Common Features : Using HOPEX : The HOPEX Web Front-End desktop : Interface Presentation : The Interface Elements
   
The Interface Elements
The interface presents the elements specific to the profile with which you are connected.
A/ Navigation menu and panes, B/ Query toolbar, C/Main menu, D/ Edit Area and associated toolbars
Navigation menu and panes
The navigation menu gives access to navigation panes that vary according to the solution and the connection profile.
The navigation panes correspond to the various types of objects or various steps of a project.
Example
In HOPEX IT Portfolio Management, the desktop visible to the application portfolio manager presents the navigation panes for the main steps of application portfolio management: inventory, evaluation, , etc.
When you select a navigation pane, a list of specific objects appear in the pane.
Example
For example, click on the Inventory pane to access the types of objects that make up the application assets: applications, technologies, portfolios, etc., categorized according to different criteria:
• All applications of the repository
• The applications outside of a portfolio
• Applications without owner
• etc.
Navigation panes common to HOPEX profiles
Most HOPEX profiles have access to the following navigation panes:
• Home : provides quick access to user objects. See "Customizing the home page of your desktop".
• Dashboards : displays the list of indicators required to steer objects such as processes, applications or org-units. See "Customizing your Dashboard".
• List of tasks: displays the tasks assigned to the user.
• Reports: presents a set of dynamic reports that enable repository data analysis according to different perspectives.
Query toolbar
The query bar enables simple searches of the entire repository. For more detailed information, see "The Quick Search (Windows Front-End)", page 197.
Main menu
The Main Menu gives access to actions that concern:
• dispatch
*You can dispatch or refresh your work at any time. For more details on dispatching and refreshing, see "Managing workspaces", page 117.
• collaborative work
*This function is available with HOPEX Collaboration Manager. For more details, see "Communicating in HOPEX", page 239.
• the advanced search
*See "Querying Using the Query Assistant", page 202.
• import/export tools
*See the documentation related to each of them.
• the mapping editor
*See "Data Model Mapping", page 47.
• user options
*For more details on options, see "Managing Options", page 323.
• Online documentation, which enables access to user and technical HOPEX documentation as well as a search tool
Edit Area
The edit area is used to perform business and technical operations proposed by the selected Solution.
In the edit area, you can display the list of objects, the detail of objects, their diagrams, analysis reports, etc.
See also:"Managing Windows and Panes".