Views and Perspectives

Views

The user interface of SOX consists of multiple "views", rectangular parts of the user interface. Views are typically used to navigate a list or hierarchy of information, or to display properties for the active editor. The views can be freely opened, closed and arranged.

The most important and special views are the repository view and the editor.

The repository view:
The repository view is where you can find all of your SOX projects and files. You usually find it on the left-hand side when starting SOX. You always start here, whether you create a new project, import a project or open an existing project.

Also see: SOX Projects (SOX 3.3 or before) .

The editor:
You will mostly work within the editor, using the other views as an aid. You get a specific editor for
each module.

Perspectives

Perspectives are predefined collections of views for the specific modules.

You find all the currently open perspectives to the very upper right:

Open

"SOX Workbench" is the default perspective; you start from here. Here you find the repository view, which lets you access all your files. If you double-click on a file in the repository view in the workbench perspective, the corresponding perspective will open.

Perspectives can also be customized to suit your own workflow. It is even possible to create new perspectives.

1. Click on the Open Perspective icon.

   Open

   

2. Outcome: The "Open Perspective" dialog will open.

3. Choose the desired perspective.

4. Click the OK button to finish. - Outcome: SOX is opened in the chosen perspective with the corresponding views.

5. To customize the perspective, click on Window in the menu bar.

Variants

You can add variants to your documents. This way you can analyze different versions of your system without having to create entirely new documents for each version. You decide which objects (for example which functions) are relevant to a certain variant.

You can add, edit or delete variants for the selected document. Variants are listed at the Select variant icon at the toolbar or in the PSS view.

Adding a variant

1. Navigate to Variants in the menu bar.

2. Click on Add variant.

   Outcome: the Variant dialog will open.

3. Choose a name for this variant.

4. Click on Finish. - Outcome: A variant with all objects of the selected document has been added.