# Create Domain elements

Only administrators that have unrestricted permissions (superusers) can create Domains.

## Before you begin

To create or manage Domains, you must log on to the active Management Server.

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You can create as many Domains as you need. Your Domain license defines how many Domains you can create.

A service break for the SMC is highly recommended when introducing Domains into the system, assigning the existing elements to the correct Domains, and changing the administrator accounts.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Administration.
2. Browse to Other Elements > Domains.
3. Right-click Domains, then select New Domain.
4. Give the Domain a unique Name.
5. (Optional) Enter a Comment for your own reference.
6. (Optional) Fill in the E-mail Address and Phone Number fields with information that you want to be displayed in the Domain Overview.
   You can enter, for example, the information for the contact person at your company or the administrator responsible for the Domain.
7. (Optional) Click Add and select the Categories to use in the Default Category Filter.
8. Click OK.

## Domain Properties dialog box — General tab

Use this dialog box to define the general properties of a Domain.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Name | The name of the element.
Comment (Optional) | A comment for your own reference.
E-mail Address (Optional) | Enter an email address of a contact person for the Domain.
Phone Number (Optional) | Enter a phone number of a contact person for the Domain.
Default Category Filter (Optional) | Enter the category filter to be applied automatically when you log on to the Domain. Click Add to add an element to the table, or Remove to remove the selected element.
Show System Elements | When selected, the System Elements category filter is also used.

## Domain Properties dialog box — Logo tab

Use this dialog box to define the logo for a Domain.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Preview | Shows a preview of the logo file.
Image | Select — Select a logo from the list. None — Select to remove a previously selected logo. The Domain has no logo. New — Opens the Logo Properties dialog box.

## Domain Properties dialog box — Announcement tab

Use this dialog box to define the announcement shown to Web Portal users.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Display announcement to Web Portal Users | When selected, an announcement is shown to Web Portal users.
Announcement text area | The length is limited to 160 characters. You can add formatting to the announcement with standard HTML tags. The tags are included in the character count.

## Domain Properties dialog box — User Alerts tab

Use this dialog box to define the User Alert Checks that generate User Alerts.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Enabled column | When the checkbox is selected, the User Alert Check is enabled. You cannot delete system User Alert Checks, so if you do not want to use the User Alert Check, you must disable it.
Name | The name of the User Alert Check.
Threshold | Shows a summary of the defined threshold.
User Alert | Shows which User Alert is generated when the threshold is exceeded.
Comment (Optional) | A comment for your own reference.
Add | Adds a User Alert Check.
Edit | Opens the properties of the selected User Alert Check.
Remove | Removes the selected User Alert Check.