PhixFlow screens have been designed to provide quick access to the functions you are likely to need from the current view without having to navigate complex menus. This help page provides an overview of the navigation features and key screens in PhixFlow.
General Notes on the User Interface
Please read Client Application Notes for general advice on mouse and other actions available on the user interface.
Explorer Bar
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 | Close the pane. |
| If the Pin icon is yellow when another Explorer Bar icon is pressed, then the slider pane will be closed and the other slider pane will be opened. Clicking the Pin icon turns it red indicating that the pane is now pinned. This means that when another Explorer Bar icon is pressed, this pane remains open (in addition to the new pane opening). Click the icon again to toggle the pinned status (which will also cause the pane to close). |
| Open up a grid showing more details about each item. General navigation properties of grids are explained href="#grids">below. |
| Delete the selected item or items. |
| Refresh the list (e.g. if the list has been updated on another computer by another user). |
| Create and insert a new item into the list. |
| Context sensitive help. |
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| Opens the Default Dashboard defined for the currently logged in user. |
| Opens up the list of Task Plans and the System Console showing Task Logs, Audit Trails and Archive Logs. |
| Opens a drop down menu giving access to: |
Opens a drop down menu giving access to some high level operations:- opens the System Configuration Form which defines basic system settings which are generally configured when PhixFlow is first installed.
- opens the Email Accounts List which shows Email Accounts defined in the system. The user can configure Email Accounts in order to fetch and send emails.
permanently deletes all existing configuration objects (E.g. Streams, Alarm Generators, Analysis Models, Macros, Dashboards, the Control Framework) except for Users, User Groups and minor objects (e.g. Alarm Priorities). Working data (including Stream Data, Stream Sets, Log files and Audit logs) are not deleted. Reset Configuration requires the Reset Configuration Privilege. You should only run Reset Configuration when so instructed by PhixFlow Support. - opens the Export Configuration Form to allow the user to select which objects to export to an XML file which can then be imported into another instance of PhixFlow using the function.
- imports configuration data from the XML configuration files created by the function.
removes orphan objects (e.g. Stream Sets) that can be left behind by failed or incomplete operations. Cleanup Configuration requires the Cleanup Configuration Privilege You should only run Cleanup Configuration when instructed by PhixFlow Support. - checks all Streams for configuration changes and aligns underlying Stream Tables in the PhixFlow Database. Note that from version 3.2 onwards Streams are published automatically and it is no longer necessary to use this function.
- checks all Streams for configuration changes and removes any underlying Stream Tables in the PhixFlow Database that no longer match the Stream configuration. This function also removes data for any Stream Attributes that have been removed from a Stream.
- allows you to download server log files and performance files for analysis.
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Opens a drop down menu giving access to basic user functions:- opens the User Details Form allowing the user to change his own account settings (including his password).
- opens this online help system.
- opens a browser window into PhixFlow's online support desk. Your designated support contacts will have login details.
- opens a new email window.
- shows general information about PhixFlow in particular the current version that you are using.
- reloads the PhixFlow application.
- Switch to Design Mode loads the PhixFlow application in the Design Mode. Visible only in App Mode
- Switch to App Mode loads the PhixFlow application in the App Mode. Visible only in Design Mode
- returns PhixFlow to the startup screen so that the user must log back in to resume work.
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