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After logging in , you are in for the first time, the Explorer of the Scheer PAS Designer opens. The explorer tab is the place where you manage your content. Its main purpose is to structure your work

The Explorer structures your work within the Designer. Structuring elements are namespaces, folders, and services (see Main Elements in the Explorer Tree). In the tree of the Explorer, you can find all namespaces Image Added that have been assigned to your user by your administrator. This pages describes how to use the Explorer tree to create new folders and services.

The Explorer Tab

The Click icon Image Added to open (or close) the explorer tab consists of two areas:

  • Structuring Your Work
    • The Settings Area

    The Explorer Tree

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    In the tree on the left side of the explorer tab Explorer, you create new folders , and services , models and forms which are displayed in a hierarchially hierarchically structured page tree.

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    To expand an element in the tree, click on .

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    If you want to show less content in the tree, use the icon Image Modified to hide the content of the corresponding element.

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    To open a BPMN model or a form from the explorer tree, use the  Image Removed icon.

    You can also rearrange the content of the explorer tab by dragging and dropping elements.

    Start dragging an element to a new place in the tree. Allowed destinations are highlighted.

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    Drag & drop is only possible in within the same namespace. You cannot drag tree elements to another namespace.

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    		... as well as inside the search results and settings area.

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    For detailed information see page Searching in the Designer.

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    At the bottom of the explorer tree you can find the checkbox Show types.

    If the checkbox is activated, additional information is displayed in the tree...

    Main Elements in the Explorer Tree

    In the Explorer tree you can use the following elements to structure your work:

    Services

    Name

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    Namespace

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    All Designer content is stored within a Namespace. Namespaces have to be created and assigned to the user accounts in the Scheer PAS Administration.

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    Folder

    In Folders you can manage organize your contents, therefore it is possible to create folders on different levels of the tree. You can create folders...

    • ... in to namespaces.
    • ... in within other folders.
    • ... in the Models folder.
    • ... in the Forms folder.
    Service

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    A Service contains one executable service. Within a service you manage the necessary settings for your service such as the used libraries, the BPMN model, the service properties and forms.

    		 Libraries

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    The Libraries folder is automatically created in every service folder. It contains all necessary libraries to model the execution part of the service. Libraries are uploaded to the whole namespace, see page Administrating Libraries for details.


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    		 Models

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    The Models folder is automatically created in every service folder. Use the folder to create and manage the BPMN models for your service.

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    Single BPMN Model

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    		The BPMN Model contains your executable BPMN process. If you open a BPMN model, you will find yourself on the diagram pane.
    Forms

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    The Forms folder is automatically created in every service folder. Use the folder to create and manage the forms for your service.

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    Single Form

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    		-The Form contains one executable form. If you open a form, you will find yourself in the form editor.

    Creating New Elements

    Creating New Elements

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    Each element is explained in detail on the element pages: Namespaces, Folders and Services.

    If you want to create a new element, right click on the

    higher situated

    tree node you want to add an element to

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    From the context menu select Add.

    Choose the option Add ...

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    If Add is grayed out, you don't have the necessary rights to create a new element to the selected tree node.

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    		Enter a name in the pop-up window and confirm with Save.

    		The new element is added to the tree.

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    When creating new elements, respect the restrictions for element names.

    Only folder names have no restrictions.

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    The Settings Area

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    If you click on an element in the tree its settings are displayed in the settings area where you can edit them.

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    The settings of each element are explained in detail on the element pages: Namespaces, Folders, Services, Libraries, Models, Single BPMN Model, Forms and Single Form.

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    If you select a service in the Explorer tree, you can manage the service settings in the settings area.

    You can deploy, start and stop the service. You have also direct access to the Integration (Bridge) component.

    If the service already has been deployed and it contains forms, you have access to your executed forms via the Open Application button.

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    For BPMN models and forms, the settings area also lists all elements that have been created within the model or form.

    Click on an element in the list Elements Inside Model to switch to the element in the BPMN or Form Editor.

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    A breadcrump navigation is displayed in the settings area, showing the levels of your namespace. Use it to switch to a higher level at any time.

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    You can also resize the areas in the explorer window by drawing the frame in the middle.

    Further Functionalities of the Explorer

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    For detailed information see page Searching in the Designer.

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    		The node in the Explorer tree is Recent Services. Below this node, for quick access, the last ten services are listed you have recently worked on.

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    You can resize the Explorer sidebar by dragging it's right border.

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