a specific printer. Leslie does not know the printer name, but does know that it belongs to the Marketing StreetTalk group and is a laser printer.
To locate the printer, Leslie:
1. Chooses Print Service in the Find menu.
2. Removes the Name attribute from the search by double-clicking the attribute in the Match Criteria menu.
3. Clicks the triangle next to VINES Specific in the Whose Attributes list to reveal its associated attributes.
4. Chooses StreetTalk Group in the Whose Attributes list.
5. Chooses "starts with" in Match Criteria.
6. Types Mar in the User Input box.
The Search Summary box now reads:
- Find Print Service whose StreetTalk Group starts with "Mar" .
The Search Results list includes 12 printers. Five of them belong to the Marketing group and seven to the MarCom group.
7. Types k to complete the phrase Mark in the User Input box.
The Search Results list now includes only the five Marketing group printers.
Because Leslie still cannot distinguish the laser printer, Leslie continues to refine the search.
8. Clicks on the triangle next to Printer Capabilities in the Whose Attributes list to reveal its associated attributes.
9. Chooses Printer Type in the Whose Attributes list.
10. Chooses "contains" in the Match Criteria.
11. Types Las in the User Input box.
The Search Summary box now reads:
- Find Print Service whose StreetTalk Group starts with "Mark" and Whose Printer Type contains "Las" .
The Search Results list is updated to include the Marketing Department' s only laser printer.
To edit an attribute search, you can:
Deselect an attribute selection. Change the match criteria. Change the information in the User Input box.
Deselecting an Attribute Selection
To deselect an attribute selection, either:
Double-click the attribute name. Click the checkmark.
The attribute is removed from the Search Summary and the Search Results list is updated to reflect the change.
Note:To undo your last change, choose your previous match criteria again. Enterprise Access retains all previously entered information about the match. The StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog does not support cmd-Z.
Changing the Match Criteria
1. Click the attribute associated with the match criteria that you want to change.
2. Choose the new match criteria from the Match Criteria menu.
3. Use standard Macintosh editing techniques to edit the text in the User Input box as appropriate. The Search Results list is updated to reflect the change.
Changing the Information in the User Input Box
1. Click the attribute associated with the user input you want to change.
2. Use standard Macintosh editing techniques to edit the text in the User Input box. The Search Results list is updated to reflect the change.
Editing the Attribute Search
Leslie Fraser' s Search Results box reads:
Find Print Service whose StreetTalk Group starts with "Mark" and Whose Printer Type contains "Las" .
Leslie wants to remove the StreetTalk Group attribute and replace it with a serial number that begins with 9.
To do so, Leslie:
1. Chooses StreetTalk Group in the Whose Attributes list. The information Leslie associated with StreetTalk Group appears in the Match Criteria menu and the User Input box.
2. Clicks the checkmark next to StreetTalk Group. The Search Summary box now reads:
- Find Print Service whose Printer Type Contains "Las" .
The Search Results list is updated to reflect the change.
3. Clicks the triangle next to the Service Information in the Whose Attributes list to reveal its associated attributes.
4. Chooses Serial Number in the Whose Attributes list.
5. Chooses "starts with" in the Match Criteria menu.
6. Types 9 in the User Input box. The Search Summary box now reads:
- Find Print Service whose Printer Type Contains "Las" and whose Serial Number starts with "9" .
The Search Results list is updated to reflect the change.
To clear a search completely yet continue working in StreetTalk Attribute Search, click the Clear Search icon. All of your previous search criteria choices and the associated results are deleted from the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog. You can now begin a new search.
Caution: Make sure you want to clear all aspects of your search before clicking the Clear Search icon.
Getting Information about Search Results
To get information about search results, either:
Choose the desired search result and click the Get Information icon. Double-click the desired search result.
An Information dialog appears.
The breadth of information that appears in the Information dialog depends upon the attributes your system administrator entered for each filter.
If you will use the same search criteria and results on an on-going basis, you can save them as search file. A search file is a Macintosh file that can be saved on your local disk or the network drive.
To save a search:
1. Complete an attribute search, as described in "Searching on a File Volume or Printer" earlier in this document.
2. Click the Save Search icon. A standard Macintosh Save dialog appears.
3. Create a new folder for the file, if desired, by clicking the new folder icon and entering a name for the new folder.
4. Type a filename and click Save.
Opening a Previously Saved Search File
1. Click the Open Search icon. A dialog box containing all search files in the current folder appears.
Use the folder menu to access other folders and files.
2. Either:
- Choose the desired search file and click Open.
- Double-click the file.
The previously saved search file replaces the current StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog.
Note:Only one StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog can be open at a time.
