Database
You can perform tasks related to the database under the Database menu option as follows:
Connect
Use this menu option to connect to a database. For more information, see Connect to Database. If you have connected to this database before, instead, use Reopen as described below.
Reopen
Choose a database that you have opened in the past from this list to re-open it. If you have filled in Windows domain credentials (see Security, below) you should be immediately connected. If not, you will be asked for a NEXUS user name and password (which may not be the same as your Windows domain user name and password). Clicking the ‘eye’ next to the password field will temporarily reveal the text in the field.
Backup
Use this menu option to create a backup for your database. For more information, see Create a Backup.
Subscriber
Use this menu option to create, synchronize, or view subscriber databases. For more information, see Manage Subscriber Databases.
Expert Systems
Use this menu option to create and manage expert systems. For more information, see Manage Expert Systems.
Close
If you want to open a new database, close the currently open one first. Integrity Centre only allows you to have one database open at a time. If you would like two databases open at once, launch a second copy of Integrity Centre.
Your Profile
The option opens the Profile dialog, where you can review and manage information related to your NEXUS user account. From this dialog, you can update your profile details, adjust user-specific settings and maintain your list of favourite reports.
For detailed information about each tab within this dialog, see Profile Dialog.
Change Password
To change your own NEXUS password, use this menu option. If you are using Windows credentials, this option is not useful or necessary, and will be greyed out.
Properties
This dialog allows you to view or edit a variety of values specific to your database. These include client name, client logo, paths for videos, a variety of default colours associated with drawings, a variety of settings associated with 3D drawings or risk models. For more information about the fields, see Properties Dialog.
You can also set up the email host that allows NEXUS IC to send emails (for example, to email a generated report or the contents of any of the grids). For more information, see Set Up Email.
The License tab contains details of your license key. As part of Software Based Licensing, this is where you will enter that license information.
Audit Log
This dialog shows you a list of user sessions with details about the changes performed during their sessions. For more information about how to interpret the dialog, see Audit Log.
Security
You can create users and user groups and set up their permissions as described in Manage User Security and Permissions.
Export Repository
Use this menu option to export all library items (including drawings) and event multimedia. (In previous versions, this option also exported survey data, but survey data in version 6 is no longer stored in the same way and is therefore not exported from this menu option.)
Show/Hide Status Bar
Under Show/Hide Status Bar, you can toggle the status bar at the bottom of the main screen of NEXUS IC on or off. For more information about the status bar, see Using the Status Bar.