The Minitab Connect interface

Use the buttons on the Minitab Connect header to access the Navigation Pane, Home, Customer Menu, User Menu, Window Switcher, and Notifications.

In This Topic

Navigation Pane
URL Navigation
Home
Customer Menu
User Menu
Notifications and Issues

Navigation Pane

Select the Minitab Connect button to open the Navigation pane. This pane stays open on the left side of your application until you close it with the Hide button .

With the Navigation pane open, you can do the following:

Search for saved items in the platform.
Easily access the Home screen and the Window switcher.
Browse to existing Collections, Dashboards, Tables, and Forms. You can also search for specific saved items within these groupings.
Add a new Collection, Dashboard, Table, or Form.
Access System tools and settings.

URL Navigation

You can also navigate to any page within Connect by entering the corresponding URL path in the address bar. The following provides examples of pages that you can navigate to directly with a URL.

Page	URL
Home	https://connect.minitab.com/home/
Table Creation	https://connect.minitab.com/table/create/
Job Status	https://connect.minitab.com/system/myjobs/
Form Creation	https://connect.minitab.com/form/create/
Dashboards	https://connect.minitab.com/dashboard/create/

Home

Select the Home button to open the Home screen. The Home screen provides easy access to your recently viewed items and an easy way to create a new table or dashboard.

Under Recent Tables, Minitab Connect displays a list of your recently viewed tables. Select the table name to open the table in the Prep Tool. Or, select one of the tool buttons to the right of the table name to open the table in a different tool. For example, select the Audit button to open a table in the Audit Tool.

Under Recent Dashboards, Minitab Connect displays a list of your recently viewed dashboards. Select the dashboard name to open.

Customer Menu

Select the Customer Menu button

to open the customer menu. The menu contains information for the customer account. The settings that display depend on your user access level. Most of the settings are available only to the administrators.

Note

The customer menu button is customized for your company.

Customer Information: Shows the keys and passwords for the customer account. From here, an administrator can update the company logo, change database passwords, and specify password requirements.
System Notification: Shows the system notification message. An administrator can send a message to all users.
Performance Log: Shows the system utilization metrics, such as disk, CPU, and memory usage and other important metrics to indicate the system performance.
Jobs Status (All): Shows the job status for all the jobs for the customer.
Calendar: Shows the platform calendar for all the scheduled flows for the customer.
User Status: Shows a user log with the user group and access type for each user in your customer account.
Database Status: Shows any SQL processes that are currently running.
Database SQL Editor: Opens the database SQL editor.
Explorer: Shows all the tables for your customer base. Select the table name to open the table in the Audit Tool. Once the table is open, you can select one of the tool buttons to open the other tools.

User Menu

Select the User Menu button

to open the user menu. The menu contains settings that are specific to your user account.

Account Settings

Specify your user name, email, and phone number.

You can also change your password, change your default time zone, and generate an API token.

For more information, go to Change your password and Generate an API token.

Notification Settings

Shows your notification subscriptions.

For more information, go to Receive an email or text message when a table changes.

Jobs Status (Mine)

Shows the job status for all your jobs.

Support

Opens a support request form. Describe your issue and send it to a customer support representative.

Documentation

Opens the Minitab Connect Help system.

Refresh Screen

Opens the Window Switcher.

Lock Screen

Locks your session while you are away. Enter your password to resume your session.

Sign Out

Signs out of your session. You must enter your credentials to sign in again.

Notifications and Issues

Select the Notifications and Issues button to open the notification window which displays all the recent notifications until you clear them. The left side displays standard notifications, while the right side displays errors. You can select a particular notification to open the corresponding table.