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Working with Ready Business Application
The following operations are available when working with a ready business application in the web interface:
Refresh list of objects. It is available only in the business application 10.x.
Get program information. It is available only in the business application 10.x.
To enhance functionality of objects in the designer of business applications, connect plugins.
Refreshing List of Objects
To refresh the list of objects in the business application object navigator, click the 
Refresh button in the main menu.
NOTE. Refreshing the list of objects is available only in the business application 10.x.
Opening Object for View
To open an object for view in the business application object navigator:
Select the Open item in the object's context menu.
Select the Open in a New Tab in a New Tab item in the object's context menu.
Select the Open in a New Window item in the object's context menu.
Double-click the object.
Select the object and press the ENTER key.
After executing one of the operations the selected object is opened for view.
Managing Object Displaying
To manage object displaying in the business application object navigator:
In the business application 10.x use the control panel:
In the business application 9.x use drop-down menu of the View button.
Changing Object Displaying
To change object displaying in the business application object navigator, select the display type:
Small Icons.
Large Icons.
Extra Large Icons.
Table.
List.
Object appearance in the navigator depends on the selected display type in the Element Type in Navigator parameter on the Navigation Structure page in the business application creation wizard or on the Menu Structure page in the designer of business application.
The menu item contents view depends on the display option selected in the Element Contents View in Navigator parameter on the Navigation Structure page in the business application creation wizard or on the Menu Structure page in the designer of business application.
Object Sorting
To sort objects in the business application object navigator:
Execute the operations:
Release the
Sorting button on the control panel.Selection sorting option in the drop-down menu:
By Name.
By Identifier.
By Date Modified.
By Object Type.
Select sorting method:
Ascending.
Descending.
NOTE. Object sorting using the Sorting button is available only in the business application 10.x.
Click the column header if objects are displayed as a table. After executing the operation, objects are sorted by the selected column. The column header displays the sorting icon, for example:
Increasing Working Area
To increase the working area and size of displayed objects:
Collapse the navigation bar using the
Collapse Bar button located in the navigation menu. To display the navigation bar, click the 
Expand Bar button.Collapse the ribbon on displaying a dashboard or express report in the working area using the
Collapse button. To display the ribbon, click the 
Expand button.
Navigating by Objects
For a comfortable navigation and navigating by navigation bar menu items, even if the menu is closed, use navigation menu:
Select the required menu item to come back to the previous item.
To navigate to menu items or objects of the same level, open the drop-down list using the
Expand button. It is available only in the business application 9.x.
The navigation menu contains path from the start page to the folder or object currently opened.
Opening Help
To open Foresight Analytics Platform help:
In the business application 10.x select the
Help main menu item.In the business application 9.x select the Help item in the drop-down menu of the
button located at the top right corner of the main menu.
After executing one of the operations the Foresight Analytics Platform help opens in a new browser tab.
Getting Program Information
To get program information, select the 
About main menu item. After executing the operation the About window opens:
NOTE. Getting program information is available only in the business application 10.x.
By default, service version and web application version are no displayed.
To display service version, set the GetSystemInfoExtended parameter to 1 in the settings.xml file or in the registry key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Foresight\Foresight Analytics Platform\10.0\PP\BIS\System].
To display web application version, set the showVersion field to true in the config.json file.
Changing User Password
To change the current user password:
Open the Change Password dialog box:
Change Password After executing one of the operations the Change Password dialog box opens:
Set the parameters:
Old Password. Enter the current user password.
New Password. Enter the new user password. Password can start with numbers, letters or underscore character and can contain Latin letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers 0-9, characters "_@#$&*%^", and should correspond to the set password policy.
Password Confirmation. Reenter the new user password.
Click the Apply button.
After executing the operations the user password is changed.
NOTE. Changing user password is available only if password authentication is used, and the User cannot Change Password checkbox is selected.
Exiting the Business Application
To exit the business application:
In the business application 10.x select the
Exit main menu item.In the business application 9.x select the Exit item in the drop-down menu of the
button located at the top right corner of the main menu.
After executing one of the operations the user exits the designer of business application, and the login dialog box opens.
The example of work with a ready web application: