# Accessing the administrative components

You access Discovery Framework administrative components from the Liferay Control Panel.

This is in contrast to other Discovery Framework standard components, which you access from the Add Component menu.

The main menu of the Discovery Framework administrative components looks like this:

The five administrative components are described in this chapter.

To access the Discovery Framework administrative components:

1. In the Discovery Framework, point the cursor at the Dock in the upper-right corner of the page. The Dock is labeled "Welcome <user name>!"
2. From the drop-down menu, choose Control Panel. A number of component menus are displayed, including the Discovery Framework main menu shown above.
3. In the Discovery Framework main menu, click the administrative component you want to edit.
4. After you finish editing the component, click Return to <user name>.