Drawing network topology in Cisco Prime LMS 4.2

Hi all:
I installed the Cisco Prime LMS 4.2 and managed to discover the Cisco devices and user devices like my PC stations.
Then I tried to draw the network topology from this LMS 4.2 and I found the topology under the Configuration and Monitor tab. By clicking to these two tabs, it appears a page of something like below:
Topology Services
You can use Topology Services to:
- View detailed xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Display the physical and logical services in your network
- xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There is no action click on this page and it looks like an explanation page and cannot do anything.
May I know how to draw the networl topology by this Cisco Prime LMS 4.2?
Hope to hear the answer from anyone know about this soon. Many thanks!
Warmest regards,
tangsuan

Hi Mantej:
Thanks to your link and I have downloaded the Prime LMS 4.2 document.
I then read and installed the JRE first in 64 bits because my Windows OS is 64bits but it still prompts out the Java installation screen. I then installed the JRE in 32 bits.
After that, it has no more Java installation screen. It then request for downloading file at the Windows top bar. I follow the request to riight click to allow the downloading. The Java running and downlaod the file.
After that, I cannot see any difference. Meaning I still cannot access anything for Toplology Services to draw my network topology diagram.
May I know what should be happen and what is the next step to do the topology drawing?
Many thanks!
Regards,
tangsuan

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