User interface overview

Learn about the Rational Project Conductor user interface, and the elements in the interface.
User interface
Table 1.
Number User interface element Description
1 Title bar The title bar displays the product banner, the name of the logged in user, and the Help menu icon. Click the Help menu icon to view the menu options. The Welcome page is available in the Help menu.
2 Navigation bar Use the links in the navigation bar to browse the main views in the application: Work, Resources, Timesheets or the Administration area.
3 Create button Use to create WBS elements. By default, a program is created. To create other elements, click the down arrow on the button.
4 WBS tree The WBS tree is available in the left pane in all views. It displays a list of programs, projects, and the work breakdown structure in a tree hierarchy.
5 Down arrow The Down arrow is displayed when you hover over an element in the WBS tree. Click the arrow to view the context menu.
6 Context menu The context menu is displayed when you click the down arrow next to an element in the WBS tree. The context menu contains options to create and rename WBS elements, and perform other functions related to the selected element.
7 View A view is a collection of predefined tabs and viewlets. There are four main views: Work, Resource, Timesheets, and Administration, each related to a specific functional area. For example, the Work view contains the viewlets required to manage project work.
8 Viewlet A viewlet is contained within a tab. Tab names are indicative of the contained viewlet. For example, the Overview tab contains the WBS Overview viewlet. Viewlets with a data grid have a 1:1 mapping between the tree and the grid. Click an element in the tree or the grid to highlight the entire row across the tree and the grid.

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