Working with the User Interface
Main screen
Main screen is shown on the Figure (screenshots will be available later). The following table contains the explanation of the symbols — purposes of the main screen areas.
| Notation | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 1 | The L Button is used for system settings configuration |
| 2 | The menu panel is used to access the functional parts of the system |
| 3 | The workspace is the main area where the operations are executed or the list of recent operations is shown |
| 4 | Notification panel is used for viewing system notifications |
The L Button
The L button is located in the top left corner of the screen and is used for system settings configuration (control menu). To view the control menu, click the L button. Control menu will be shown. Control menu contains administrative functions.
The Menu Panel
Main Menu is located at the top of the window and is available at any moment. Main Menu contains items grouped by system functions:
- Schedule — schedule management section
- Inventory — inventory management section
- Re-accommodation — re-accommodation management section
- PNR — PNR management section
- Business rules — business rules and carrier settings management section
- Agreements — commercial agreement management section
- Messages — system queues and messages management section
- Reports — report view section
- Archive — operation archive view section.
For the detailed information about system sections see documentation related to a specific function.
Profile Button
Profile button is located in the upper-right corner of the screen on the Main Menu panel. It is used for managing user profile and logging out. To manage user profile, press Profile button. Profile management menu will be shown. Profile management menu contains the following items:
- Personal data — user profile configuration
- Personal settings — interface settings
- Organization settings — organization settings
- Logout — logging out.
Workspace
The workspace is the main area where the operations are executed. If no operations are being held at the moment, then a list of recent operations with links to corresponding system sections is shown (initial screen). To proceed to a specific section, use the Main Menu or click on a link on the Initial screen. As long as any of the system sections is opened, it is displayed in the workspace along with a tab panel. You may perform operations with tabs. To do so, right-click on the tab panel and select operation type.
Notification Panel
When an event that requires the user's attention occurs, a notification window is shown. The number of notifications is shown on the notification panel. A notification window contains the following information:
- error message — message about operation that could not be held or its results produced an error
- notification message — message about an operation which was successfully held.
Notification panel and notification window with a list of notification messages are shown below (screenshots will be available later): To view a system section related to a message, click twice on the message. The related system section will be opened in a new tab. You may set the maximum amount of notification pop-up windows per time period in the user interface settings section. The amount of notification increases with no pop-up window. To view them, click on the notification number. The Notification window with an error message is shown at the Figure below (screenshots will be available later). Error message contains an error description and time when it occurred. Notification window is closed automatically in a few seconds.to close it manually. click the icon in the upper-right corner of the window.