Certain options are always available in the toolbar at the top of the screen wherever you are the
DPS desktop application.
Field | Description |
Hide/Show Navigation
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Toggle between these buttons to hide and display the Navigation menu.
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Back Arrow
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Click this button to return to the application you were previously working on.
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Forward Arrow
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Click this button to return to the application you were working on before you used the Back Arrow.
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Dashboard
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Click this button to open the Dashboard application.
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Browser
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Click this button to open the Browser application.
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Kona
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Click this button to launch Kona.
If your firm's Kona Business token is entered in
Kona Account Key on the General System Settings form, and if you log on to Kona on the Misc tab of the User Options dialog box, you are automatically logged on when Kona displays. If your firm's Kona Business token is not entered in
Kona Account Key, or if you have not logged on to Kona on the User Options dialog box, you must log on to Kona yourself after it displays.
If you use Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8, Kona displays in a separate browser window. If you use Internet Explorer 9 or later, it displays within
DPS.
If the toolbar does not contain a
Kona option, your system administrator has disabled the option in the web.config file.
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Search
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Click this button to open the hubs Search dialog box, where you can choose an hub and search in it for a particular record.
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My Preferences
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Click this button to access the My Preferences dialog box, where you can choose your individual preferences for how
DPS looks and behaves.
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Help
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Click
Help to select from the following options on the Help menu:
- Contents: Display the
DPS online help.
- Data Dictionary: Display the data dictionary, which provides information about the data tables, columns, and indexes in the
DPS database.
- Help Desk: Display the Send Email dialog box. Use this dialog box to compose and send a message to a designated Help Desk mailbox. You can send email messages directly to Deltek Customer Care or, if your company has an internal Help Desk mailbox, to your internal
DPS experts.
- Customer Care Connect: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site. You must have a username and password to access the site.
- Knowledge Base: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site and open the Knowledge Center, which provides solutions and answers for thousands of user-submitted issues and questions. You must have a username and password to access the site.
- Contact Us: Go to the Deltek Customer Care Connect site, where you can submit a support case or chat with a support analyst. You must have a username and password to access the site.
- About: Display the
DPS version number, the database to which you are connected, and the user ID that you used to log in. Other information provided includes lists of installed components and applications, software licensing and copyright information, and additional miscellaneous system information.
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Log Off
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Click this button to log out of the
DPS desktop application and return to the login dialog box. From there you can log on again, perhaps using a different accounting period or database, or exit
DPS.
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