Basic Operations

There are following basic operations:

• working with textbox fields
• setting date and period using the Calendar widget
• working with tables
• downloading data
• searching for data
• copying data.

Working with text Fields

Selecting Values in a Drop-Down List

Drop-down list is a set of predefined values. Drop-down lists are marked with the icon.

To select the value:

1. Click on the field. A list of values will be shown.

2. Select an item in the list. Value in the list will be set.

To search values in the list by first letters, open the list and then type first letters in the field. The list will contain only values starting with the specified letter.

The Route Field

The Route field is a specific field used for setting a flight route.

To specify the route:
1. Click on the field. A list containing a reference of route points will be shown.

2. Select a value from the list. Chosen value will be shown in the field.

The Route field is filled in correctly only if each of the items is displayed as shown in figure above!

3. Specify remaining points of the route one by one, following the order until the whole route of flight is specified in the Route field.

4. Press Enter. specified route points will be confirmed as a fully formed route.

You can specify a route point using the keyboard. Type the full name of a route point (e. g. LED) and press Space. If a specified value was found in the list by full match, a route point will be displayed and shown on a figure (screenshots will be available later). If the value was not found, specify another value or search for it in the list.

The Frequency Field

The Frequency field is a specific field used for setting a flight operation frequency.

Frequency should be specified in the 1234567 format, where each number refers to a day of the week: 1 is for Monday, 2 is for Tuesday etc. For example, to set a frequency to “Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday”, specify the 1357 value. To specify that the flight is operated every second week, set the mark in the Every 2nd week check box.

Setting the Date

Date is presented in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

To set the date manually, the “Calendar” widget may be used.

You may either use this widget or specify date via keyboard in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

To set the date using the “Calendar” widget:

1. Click on a Date field. the Calendar widget will be shown.
2. Set a month using and icons.
3. Set a year using icon.
4. Select a date.
5. Press OK.

Working with Tables

Table row usually contains only a brief summary about the element.

To view detailed information (expand a row), press icon in the left of the row.

To hide detailed information (collapse a row), press icon. The row will be shown in a default view.

Some of the tables may be sorted.

To sort the table, click on the name of the corresponding column.

Downloading Data

Some of the data can be downloaded in the *.csv file format.

This option is not available for all data.

To export data to a *.csv file and download it:

1. Click right on a table row.
2. Select Export to CSV file item in the context menu.
3. Select the destination folder and press OK.
   

Commas are used as delimiters in the file.

To view the file as a table, import data to a new *.xls(x) and set the delimiters:

1. Run MS Excel application and create a new sheet there.
2. On the Data tab select From text item.
3. Select a *.csv file.
4. Select data format With delimiters and press Next.
5. Select as a delimiter items Tab character and Comma, and press Next.
6. In the next window, press OK.
7. If the Excel book contains several sheets, a window with sheet selection will be presented. There you may select a sheet where the imported data will be placed. Select one of the sheets and press OK.

The file contents will be presented in a table view.

Data Search

When different System sections are opened, search forms are presented. To proceed to work with a specific system object, you should fill in a search form and find the object of interest. A search form example is presented on a figure below.

Each form contains mandatory and optional fields. If some of the mandatory fields are not filled in, then the search may not be started. To initiate the search, press the “proceed further” button on a search form (the name of this button may vary for different system sections) or the ENTER key on the keyboard.

Copying Data

To copy data, right-click on data on a screen, which is to be copied, and in the context menu select the Copy item. The selected data will be copied to the clipboard.

See also

• Working with the User Interface
• User Profile and Personal Settings
• Working with Business rules