Interface Elements
The general interface layout is common to all Solutions. However, the content of each area is tailored to the profile used.
Navigation menus
Navigation menus vary according to the Solution and profile you use. They correspond to the various types of objects or various steps of a project.
E.g.: Hopex Enterprise Architecture.
[If applicable] Click More 
to show the menus that are not initially displayed on the navigation bar. If the list of menus is even longer, you can navigate through the menus using the arrows 
. To scale back to the initial list of menus, click Less .
to show the menus that are not initially displayed on the navigation bar. If the list of menus is even longer, you can navigate through the menus using the arrows . To scale back to the initial list of menus, click Less .The Browse 
button appears when hovering over certain navigation menus.
button appears when hovering over certain navigation menus.
See Browse area.Example 1: submenus displayed from the Business navigation menu (Enterprise Architecture desktop).
Example 2: list of cards displayed from the Applications navigation menu (Enterprise Architecture desktop).
Browse area
In the browse area, navigate through the repository irrespective of your actions in the edit area. In it, you can find:
• submenus
See Navigation menus.• a list of cards
• a tree
E.g.: simultaneous navigation in the Applications browse area and editing of the property pages of a software technology (Enterprise Architecture desktop).
You can access the browse area:
• from the navigation menus
Click the navigation menu concerned or Browse which displays when hovering over a navigation menu.• from a list header in the edit area
E.g.: from a list of applications with the Enterprise Architect profile.
In the browse area, you can:
• navigate through an object environment
• drag & drop objects into a diagram (or into a list of an object property page)
Edit area
When logging in to Hopex, the edit area features your homepage.
See Homepage.In the edit area, you can:
• open as many different tabs as necessary.
When the tab displays an object, the tab name displays the object type in addition to its name.To ease your navigation and perform tasks in a simultaneous, efficient manner, each tab has its own breadcrumb.
As soon as you click another navigation menu, all of the tabs opened via the previous navigation menu are closed.Within these tabs, you may for example edit a diagram, view a report or modify an object properties.
From the browse area, drag & drop objects from a tree or a list into a diagram or a property page.
• display the edit area in full page: in the edit area title bar, click Maximize 
.
.Click Reduce 
to return to standard display.This is particularly useful for a diagram or a report.
Main menu
The Main Menu 
, represented by your avatar, gives access to:
, represented by your avatar, gives access to:• your connection information:
• Name
• Profile
• Repository
• Environment
• Last connection (time elapsed since last connection, its tooltip shows the exact date/time)
To modify your avatar, see Modifying your avatar.• your Hopex connection and use parameters:
• modification of your password
• modification of your options (user level)
See Option Groups.• management of your alerts
See Notifications.• detail of your licenses
• Hopex version installed
The Main Menu allows you to:
allows you to:• change profile, without disconnecting
See Switching Profile.• save your work underway
See Saving your Work.• change data language.
• define or modify your current library
• reset your personal parameters
• access the community
The Main Menu gives you access to actions that concern:
gives you access to actions that concern:• (private workspaces) dispatching
You can dispatch, refresh, or discard your work at any time. For more details on dispatching and refreshing, see Working in a Private Workspace.• import/export tools
See the Import and Export (EN) Technical Article.• the mapping editor
See Model Mapping.• the advanced search
See Advanced Search.