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  • Use Palette layouts that have multiple areas. This layout has:
    • a container area type: split view
    • sibling areas
  • Use pop-up menu options Add Area...
    These options create a new pane on the screen, which is a Dashboard Element in the repository.
    In PhixFlow version 8.3 and earlier, this option was called splitter bars, and the pop-up menu options were 
    • Add Vertical Bar
    • Add Horizontal Bar

To remove a pane:

  1. First delete any layouts or components in it.
  2. Right-click on the empty pane to display the pop-up menu.
  3. Select 
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     Pane.

Dashboard Elements

A screen or screen pane can be bound to data by dragging a stream (table) or view onto it. In the repository, this creates a new dashboard element as a child of the dashboard.

In PhixFlow 8.3 and earlier, a dashboard element provided a way to have different data bound to different parts of the screen. In PhixFlow 9.0 and later,

todo - what does dragging a stream or view onto a screen actually do?? no dashboard element?? Data component.

See also:

Remove Dashboard Element

You can remove a Dashboard Element from the screen by right clicking on the view and going to Screen Options → Remove element from screen

Use Context Menu Options

  1. Right-click a screen
  2. Use one of the Add Area... options to add a new part for the screen, separated with a dividing line.
    PhixFlow creates a new dashboard element for this part of the screen.
  3. Add a suitable container, such as an area, form or card container.

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