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Welcome to the Eagle product suite!

The Eagle product suite groups together into centers all Eagle components with related functionality so that you can quickly and efficiently access and perform the required tasks. Eagle centers serve as toolboxes of Eagle functionality based on specific roles and functions that you need to perform every business day.

Before you install the Eagle product suite and log in, verify that you have successfully installed .NET Framework 4.0 on your system.

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Log in to Eagle for the First Time

To log in for the first time:

  1. Open your browser and enter the address of the environment where you wish to log in.
  2. Verify that you have successfully installed the .NET Framework 4.0 before you install the Eagle product suite.
  3. Click the Run Eagle button to install the Eagle product suite on your desktop.
    NOTE: Shortcuts are created on your desktop and in your Start menu under All Programs, Eagle Investment Systems LLC folder. You can use these shortcuts after the initial login.
  4. Enter or select a valid Eagle environment server from the Server drop down list and enter your User Name and Password for that server.
  5. Click Log in.
    You see the Eagle Home page. In the Eagle Home page, you can click the ? in the top right corner to access the Eagle Gateway where you can find product information including online help. In the bottom right corner, you can mouse over the globe icon to see the status of individual processing engines.
  6. Click the Eagle Navigator button to access the Eagle Navigator.
    The Eagle Navigator allows you to access all Eagle centers and components.
    NOTE: In the Eagle Navigator's User Preferences, you can customize what you see when you log in to the Eagle product suite by designating an Eagle center or component to launch automatically. You can also use the User Administration window in the System Management Center to designate a default login center or component at the application role level.
  7. To close all Eagle programs and log out, click the Eagle Navigator button and click Sign Out.

Log in to Eagle via a Shortcut

To log in via a shortcut:

  1. Go to the Start Menu on your computer, click All Programs, select Eagle Investment Systems LLC, and double click Eagle V13.X. Or, double click the Eagle V13.X shortcut on your desktop.
    You see the Eagle Home page. In the Eagle Home page, you can click the ? in the top right corner to access the Eagle Gateway where you can find product information including online help. In the bottom right corner, you can mouse over the globe icon to see the status of individual processing engines.
  2. Click the Eagle Navigator button to access the Eagle Navigator.
    The Eagle Navigator allows you to access all Eagle centers and components.
    NOTE: In the Eagle Navigator's User Preferences, you can customize what you see when you log in to the Eagle product suite by designating an Eagle center or component to launch automatically. You can also use the User Administration window in the System Management Center to designate a default login center or component at the application role level.
  3. To close all Eagle programs and log out, click the Eagle Navigator button and click Sign Out.

About Eagle Centers

In the Eagle product suite, an Eagle center groups together Eagle components with related functionality and serves as a toolbox of Eagle functionality based on a specific role and function that you need to perform every day. All Eagle center windows contain similar elements to help you perform tasks more efficiently. 

Eagle Center Window Elements

The following are common elements in all Eagle center windows:

  • Eagle Navigator button. Allows you to access the Eagle Navigator from any Eagle window.
  • Home tab. Allows you to access key actions on the ribbon.
  • Grid tab. Allows you to manage how data is presented, sorted, and filtered in the workspace.
  • Ribbon. Allows you to perform actions on the data in an Eagle center. Every Eagle center has a ribbon. The actions on the ribbon are organized into toolbar groups and are enabled or disabled based on the Eagle center context.
  • Find. Allows you to quickly find data in the workspace by entering specific text as criteria. You can set the Find option to only display items that meet the criteria, or to highlight the items in the workspace.
  • Search. Allows you to search a particular area of an Eagle center by performing a database query. You can customize the search criteria and options.
  • Workspace. Allows you to display or edit data in an Eagle center window. The workspace uses Xceed grid technology that allows you to view and sort data in many ways.
  • Left Navigation pane and Wunderbars. Allow you to navigate between specific areas of an Eagle center via wunderbars that link to each area. The left navigation pane also allows you to narrow down the data that is displayed in the workspace.
  • Bottom Navigation tab. Allows you to access Eagle center windows that you have already visited without having to close the current window.
  • Status & Notification bar. Displays the status of an Eagle center process. The default status is Ready.
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