Navigating Work Center

Logging On

Use the URL provided by your administrator to log on to Work Center. A sample URL is:

http://serverName/workcenter

Parts of the Interface

Use the legend below the figure to learn about the different parts of Work Center.

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  1. Home

    Click to work with global views.

    Refer to Working With Views and Feeds.

  2. Applications/Application Groups

    Click the Down arrow to pin applications and application groups to the tool bar. Once pinned, click an icon to work with application-specific views and reports.

    Refer to Pinning Applications and Application Groups.

  3. Submit New Work Items

    Click to search for projects to submit new work items into.

    Refer to Adding New Work Items.

  4. Notifications View

    Click to view notifications based on your subscriptions.

    Refer to Viewing Notifications.

  5. Global Search

    Search for items in all projects or in your preferred projects.

    Refer to Searching for Work Items.

  6. Settings Menu

    Click the user icon to:

    Your user privileges determine which menu options are available.

  7. View Manager

    Create, modify, and delete views. Also, add views to menus. Refer to Managing Your Views.

  8. Navigation Pane

    When Home is selected, the navigation pane provides access to global views. When a pinned application or application group is selected, the navigation pane provides access to application-specific views and reports.

  9. Content Pane

    Use this area to view and manage work item data. The content in this pane depends on the selected view, search results, etc.