Use the Command Bar

The command bar

The command bar is a quick-access search and action menu built into every page of octoja. Press Ctrl+K (or ⌘K on Mac) to open it, then type to find what you need.

Open the command bar

Press Ctrl+K anywhere in octoja to open the command bar as a centered dialog. Press Escape to close it at any time — inside a sub-menu (like the theme options), Escape first goes back one level before closing.

The following walkthrough shows opening the command bar and searching, with the matches grouped by record type:

Search for anything

Type any term into the command bar to search across your records — devices, cases, customers, users, groups, and config packages. Navigation pages and actions match from the first character; record results need at least two characters and appear a moment after you stop typing. By default the command bar searches everything — navigation pages, actions, and records. To narrow your search to a specific category, press Tab to cycle through scopes:

• All — Everything (default)

• Commands — Navigation links and actions only

• Devices — Devices by name

• Cases — Cases by ID or title

• Customers — Customers by name

Press Shift+Tab to cycle backwards. The active scope appears as a small button at the right-hand end of the search field — click it to cycle forwards as well.

Navigate to any page

Type the name of a page to jump there directly — for example Dashboard, Devices, Cases, Customers, Reports, or admin pages like Users and Integrations, and every other section of octoja you have permission to access. The command bar lists only the pages your group permissions allow.

The command bar also includes a Help group with links to the octoja feedback and documentation portals:

• Feature Request — open the feedback widget to submit a feature request or bug report

• Tickets — open the support ticket portal

• Feedback portal — open the feedback portal to browse ideas, vote, and view the roadmap

• Help & docs — open the help center documentation

Select a result and press Enter to navigate.

Use page actions

The command bar shows a Page Actions group with the actions that belong to the page you are on — detail pages and list pages both register their own. Open the command bar and look for the "Page Actions" group; these let you perform common tasks without reaching for a button.

• Device detail — Start Terminal, Create Case, File explorer, Remote Desktop, Registry, Open Event Log, Trigger Inventory, Install Software, Download logs, Assign Customer, Delete Device

• Case detail — Delete Case

• Profile — Save, Change Password

• User detail — Save, Change Password, Delete User, View access

• Group detail — Save, Delete Group

• Customer detail — Save, Delete Customer

• Config Package detail — Save, Delete Config Package

• Users list — Invite User, Add User

• Groups list — Add Group

• Customers list — Add Customer

• Config Packages list — Create Config Package

• Branding — Save

• Tag Rules — Add Tag Rule

• Check Repositories — Add community repo

• Webhooks list — Add Webhook

• Webhook detail — Save, Send Test Webhook, Rotate Webhook Secret, Delete Webhook

This list is not exhaustive — most detail and list pages register their own page actions. Open the command bar on any page to see what is available there.

Access recent items

The command bar remembers the last 10 records you opened from it — devices, cases, customers, users, and groups. They appear under the Recent heading when you open the command bar with an empty search field. Records you reach another way, such as clicking a row in a table, are not added to the list.

To see quick actions for a recent item, highlight it and press Ctrl+Enter (or ⌘Enter on Mac). Recent items offer Open, and recent devices also offer Create Case. The same keystroke on a device in the search results opens a longer set: Open, Start Remote Desktop, Start Terminal, Open Files, Open Registry, Open Event Log, and Create Case.

Switch theme or language

Type "theme" or "language" in the command bar to change your display preferences:

• Change Theme... → choose Light, Dark, or System

• Change Language... → choose from all supported languages

Tips

• You do not need to type full names. The command bar uses fuzzy matching — a few characters are usually enough.

• Inside a sub-menu (like the theme options), press Backspace with an empty search field to go back one level.

• The command bar only shows actions you have permission to use. If an action is missing, check your group permissions.

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