Overview and other windows
Applies to: viflow 8 | Article: 1636898 | Updated on 23.11.2022
After clicking on the Window button in the View menu, the following windows for entering and maintaining the data of the process model are offered to you. Each element clicked here is opened in a separate window in which further processing can take place.
A tick in front of the individual entries shows which windows are currently open.
If you want to edit several objects in the list, we recommend the overview, which summarizes all data in one window (see below).
Overview – an important tool
In the Overview window, all objects, properties, details, types in your process model - in short: all data relating to the process model - are listed in one window (!). By opening the individual folders and using the context menu [.png)
] you can edit, assign, move and delete the data and objects of the process model - just as you know it from Windows Explorer.
In the Overview window you can see the main viflow objects: processes, information and areas.
Use the Window button to open the ››› Process Structure, ››› Information Structure and ››› Organisation windows.
Editing elements in the overview is basically the same. However, there are special features when maintaining and displaying some elements, which you can find in the table below.
Context menu of list items
The context menu [.png)
] always contains the same elements, which can be active or inactive (grey font), depending on the selected object. In the context menu of the viflow main objects (processes, information, areas) you will also find the option (Graphic) Open and Reports.
The individual functions of the various context menus are described in detail in the chapters ››› "Process structure" window, ››› "Information" window and ››› "Areas" window .
The term process model used in the overview can be changed at will and adapted to your individual requirements. The name change can also be done without the properties window. Double-click (slowly, do not double-click) the list item or select [.png)
] the entry Rename.
Editing the list elements or objects
Double click [ .png)
] on an item (object or folder), its properties are displayed in the properties window. Depending on the type of object, you can enter, change or delete various properties such as name, comment or abbreviation here.
Changing the name of an object can also be done without the properties window. Double-click (slowly, do not double-click) the list item or select [.png)
] the entry Rename. The new designation can then be entered directly in the list.
Add an item
Right-click [.png)
] on the object and select the New entry. For some object types you can also create new folders in the list, in which other elements can then be inserted.
Delete an item
Right-click [.png)
] on the object and select the Delete entry.
Only the contents of the top-level folders can be deleted, not the folders themselves.
Process Explorer in the Overview
Under Processes you can see the Explorer view, which largely corresponds to the ››› Processes window. However, the following additional information is also displayed here.
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] - Information used in the graphic with local data
] - Assigned participants
] - Process used in the graphic with local data
] - Assigned measure
] - Assigned information
] - Assigned potentialLocal data of objects that are used in this graphic (here: "Procurement") and therefore only apply here are shown in gray.
Using the Recycle Bin
Deleted items are first moved to the recycle bin . If you want to permanently delete the items, right-click Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.
If you do not want to delete an element after all, click on Restore in the context menu of the corresponding element.
Detailed information on the following topics can be found in the corresponding chapters: