Navigation in IFS Online Documentation

This page explains how to use the IFS Online Documentation.

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Introduction

The IFS Online Documentation consists of process models, documents (process/activity/about descriptions and window descriptions), and What's This (help on fields).

Some things to emphasize are:

This is the IFS Online Documentation home page.

Main screen areas:

  1. Banner
  2. Documentation navigators with navigator bars
  3. Information area
  4. Toolbar with toolbar icons
  5. Search
  6. Related links bar with direct links
  7. Toggle switches

Details about the main screen areas

A. Banner

The banner works in the same way as the Home icon. Click the banner to return to Welcome page and the default starting mode.

B. Documentation navigators with navigator bars

The documentation navigators organize the content of the IFS Online Documentation. There are four documentation navigators:

You can only have one active navigator with a visible graphical object structure at a time. When clicking an inactive navigator bar (+ sign or heading) that one will unfold and display its graphical object structure.

Each navigator provides a navigation filter. Simply write the name of the model or a key word and click (Magnifying glass). The navigator displays all relevant models in IFS Process Models by Functional Area. If you want to view the filtering results in the IFS Process Models by Industry Samples, click the arrow. Clear the navigation filter by clicking (Clear the navigation filter).

C. Information area

Displays the model or the document. When it comes to models you can choose if you want to navigate from the graphical view in the information area or if you want to use the navigator.

D. Toolbar with toolbar icons

Displays the title of the model or document displayed in the information area. You can hover over an icon for a short description (ScreenTip). The following toolbar icons are used in the IFS Online Documentation:

E. Search

You can use this feature to search through the online documentation and IFS eLearning (if it has been installed), to locate a specific topic that you want. By using the list, you can limit the search to specific document types. For further information about the search functionality and how to use it, read Using Search.

F. Related links bar with direct links

Use the related links bar to get quick access to the Foundation1 Documentation as well as the eLearning material. The direct links are only visible if the corresponding information is installed. The information is displayed in a new window.

G: Toggle switches

By using the toggle switches you can hide/unhide the banner and/or the left-hand pane. Hiding panes gives you more space for the information area.

Accessing IFS Online Documentation

IFS Online Documentation typically has two entry points: