IFS Enterprise Explorer User Interface

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Explanation

IFS Enterprise Explorer is the user interface for IFS Applications. It is started like a web browser and displays the IFS Applications forms in pages. It has several navigation options which you use to explore IFS Applications and find the pages and functions you want to work with.

Figure 1: IFS Enterprise Explorer User Interface, example with Welcome page

IFS Enterprise Explorer is divided into panes which include different functions:

The Work Area, 3 in the figure below, is where you work with pages, IFS Application pages and other pages. Usually you work with one page at a time and use Recent Screens or the Back/Forward buttons on the Explorer Toolbar to jump between the pages you are working with. If you need more than one page open you open it in a new window, read more about Working in Several Windows.

Figure 2: Areas in IFS Enterprise Explorer

Menu Bar

From the Menu Bar you can reach different functions/settings. The Menu Bar is hidden by default, make it available by pressing the Alt key and it will be visible above the Navigator pane.

Figure 3: Menu Bar

The functions/settings in the Menu Bar are organized in File, View, Tools, Window and Help.

File

The File menu provides access to different actions you use when working in an IFS Application page. The actions are enabled/disabled depending on what you are currently working with. E.g. Save is enabled when you have made data changes. You can also reach these actions from the Page toolbar and by using function keys. The File Menu also includes other type of actions such as change password and exit from the Applications.

The File menu includes the following actions:

Figure 4. File menu

View

The View menu provides access to different settings, how to display panels etc. Most of these setting can also be controlled by keyboard shortcuts/function keys. It includes the following:

Figure 5: View Menu

Tools

The Tools menu provides access to the Application Options dialog and to the Debug Console.

Figure 6: The Tools menu.

Window

The Window menu contains different options to arrange the windows you currently have open in your session. It includes the following:

At the bottom of the list all currently open windows are displayed with the page name. Select a window to switch to it.

Figure 8:The Window menu.

Help menu

The Help menu provides access to the different type of help available for IFS Applications. Note that some options are also available via shortcut keys/function keys. Read more about Using Help in IFS Enterprise Explorer.

The Help menu includes the following:

Figure 9: The Help Menu

Page Toolbar

When working in an IFS Applications page different actions/functions are available in the page tool bar, e.g. Populate, Search, Save, New, Delete, List of Values, Zoom Hover over the button to see the function it will execute. Read more about Using Page Toolbar

Figure 12: Page Toolbar

Keyboard Shortcuts

Many actions and functions can be performed by using shortcut keys/function keys instead of the mouse. The following are available:

Shortcut Key

Action

F1 Help
F2 Populate
F3 Search
F5 New
F6 Duplicate
F7 Delete
F8 List of Values...
F9 Zoom...
F10 Next Block
F11 Toggle Full Screen
F12 Save
Shift + F1 What's This
Shift + F3 Search in Context...
Shift + F5 Refresh
Shift + F10 Context Menu
Shift + F11 Kiosk Mode, e.g. only the current page is displayed  in full screen
Shift + F12 Save as Draft...
Ctrl + Space Recent Screens
Ctrl +Up Select Previous Record
Ctrl + Down Select Next Record
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + 1 Tasks
Ctrl + 2 Attachments
Ctrl + 3 Output
Ctrl + 4 Help
Ctrl + F1 Shortcut Keys Map
Ctrl + F9 Record History...
Ctrl + Shift  + A Address Bar
Ctrl + Shift  + F Navigator Filter
Ctrl + Shift  + R Record Selector
Ctrl + Shift + F3 Enterprise Application Search
Ctrl + Shift + F11 Page Context Menu
Alt Show/Hide Menu Bar
Alt + Home Home
Alt + Left Back
Alt + Right Forwards
Shift + Click (on Navigator Node,
Shortcut or Context Menu option)
Opens the selected page in a new window

Tool Tips

A tool tip is a short description of what a toolbar button does. The tool tip appears when you hover on e.g. a button, the tip is displayed in a small box next to the cursor.

Figure 17: Tool Tip