There is a logical order involved in defining the various components of Dynamic Evidence: it is always first necessary to define the Model (Attributes and Relationships) before defining the User Interface (Clusters and Fields). This is because it is not possible to directly add a Field to the User Interface - the Field has to be in respect of an existing Attribute, as the Dynamic Evidence infrastructure will use the Attribute definition to work out what screen widgets to show in respect of each.
As such, the Dynamic Evidence Editor consists of two Tabs - Model and User Interface - and when first opened, the Model tab has focus.
Both tabs consist of three main structures (in slightly different configurations, but with the same basic meaning):
- Palette (1) :
The Palette is used to create artifacts.
The Palette for both the Model and User Interface Tabs each has a 'Save' button, used to save the current Editor version of the Dynamic Evidence Type Version to the Cúram database.
- For the Model Tab, the Palette contains buttons to create Data Attributes, Calculated Attributes, Address Attributes, Related Case Participant Attributes, Related Employment Attributes, Comments Attribute, Optional Parents and Mandatory Parents.
- For the User Interface Tab, the Palette is more complex, having a button to create a new Data Attribute Cluster, but also containing an Accordion control containing all of the Attributes in the Model, categorized by type; these attributes can be dragged onto the Canvas to create Fields and Clusters. In the User Interface Tab, the Palette takes up the left-hand portion of the Editor.
- Canvas (2)
The Canvas contains a graphical representation of the artifacts being modeled.
- For the Model Tab, the Canvas contains a representation of the
Dynamic Evidence Type Version being modeled, together with representations
of all Attributes in respect of it, and all Parent/Child Relationships
it has to other Dynamic Evidence Types.
The Dynamic Evidence Type Version is represented as a shape or 'class' on the Canvas which is always present - it is not possible to remove this. Attributes are represented in a list within this class, and Relationships are represented as separate classes linked to the Dynamic Evidence Type Version via lines.
- In the User Interface Tab, the Content tab is located to the right
of the Palette, and above the Properties Panel.
Here, the Canvas contains a graphical representation of what the User Interface for the Create, Modify and View screens for this Dynamic Evidence Type Version are going to look like at Case Evidence maintenance time, containing all currently defined Clusters and Fields.
Note: The User Interface view is not an exact WYSIWYG representation of runtime screens; rather it is used for layout and planning purposes, to get a feel for what the Evidence screens will look like. In particular, the Dynamic Evidence infrastructure, when generating screens for each Dynamic Evidence Type Version, will add in a range of additional fields and features such as Received Date for Create pages, Effective Date of Change and Change Reason for Modify Pages, Mandatory indicators for attributes marked as mandatory in the Model, Save and Cancel Buttons, etc.
- For the Model Tab, the Canvas contains a representation of the
Dynamic Evidence Type Version being modeled, together with representations
of all Attributes in respect of it, and all Parent/Child Relationships
it has to other Dynamic Evidence Types.
- Properties Panel (3)
The Properties Panel is used to house screens that allow an administrator to add or change various properties of the currently selected artifact (see the next section for more information about selections). The Properties Panel will change its available properties dependent on the type of artifact currently selected (for example, the Dynamic Evidence Type Version Properties panel is relatively complex, having a further three sub-panels of information which can be maintained).
- For the Model Tab, Properties screens exist for the Dynamic Evidence Type Version, all Attribute types and all Relationship Types, and the Properties Panel sits to the right of the Canvas.
- For the User Interface Tab, Properties screens exist for all Cluster Types and all Field types, and the Properties Panel sits below the Canvas.