Exploring the Repository
Viewing the number of objects
The number between brackets indicates the number of objects of that type in the repository.
To display/hide this number in Windows Front-End:
In the explorer, select View > Options > View Number of Objects.
If your repository is very large, you may find it preferable to disable this option: This will speed up display of objects in the explorer.Viewing repository objects
The Description button 
in the toolbar (green folder) allows you to view the description of the object you have selected. When you run the explorer from an object, the links that describe this object are displayed.
in the toolbar (green folder) allows you to view the description of the object you have selected. When you run the explorer from an object, the links that describe this object are displayed.In HOPEX Web Front-End, the green folders are displayed by default. The button is not available.
The description of an object includes the more basic objects that define it. For example, the operations of an organizational process are part of the description of the organizational process.To view the objects connected to the object you are exploring:
In the left pane of the explorer window, click an object type or link type that is preceded by a green folder.Objects connected to the selected object are displayed on the right.
Impact analyses
The Impact analysis button 
in the toolbar (yellow folder) allows you to determine if the object you are exploring has an impact on other objects.
in the toolbar (yellow folder) allows you to determine if the object you are exploring has an impact on other objects.In HOPEX Web Front-End, the yellow folders are displayed by default. The button is not available.Objects included in the impact analysis are the objects that will impact the object being analyzed if they are modified. For example, an organizational process is modified if one of the operations it contains is modified or deleted.To determine the objects impacted by the object you are exploring:
Double-click an object type preceded by a yellow folder:Example: By double-clicking "Diagram", you will see the diagrams in which an object appears.
Viewing unused links
The Empty Collections button 
in the toolbar (folder with watermark) allows you to display the unused links around an object. It can apply to description folders (green folders) and impact analyses (yellow folders).
in the toolbar (folder with watermark) allows you to display the unused links around an object. It can apply to description folders (green folders) and impact analyses (yellow folders).This function is available with HOPEX Windows Front-End only.To view unused links:
1. Click the Description button and/or the Impact Analysis button .
and/or the Impact Analysis button .2. Click the Empty Collections button
The unused links appear. They are presented as watermarks (green and/or yellow).
You can create objects for these unused links or connect them to already existing objects. For more details, see Creating objects, and Connecting, disconnecting and deleting objects.Opening a diagram from the explorer
To open a diagram from the explorer:
Right-click the diagram and select Open.The corresponding diagram opens in the Edit window.
Exploring other objects
To quickly open a second explorer on an object:
Right-click the object you wish to explore and select Explore.A second explorer window opens.