User Interface Basics

The browser-based user interface for Deltek Time & Expense with Employee Self Service was designed to be simple and user friendly. You can customize portions of the user interface to better reflect your corporate image. Refer to the Technical Guide to learn how to customize the user interface. Before getting into the basics of the user interface, it is important to note the following.

Page Layout

View a diagram that provides a visual representation of how pages are organized in the system.

Names are assigned to the various regions of the page. Next to each name is the approximate size in pixels (width x height). "*" indicates that width and/or height will increase with higher resolution.

Product Branding Area 

This area contains a graphic background image that relates to the product. You can customize the background image. This area is fixed in height and resizable in width. The width of the area stretches or shrinks to reflect the available space. The fixed height for this area is greater over the navigation area than the Application Name and Global Options areas.

Application Name Area

The application name area displays the name of the application that you are running. This area is fixed in size.

You can use the graphical button (the arrow next to the word "Welcome") to hide and show the navigation area and system area. The arrow points to the left if the navigation area is currently shown, and it points to the right if the navigation area is hidden.

 

Global Options Area

This area contains global toolbar icons. These icons are accessible across all screens and are always on the page. These options include the following:

 

MyDesktop - Takes you to your Desktop. Please see "MyDesktop" later in this guide and in the Getting Started Guide for further information.

Help - Launches the online help system in a separate browser window. Help context relates to the page currently being displayed. Please see the "Help Dialog" section in this guide for further information.

About - Displays the About Deltek Time & Expense with Employee Self Service dialog.  Please see the "Deltek Time & Expense with Employee Self Service " section in this guide for further information.

Logout - Logs you out and exits Deltek Time & Expense with Employee Self Service.

Application Options Area

The Application options area contains functions that are specific to the application currently displayed in the application area. The options are text links rather than graphics. Examples of application options are:

Application Options may appear dimmed or disabled. This indicates either you do not have rights to the option or it is not applicable.

 

 

The Application Options Area may also include record navigation icons. These icons are on the right side of the Application Options Area, and you can use them to browse through records you have searched. The record navigation icons are as follows:

First - Select this icon to refresh the application area with data from the first record in the search list. This icon will be disabled if you are on the first record or have no search results.

Previous - Select this icon to refresh the application area with data from the previous record in the search list. This icon will be disabled if you are on first record or have no search results.

Next - Select this icon to refresh the application area with data from the next record in the search list. This icon will be disabled if you are on last record or have no search results.

Last - Select this icon to refresh the application area with data from the last record in the search list. This icon will be disabled if you are on last record or have no search results.

System Area

The System Area displays information related to the system and the user. The information displayed is as follows:

Menu Navigation Area

Use the Menu Navigation Area to navigate the system. The menus are dynamic and show only options to which you have access rights. Some options show only if you are licensed for them. For example, some options are available only to licensed users of Deltek Time Collection or Deltek Expense. Some menu items may expand when you click on them. The same menu items will collapse if you click on them again. You can hide the Menu Navigation Area by using the "arrow" icon in the Application Name Area. You can also hide the Menu by leaving the Show Menu checkbox blank in the Preferences screen. The following is an outline of the current menu structure:

Only menu selections to which you have rights and license are displayed.

 

At the bottom of the Menu Navigation area is a "Contact Us" e-mail hyperlink. You can configure this link in the System Address field in the General Options tab of the General Configuration screen.

 

The Menu Navigation Area is narrow to conserve space; some menu options may have truncated text. To see the entire text, hover your cursor over the area and the entire text will be displayed via balloon help.

 

Application Area

The application area displays the application (screen) you are currently running. If you are currently not in any application, the system will display a "splash" screen image centered in the area, if your preferences are set up for it (you selected "Splash" in the Default Screen field of the Preferences screen).

You can customize the graphic image. You can also customize the colors of certain areas of the screens and dialogs. See the Technical Guide for more information. The dimensions for the company logo graphic file are as follows:

  • Resizable in width - up to 100 pixels

  • Resizable in height - up to 50 pixels