Overview
When you are running PhixFlow in
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Items are grouped into the following main branches which you can
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- 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
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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.
The repository:
Some of the collection headers in the Full Repository branch:
Tooltips
If you hover your mouse pointer over an item in the repository browser, PhixFlow displays a tooltip for it, if one is available. The tooltip comes from the item's Description property; see Common Properties.
Context Menu
In the repository browser, you can right-click on an item to display its context menu; see Menu Options and Toolbar Buttons for details of the options.
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The option to Permanently Delete an item:
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Selecting Items
To select a group of items, use Shift+click. To select several items individually, use Ctrl+click.
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The repository:
Some of the collection headers in the Full Repository branch:
Finding Repository Items
In the repository browser, 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.
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:
Selecting Items
To select a group of items, use Shift+click. To select several items individually, use Ctrl+click.Applications and Packages
Each item (modelling object or layout component) can only be part of one application or package. To move an object item to another application or package, drag -and-drop it on onto the new application or package in the repository. Each object can only be part of one application or package so when When objects are moved into a package they are no longer included in the application. See Applications and Packages 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 and in any other application or package that uses it.
To add stream attributes to application components, such as layouts or forms, simply drag in the attribute. As you are dragging, PhixFlow changes the cursor to show where you can drop the attribute:
you can drop the attribute
you cannot drop the attribute.
Rollback Streams
You can rollback the data changes in one or more streams using the repository context menu. Select the streams, then right-click to display the context menu and select Rollback Selected Objects.
Finding Out Where Repository Items Are Used
To find where an item is used, right-click on its name to display the context menu and click Show where used. PhixFlow opens a new window containing a list of all the models or applications that use the item in the PhixFlow instance. The search results do not include places where the object is referred to by name, for example in expressions. Items that you have permission to view are listed. If you do not have permission to view an item, PhixFlow displays an icon to indicate something uses the item.
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Add Stream Attributes
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Context Menu
In the repository browser, you can right-click on an item to display its context menu.
The context menu for dashboards:
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| Creates a new item of the selected type. When you create a new application, PhixFlow automatically shows only this application in the repository list and asks if you want to load the application into
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| Opens a new window listing all the items with the selected. The window includes information about the key properties for each item. | ||||||||||||||||
| Display icon depends on item type | Opens a model, dashboard, layout or area in the workspace. A palette opens in a pop-up. | ||||||||||||||||
| Opens a new window listing all the models that contain the item. | ||||||||||||||||
| Enable | The icon depends on the item. Enables the item without having to open its properties. | ||||||||||||||||
| For layout components,copies an existing component and saves it as a layout template. | ||||||||||||||||
| Opens the properties tab for the item, where you can change its settings. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Removes an item from the current container, but keeps it in the repository. | ||||||||||||||||
Set Audit Required | Sets whether or not PhixFlow records actions on this item in the audit log. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Filter by Name | Shows only the selected application in the repository browser. To see the full list of applications again, clear the application's name from the Applications search field. |
For details of some other menus and toolbars, see Menu Options and Toolbar Buttons.