Home Tab of the Ribbon

The following tables describe the commands available in the various areas on the Home tab of the Ribbon.

New

Command	Description
Component	Add a new application, orchestration, or application reference to the open process app.
Element	Add one of the following elements to an application: AppScript Event with Reply External Event State Form Transition Form Print Form Image Icon JavaScript Form Extension Listing Role Rule Table Web Service Workflow Sub-workflow

Edit

Command	Description
Paste	Place the content of the Windows Clipboard.
Cut	Move the selected item to the Clipboard.
Copy	Move a copy of the selected item to the Clipboard.
Duplicate	Move a copy of the selected item to the Clipboard, and place the content of the Clipboard.

Repository

Command	Description
Get Latest	Get a read-only copy of the selected design elements from the repository. This does not create a new version, and leaves the design elements available for check out.
Check Out	Retrieve an editable version of the selected design elements from the repository. This creates a new version, and locks the design elements so they cannot be checked out and changed by another user.
Check In	Store the selected design elements and any changes you made in the repository. This makes the new version available for check out.
Refresh Status	Update the repository status of the open process app. For example, checked out by you, checked out by another, and so on.
Undo Check Out	Cancel the check out of the selected design elements. This leaves them checked in, unchanged, and available for check out from the repository.
Version History	View a list of the versions of the selected design elements that were checked in to the repository.

Zoom

Command	Description
Zoom	Select Fit to Window or a percentage of the normal size to see more or less of the form or workflow in the editor pane.
100%	Display the form or workflow in the editor pane at its normal size.

Command	Description
Print	Print the design element in the editor pane.
Save As Image	Save an image of the form or workflow in the editor pane as PNG, JPEG, or other common image format.

Common Views

Use the options in this area to toggle the display of various types of information at the center of the SBM Composer window, below the editor pane. When more than one option is selected, each view is displayed as a tab.

Command	Description
Property Editor	Toggle the display of the Property Editor. This option is selected by default. See Using the Property Editors for more information.
Validation Results	Toggle the display of information generated when the process app is validated. See Validating a Process App for more information.
Common Log Viewer	Toggle display of information generated in a log file while a process app is running. See About the Common Log Viewer for more information.
Activity Log	Toggle the display of other information generated when major operations, such as deployment and other repository tasks are performed in SBM Composer.

Find

Command	Description
Find Items	Opens the Find Items Dialog Box.
End-User Help	Opens the Finding End-user Help Text.
Where Used	Opens the Where Used Dialog Box.

Resources

Command	Description
Serena Logo	Opens the http://www.serena.com Web site.
Start Page	Opens the SBM Composer Start Page, from which you can see procedures to help you get started with SBM Composer. The Start Page also contains other useful resources that you can view or download.

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