Lens 2024 UI improvements
With Lens 2024, we have added many new features and options. More features can also add complexity, however. We always strive to keep the Lens user experience as fluid and seamless as possible. As part of our commitment to this, we have had a little spring clean and moved a few parts of the user interface around.
Events
Previously
Overview
menu → Events
page
Now
![2024-events-20240512-173118.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-events-20240512-173118.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Analytics
menu → Events
page
Workstations
The workstation pages have had a bit more of an overall to reduce complexity. We have moved some of the options to different pages and changed the structure to allow for more features to be added in future.
Overview
Previously
Overview
menu → Workstations
page
Now
![2024-ws-overview-20240512-171224.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-ws-overview-20240512-171224.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Workstations
menu → Overview
page
Scheduling
Previously
Configuration
menu →Workstations
page → Scheduling
tab group
Now
![2024-ws-sched-20240512-165710.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-ws-sched-20240512-165710.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Workstations
menu → Scheduling
page
Templates & Image search
Previously
Configuration
menu →Workstations
page → Workstation setup
tab group
Now
![2024-ws-templates-20240512-170435.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-ws-templates-20240512-170435.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Workstations
menu → Configuration
page → Templates
tab group
Infrastructure
Just as we have done for the workstation pages, the infrastructure pages have had a bit of a shake-up too.
Overview
Previously
Overview
menu → Infrastructure
page
Now
![2024-infra-overview-20240512-172106.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-infra-overview-20240512-172106.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Infrastructure
menu → Overview
page
Scheduling
Previously
Configuration
menu → Infrastructure
page → Scheduling
tab group
Now
![2024-infra-sched-20240512-172515.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-infra-sched-20240512-172515.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Infrastructure
menu → Scheduling
page
Groups
Previously
Configuration
menu →Infrastructure
page → Infrastructure
tab group → Groups
item
Now
![2024-infra-groups-20240512-172816.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-infra-groups-20240512-172816.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
Infrastructure
menu → Configuration
page → Infrastructure
tab group → Groups
item
Settings
Authentication
The authentication options in the Lens application settings page have moved slightly, so they are all under a single tab group. LDAP/AD, SAML and local user options are now on the Providers
page of the Authentication
tab group (Previously Roles
).
Multi-factor authentication providers now get their own page (MFA
), also under the Authentication
tab group.
![image-20240512-193650.png](../../../__attachments/3015049218/image-20240512-193650.png?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
The new Authentication
tab group
Pool mapping
With so many new features and capabilities added to the Pool system in Lens 2024, we felt it deserved its own space. The Pool mapping
tab in Lens 2023 has become the Access control
tab in the Pools
tab group in Lens 2024. Even though the new Access control
page is more powerful, we have been careful to ensure it's still easy and intuitive to use.
![2024-pool-access-control-20240512-194420.gif](../../../__attachments/3015049218/2024-pool-access-control-20240512-194420.gif?inst-v=e065097c-ce54-4077-bfce-12cc2b09b30d)
The Access control
page