Patent ID: 8407597

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, a setting for an interface element of a user interface, the setting including information for displaying first information in the interface element when an event occurs, and the first information including first graphical indicators for performing one or more first tasks that are used to manage one or more first devices of a first network; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a definition for the event, the event including a change in network behavior of the first network; providing for display, by the one or more computing devices, second information in the interface element, the second information including second graphical indicators for performing one or more second tasks that are used to manage one or more second devices of a second network, and the second network being different from the first network; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, an indication of an occurrence of the event; obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, the setting associated with the event; providing for display, by the one or more computing devices and based on the setting, the first information in the interface element after receiving the indication of the occurrence of the event; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, an indication of a termination of the event; obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, a default setting associated with the interface element; and providing for display, by the one or more computing devices and based on the default setting, the second information in the interface element after receiving the indication of the termination of the event.