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.

1. Home
   Click to work with global views.

   Note: If this icon is not available, your administrator has disabled the Home context.

   Refer to Working With Views and Feeds.

2. Applications/Application Groups

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

   Refer to Pinning Applications and Application Groups.

3. Submit New Work Items

   Click to submit a new work item into a selected project.

   Refer to Submitting New Work Items.

4. Notifications View

   Click to view notifications based on your subscriptions.

   Refer to Viewing Notifications.

5. Search

   Search for work items and reports in all applications or in the selected application.

   Refer to Searching for Work Items and Searching for Reports.

6. Settings Menu

   Click the user icon to:

   • Change your user profile. Refer to Setting User Profile Options.
   • Search for and work with auxiliary items. Refer to Searching for Auxiliary Items.
   • Run an Application Usage report (available for users with administrative access only). Refer to Using the Application Usage Report.
   • Delegate items to other users. Refer to Delegating Work Items to Other Users.
   • Launch Application Administrator (for users with administrative access only).
   • Log out of Work Center.
   • View online help.

   Your user privileges determine which menu options are available.

7. View Manager

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

   Also, add views to your menus. Refer to Customizing Your Menus.

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.

   You can resize the navigation pane horizontally while it is un-pinned.

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.