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PhixFlow has been designed to provide This page explains how to find your way around in PhixFlow. We designed PhixFlow to give you quick access to the functions features you are likely to need from the current viewwill need at any time. This means you do not need to navigate complex menus. This page provides an overview of the navigation features and key screens explains how to find your way around in PhixFlow.

PhixFlow comprises two parts:

  • All the PhixFlow data and items (files) are stored in a database on a server
  • As a user, you run the PhixFlow client in a web browser using the URL provided by your administrator.

You can work with PhixFlow in two ways.

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    : use this mode to work on data analysis models or design application screens.
    We recommend that you use design mode on a desktop computer as you require screen space to build analysis models and design application screens.
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    : use this mode to run your PhixFlow applications. Applications can be designed to be used on:
    • desktop or laptop computers
    • mobile device, such as tablet or smartphone.

Administrators can set up PhixFlow so that application users never see 

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, and can access only the applications and data that they need.

When you run the PhixFlow client in a browser, the PhixFlow window has:

  • Optionally, a menu bar at the top of the screen. The menu bar includes:
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      ; see Application Mode, below.
    • any menu options for the loaded application
  • A grey task bar at the bottom of the screen; see PhixFlow's Interface, below.


See also:

Child pages (Children Display)