.. _controlcenter_userguide_topics:

Topic Management
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :hidden:

    create
    detail
    edit
    schema

You can create, view, and edit |ak-tm| topics by using the |c3| topic management interface. The topics are grouped by cluster.

Cluster Topics
--------------

The top-level page provides a list of topics for your cluster.

.. _topicindex:
.. figure:: ../images/c3clustermanagement.png
   :scale: 50%
   

Cluster Navigation
------------------

To navigate between clusters, click on the cluster dropdown on the upper-right corner and select the
desired cluster.

.. figure:: ../images/management_cluster_dropdown.png
   :scale: 50%

.. note::

  Only managed clusters will appear in this dropdown 

Sort and Filter
---------------

You can sort and filter the list of topics with the search box and by clicking header text.

.. figure:: ../images/topic_filtering.png
   :scale: 50%
   

You can view internal Confluent topics that are hidden by default by clicking **Show internal topics**.

.. figure:: ../images/topic_internal.png
   :scale: 50%
   
Detailed View
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To view more details about specific consumer group for a topic:

#.  Click the consumer group number.

    .. figure:: ../images/topic_index_cg.png


     Viewing a list of consumer groups on a topic

#.  Select the group.

    .. figure:: ../images/topic_index_cg_menu.png

      Click the consumer group to view stream monitoring data

    This will navigate to the stream monitoring graph for that consumer group.

    .. note::

     Only consumer groups with :ref:`monitoring interceptors set up<controlcenter_clients>` will be viewable