A workset is a user-created collection of network file volumes and printers. Worksets provide a convenient way to:
Store frequently mounted file volumes and printers in one location, on your local disk or network drive. Access and mount related volumes and printers at one time. Share these worksets among users.
Note: A workset is a Macintosh file. It is not a StreetTalk object that can be found using the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog.
Leslie Fraser is currently working on multiple presentations that require access different network file volumes and printers. Leslie might set up two separate worksets.
These worksets allow Leslie to simultaneously access the resources contained in them.
1. Start Enterprise Access by double-clicking the Enterprise Access icon in your local disk. Log in to the network, if you have not already done so.
2. Either:
- Choose New Workset from the File menu.
- Press cmd-N.
An untitled, empty workset window appears.
The following sections describe how to modify and use worksets.
Adding and Deleting Items in a Workset
File volumes and printers can be added or deleted from a workset at any time. There are three ways to add item names to a workset:
Use the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog to drag item names. Drag items from other worksets. Paste items from the clipboard.
Using StreetTalk Attribute Search to Move Items
1. Open the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog, if not already open.
2. Open a new or previously saved workset window, if it is not already open. See "Opening Previously Created Worksets" later in this document for more information.
3. Choose the desired file volumes or printers in the Search Results list of the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog.
Select the item or items that you want to copy to the destination workset.
To select multiple search result items:
- Click the first search result item.
- Press cmd-click all subsequent items.
To deselect multiple search items:
- Press cmd.
- Click the item(s) you want to deselect.
To select a range of search result items:
- Click the first search result item in the range.
- Press shift-click the last search result item in the range.
4. Use standard Macintosh techniques to copy and paste, or to drag the items. The workset window highlights as you drag the items into it.
Note: Worksets do not contain duplicate items. If you try to add a duplicate item to a workset, the item appears only once.
Dragging Items from Other Worksets
1. Make sure the source and destination workset windows appear on the screen.
2. Click anywhere in the source workset to make it active.
Select the item or items that you want to copy to the destination workset.
To select multiple workset items:
- Click the first workset item.
- Press cmd-click on all subsequent items.
To deselect multiple workset items:
- Press cmd.
- Click on the item(s) you want to deselect.
To select a range of workset items:
- Click on the first workset item in the range.
- Press shift-click on the last workset item in the range.
3. Use standard Macintosh techniques to drag the items. The workset window highlights as you drag the items into it.
Note: Dragging items from one workset to another copies the items. It does not delete the items from the source workset.
If you attempt to add items whose StreetTalk name cannot be identified, an error message similar to the following appears.
The item appears in the workset window, marked with a question mark
To delete items, select the item and either:
Choose Clear from the Edit menu. Press delete.
Pasting Items from the Clipboard
1. Using a Macintosh application, type the full StreetTalk name of the desired item.
2. Cut or copy the item to the clipboard using standard Macintosh techniques.
3. Open the workset window, if it is not already open. If it is open, click anywhere in the window to make it active.
4. Either:
- Choose Paste from the Edit menu.
- Press cmd-V.
The item name appears in your workset window. The file volume or printer icon is added automatically.
You can also add valid StreetTalk user names to your workset in this manner. The user icon is added automatically.
If you do not type the correct StreetTalk name, the workset accepts the item, but marks it with a question mark.
Use the reverse process to paste workset items into a Macintosh application, such as mail:
1. Select the desired workset item.
2. To paste the item:
- Without deleting it from the workset window, either:
Choose Copy from the Edit menu or
Press cmd-C.
- And delete it from the workset window, either:
Choose Cut from the Edit menu
Press cmd-X.
3. Open your Macintosh application if it is not already open.
4. Paste the item into the desired location in your application using standard Macintosh techniques.
Note: The file volume, printer, or user icon will not appear. The StreetTalk name is formatted like the rest of your application.
If a workset contains items that are frequently mounted, it is recommended that you save the workset to a workset file. If stored on a network file volume, users can freely share worksets, as they do not contain any user-related information, such as user name or password. Save the workset with a meaningful name, so that you can find it easily.
To save a workset, follow these steps:
1. Either:
- Choose Save Workset from the File menu.
- Press cmd-S.
A standard Macintosh Save dialog appears.
2. Type a filename and store the workset in the appropriate folder.
Opening Previously Created Worksets
1. Either:
- Choose Open Workset... from the File menu.
- Press cmd-O.
A standard Macintosh Open dialog appears.
2. Locate the desired workset.
3. Either:
- Double-click the workset.
- Select the workset and click Open.
The previously created workset appears.
Getting Information About Workset Items
To get information about a workset item, you can:
Select the item and choose Get Info from the Network menu. Select the item and press cmd-I. Double-click the item.
An Information dialog similar to the following appears.
