Overview

When you are running PhixFlow in

If you want to find items at other times, you will find them listed in the repository. To show or hide the repository

• either click the repository icon on the right edge
• or click the repository icon in the header bar.

Items are grouped into the following main branches which you can 

• Applications: This branch lists PhixFlow applications. Expand an application to see the items contained in it.
• Packages: Items in a package can be shared by different applications.
• Full Repository: This branch lists all items from any application or package.
• Unallocated: This branch lists the items that are not included in any application or package.
• System Configuration: Opens a properties tab where administrators can set defaults for the whole PhixFlow system 
• System Logging: Opens a properties tab where administrators can set defaults for logging system data.

When you are looking for items in the repository, it is important to check whether you are looking in an Application branch, or in the Full Repository.  In both branches, items are listed in collection headers, in alphanumeric order. By default, items in packages are not listed under collection headers. To use collection headers in a package, right-click on the package name and select Show the collection headers.

When any branches of the repository are open, you can quickly collapse them all. In the repository toolbar, click 

When you are editing the properties for some items, you can open a repository tab containing a filtered list of items. You can then drag selected items from the repository into the properties. For example, this makes it easy to add a task plan to an action.

Tooltips

If you hover your mouse pointer over an item in the repository, PhixFlow displays a tooltip for it, if one is available. The tooltip comes from the item's Description property; see Common Properties.

Selecting Items and Opening Properties

To select a group of items, use Shift+click. To select several items individually, use Ctrl+click. 

Double-click on an item in the repository to open its properties tab. Here you can set the properties for modelling objects and application components. 

In addition to having properties, you can open and edit some items in the workspace on the left. These are:

•  Analysis models represent the flow and transformation of data; see Analysis Models for Batch Processing Data.
•  Views display the data in streams in grids and charts; see Understanding Data Views.
•  Screens combine several views. Application screens are made up of different components, including data, form fields, cards, and menus; see Designing Screens.

To display and update these items:

1. From the repository, open the item's properties.
2. From the toolbar on the properties tab, click the icon for the item, which is its Display option.
3. PhixFlow opens the item in the workspace on the left. 

Finding Repository Items

In the repository, most items are sorted by type under a collection header. For example all the analysis models are stored together. To find an item of a specific type, expand the collection header. You can then either scroll down the list or, to help you find items in long lists, use the search box. When you type into the search box, PhixFlow filters the list to show only the names that contain the string you have typed so far.

To clear the search, click the x on the right of the search box.

Some types of item "belong" to another item. For example you can expand any stream to see that it can potentially have actions, stream item actions, attributes, views, filters, sort orders and inputs. You can also search within these sub-collections.

Searching for an Item

Applications and Packages

Each item can only be part of one application or package. To move an item to another application or package, drag it onto the new application or package in the repository. When objects are moved into a package they are no longer included in the original application. See Package for more details.

To remove an item from an application or package, right-click on it in the repository and select Remove from Container. This removes the item from the application or package, but it remains in the repository.