Session Manager

The dockable Session Manager lets you quickly connect to defined sessions (or to create and connect to new sessions) in the SecureFX window. The Session Manager pane can be positioned on the left, right, top, or bottom of the SecureFX window or undocked as a modeless dialog. To change the location, make sure the Session Manager is pinned and then drag it by the toolbar to the desired location.

Note: To use the Connect dialog instead of the Session Manager, uncheck the Use dockable Session Manager option in the General category of the Global Options dialog.

From the Session Manager, you can connect to multiple sessions and folders. If multiple sessions or a folder is selected, the sessions will be opened in tabs. You can also select and edit multiple sessions from the Session Manager; only the changed fields will be applied to the selected sessions, allowing specific settings to be changed for a group of sessions. When editing multiple sessions, SecureFX will display the first session that was selected.

The toolbar on the Session Manager provides quick access to the following actions:

Button | Description
| Connect: Causes SecureFX to connect to the remote server named in the selected session.
| New Session: This command brings up the New Session wizard or the Session Options dialog where all of the information needed to create a new session can be entered. The new session is created under the currently selected folder.
| Cut: Copies the selected session or folder to the clipboard. When it is pasted, the session or folder is moved to the new location. This command can also be accessed using the CTRL+X keyboard accelerator.
| Copy: Copies the selected session or folder to the clipboard. This command can also be accessed using the CTRL+C keyboard accelerator.
| Paste: Pastes a session or folder that was previously cut or copied into the specified folder. This command can also be accessed using the CTRL+V keyboard accelerator.
| Delete: Deletes the selected sessions and/or folders. A confirmation dialog is displayed before the deletion is performed. This command can also be accessed using the DELETE key.
| Properties: This command brings up the Session Options dialog where the information for the selected session can be edited.
| Find: Searches the contents of the session tree for a given string. The accelerator for this command is CTRL+F, and pressing the F3 key will result in a "find next" operation.
| New Folder: This command causes a new folder to be added under the currently selected folder. The folder is named "New Folder" and can be edited in place.
| Create Desktop Shortcut: This command is used to create a desktop shortcut for the selected session. See the Create Desktop Shortcut topic for details on creating a shortcut.