Navigating the UI

The UI is easy to navigate and simple to use.

Figure 1. Example of the UI
The UI has a Navigation Bar, work area, and menus.
The UI has the following components:
Table 1. UI Components
UI components Description
IBM OpenPages dashboard shortcut Opens the Home page in the work area.

For information, see Using the Home page.
Home page shortcut Opens the Home page in the work area.

For information, see Using the Home page.
Primary menu icon Opens the Primary menu.

For information, see Using the Primary menu.
Navigation Bar The Navigation Bar contains Home page shortcut and a tab for each view you have open.

For information, see Using the Navigation Bar.
Notifications menu icon (bell)
 Opens a list of notifications that come from views and workflow. Like alerts, the list includes errors and warnings that you need to be aware of. Notifications are displayed for only the current session and are cleared when the session ends. Up to 50 can be displayed.

The list does not include notifications about work you need to complete. Instead, use the Home page and dashboard. For information, see Using the Home page.

Settings menu icon (gear) Opens the Administration menu.
User menu icon (person) Opens the User menu.
Start Chat icon Opens a chat bot where you can ask questions using IBM Watson® Assistant. Only displays if an assistant is configured and you are allowed to access it.

For information, see Using IBM Watson Assistant.
Notifications menu icon (bell)
 In a Task View or Creation View, you can search for fields in the view.

In a Grid View, you can search for objects in the grid.
Reveal editable fields OffReveal editable fields On In a Task View or Quick View, turns on edit mode. You can press tab to move from field to field. The Reveal editable fields toggle is hidden in certain situations, for example, the object is locked or you do not have access control permission to edit it.
Watson Translator icon Watson Language Translator on In a Task View, values in text fields are translated to the language associated to your locale.

For more information, see Using IBM Watson Language Translator.
Feedback button Opens a Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey where you can provide product feedback to IBM®. If you are eligible to receive a survey, it is always displayed on the Home page. You can provide feedback at any time and as often as you want. You might also periodically be prompted to submit a survey when you log in.

For more information, see Providing feedback using an NPS survey.
Work area The work area displays your dashboard, a task tab, or a view.
For information, see:
List of options icon Contains options that close all tabs or let you open a specific tab.
Configure Dashboard panel icon/gear Opens a menu that is used to configure dashboard panels.

For more information, see Adding panels and widgets to your dashboard.

Browser back button Opens the last web page that is stored in the session.
Browser forward button Moves forward in the web page browser session history.