The breadth of information that appears in the Information dialog depends upon the attributes your system administrator entered for each workset item.
Using Worksets with StreetTalk Attribute Search
By allowing you to mount file volumes and printers directly from worksets or the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog, Enterprise Access gives you instant access to network resources.
The following sections describe how to:
Set preferences. Mount file volumes or printers. Dismount file volumes or printers.
1. Close the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog if it appears on your screen.
Note: Preferences remains dimmed as long as the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog appears on your screen, even if the dialog is not in front.
2. Choose Preferences... from the File menu. The following dialog appears.
The preferences you choose affect the information displayed in both the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog and any worksets. Previously created worksets change automatically to reflect the most recent preference selections.
If you change the default preferences, your most recent choices are retained by Enterprise Access, so that they appear the next time you open Preferences.
Mounting File Volumes or Printers from StreetTalk Attribute Search
1. Select the desired file volumes or printers from the Search Results list.
To select multiple search result items:
- Click on the first search result item.
- Press cmd-click on all subsequent items.
To deselect multiple search items:
- Press cmd.
- Click on the item(s) you want to deselect.
To select a range of search result items:
- Click on the first search result item in the range
- Press shift-click on the last search result item in the range.
2. Click the Mount icon. The desired file volumes or printers are now mounted.
To mount all the file volumes and printers in the Search Results list, either:
Choose Mount All from the Network menu. Press cmd-M.
Mounting File Volumes or Printers from a Workset
1. Select the desired file volumes, printers, or both from the workset window.
To select multiple workset items:
- Click on the first workset item.
- Press cmd-click on all subsequent items.
To deselect multiple workset items:
- Press cmd.
- Click on the item(s) you wish to deselect.
To select a range of workset items:
- Click on the first workset item in the range
- Press shift-click on the last workset item in the range.
2. Select Mount Selected from the Network menu. The desired file volumes or printers are now mounted.
To mount all the file volumes and printers in a workset, either:
Choose Mount All from the Network menu. Press cmd-M.
If You Have Problems Mounting a File Volume or Printer
Table 1-1 describes some of the error messages that appear when you encounter problems mounting a file volume or printer and the action you should take.
| Error Message | User Should |
| Unable to start an STDA session. | See your system administrator. The STDA Service in you user profile may be down. |
| An error occurred when scanning attributes. | Wait for STDA to correct the situation during its nightly update. |
| An error occurred when getting attribute information. | Wait for STDA to correct the situation during its nightly update. |
| The application cannot continue without an AVD file. | Specify an AVD file through the Preferences dialog box. See "Setting Preferences" earlier in this document for more information. |
| An error occurred when getting collection information. | See your system administrator. Your AVD file may be corrupted. |
| An error occurred when getting filter information. | See your system administrator. Your AVD file may be corrupted. |
| Unable to start a StreetTalk session. | See your system administrator. The network may have timed out the StreetTalk session. |
| You must be logged in to the network to to use this application. | Log in to the network. |
| The chosen or default AVD file cannot be found. | Choose another AVD file through the Preferences dialog box. See "Setting Preferences" earlier in this document for more information. |
| Unable to find the class of... | Wait for STDA to correct the situation during its nightly update. STDA may contain a name that was deleted in the StreetTalk Service. |
| This application requires the Banyan Chooser Document 2.0 or later. | See your system administrator to install the correct Banyan network driver. |
| Unable to mount volume... | See the next error message that appears on your screen for more information. |
| Unable to choose printer... | See the next error message that appears on your screen for more information. |
| ... is not a volume or printer. | Choose a file volume or a printer. |
| Unable to load the query. The AVD file may be different from when the query was saved. | Use the same AVD file as you did when creating the query, or change the query to match the current AVD file. |
| Cannot get AppleTalk zone information for.. | See your system administrator to install either AppleTalk or patch 5.52(5)-VNS-EF-1 (or a later version if it is superseded). |
| Network session has closed. You are no longer logged in . The application cannot continue. | Quit the application or log back into the network to continue working in the application. |
| This application requires System 7.0 or newer. | See your system administrator to install Macintosh System 7.0 or later. |
| ... is already mounted. | Use the desired file volume or printer. |
| The STDA Service is not at the required revision. | See your system administrator to upgrade your network so that it runs StreetTalk III (VINES 5.5 or later). |
| Search Results list in the StreetTalk Attribute Search dialog is blank. | No match was found or the user has not completed typing an "is" match in the user input box. |
To dismount a file volume, drag the file volume icon from your desktop into the trash.
To quit Enterprise Access, either:
Chose Quit from the File menu. Press cmd-Q.
If you have open files, you are prompted to save any changes before the application quits.
