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.

• Open object for view.

• Manage displaying of objects.

• Increase working area.

• Navigate by objects.

• Open Foresight Analytics Platform help.

• Get program information.

• Change user password.

• Exit the business application.

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.

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 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, use the control panel:

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.

The menu item contents view depends on the display type selected in the Element Contents View in Navigator parameter on the Navigation Structure page in the business application creation wizard.

Object Sorting

To sort objects in the business application object navigator:

• Execute the operations:

1. Release the Sorting button on the control panel.

2. Select sorting option in the drop-down menu:

• By Name.

• By Identifier.

• By Date Modified.

• By Object Type.

3. Select sorting method:

• Ascending.

• Descending.

• 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 breadcrumb. 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 breadcrumb:

The breadcrumb contains the path from the start page to the folder or currently opened object.

Opening Help

To open Foresight Analytics Platform help, select the Help main menu item. The help of Foresight Analytics Platform 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:

By default, service version and web application version are not 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 password for the current user:

1. Select the Change Password main menu item. The Change Password dialog box opens:

2. Set the parameters:

• Current Password. Enter the current user password.

• New Password. Enter the new user password. A password can begin with a number, letter or the "_" character and can contain Latin letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers 0-9, characters "_@#$&*%^ and should correspond with the determined password policy.

• Password Confirmation. Reenter the new user password.

3. 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 deselected.

Exiting the Business Application

To exit the business application, select the Exit main menu item. The user exits the designer of business application, and the login dialog box opens.