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<p>The Administrative Menu appears at the left of the main administrative screen.
It provides basic administrative functions.</p>

<h3>Profiles</h3>

<p>Clicking this menu item will show the list of profiles.  In this list, you can create new profiles,
delete existing ones, edit profile configuration information ("Show Config"), or view reports for a profile
("Show Reporter").</p>


<h3>Licensing</h3>

<p>Clicking this link will show the licensing page.  In this page, you can add and remove licensing,
or change licensing from Professional to Enterprise (if you're using a Trial license).</p>


<h3>Users</h3>

<p>Clicking this link will show the User Editor.  In this page, you can add and remove users,
and change the options for each user; e.g. you can specify which users have administrative
access, and which profiles they are permitted to view.</p>


<h3>Scheduler</h3>

<p>Clicking this link will show the Scheduler (see {=docs_chapter_link('scheduling')=}).  You 
can create, delete, and edit scheduled tasks in this section.  For instance, you can create a task
to update all your databases every night, or to send a report of the previous month by email
on the 1st of each month.</p>


<h3>Preferences</h3>

<p>Clicking this link will show the Preferences editor.  This lets you change global preferences,
including server IP and port, language, charset, and more.</p>


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