Application/Form Layout

After you have logged in to the application, your default form will display. The default form is defined in your Form Profile.

In the illustration below, the Leave Balances form is displayed. Each item outlined in red is described in the table below the image.

 

Item

Description

Menu Bar (Navigation)

The menu bar at the top of the window displays the path to the form you are currently viewing.

Click the Main Menu to display the submenus and navigate to a different form.

You can also open a form using the Search field or the Favorites icon.

 

Search Forms

You can use the Search field at the top of the application window to navigate to a form without going through the Main Menu.

Type the name of the form you want to display in this field. When you begin typing, a list of matching forms will display so you can select the form you want. When you select the form name, it will display on screen.

You can also click the magnifying glass icon to display a list of the available forms, and select the one you want to display.

 

Act As

If another supervisor has delegated authority to you, you can use the Act As icon to select a supervisor to act as.

When you act as another supervisor, you can review and modify the records of that supervisor’s employees. Selecting a name from the Act As icon is the same as using the Start Acting As button in the Act As form.

The Act As icon will only be visible if you have the Act As form enabled in your Security Role.

 

Preferences

Displays the Preferences form, which can be used to change the way data is displayed on the timecard. You can also access this form from the Self Service menu (Main Menu > Self Service > Preferences).

 

Favorites

The Favorites menu is used to quickly access the forms and events you use frequently.

To view the Favorites menu, click the Favorites button.

See Favorites for information on adding, deleting, modifying, and rearranging Favorites.

 

Print

Use the Print button to print a screenshot of the page that is currently displayed. Click the Print button to display your web browser's Print window.

 

Help

The Help button displays the online help topic for the current form. You can go to another Help topic using the Index, Search, and Table of Contents in the online help.

If the Send Feedback form is enabled in your Security Role, the Help button will display a Send Feedback option in addition to the Help options.

 

Log Out

To log out of the application, click the Log Out button. The Login page will display. See Log In/Log Out for more information.

 

Logged In User Name

The name of the user who is currently logged into the application will appear next to the Log Out button. This field will display the user's First Name and Last Name as defined on the Employee form.

 

Filter

The Filter button is used to show and hide the form's filter fields. The filter fields allow you to display records with specific values.

By default, the filter area is not visible on a form until you click the Filter button. However, you can change this global setting - using the Form Settings tab in Form Profile - so that the filter area displays by default whenever the user opens a form.

 

Select All

Click the Select All button to select all records in the form at once.

 

Configure Columns

When you move your cursor over a column in a form, it may display an arrow icon that shows a menu of options for rearranging, sorting, and locking columns. See Configuring and Sorting Columns for more information.

Some forms include the Configure Columns button instead. This button allows you to choose which columns display on the form, and the order in which they appear. When you click this icon, the Configure Columns pop-up form appears. The Available columns are those that are enabled in your Form Profile.

You can also change the Frozen Column Count. Frozen columns are columns on the left side of the form that will remain visible when you scroll the form with the horizontal scroll bar.

The Configure Columns button is not available in configuration forms. Configuration forms, such as policy forms, are available to Administrators in the Configuration menu.

 

Download

The Download button is used to download the data in the current form to a .csv file.

Use the form’s Filter fields to display the records you want to download in the form. The maximum number of records that will appear in the form is based on the number_of_records setting in Form Settings or the max_supervisor_records Application Setting.

When you click the button, a message displays to indicate the download is in progress.

When the .csv file is ready, your web browser will display a message asking if you want to open or save the  file. Open the file to view it immediately or click Save to save it to disk. The maximum number of records that will be included in the .csv file will depend on your max_download_records Application Setting.

In some forms, the download icon appears to the left of the form’s columns. A menu of options will display when you click the icon. The CSV option will be selected.

  1. You can select to download the First 1000 Rows or what is currently displayed on the form (Page). The max_download_records Application Setting determines the number that will appear in the "First xx Rows" option. In the illustration above, max_download_records has been set to 1000.

  2. Select Formatted to download the data values as they display on the form. To download data values as they appear in the database, select Unformatted.

  3. Click OK to perform the download. Your web browser will ask if you want to save or open the file. Select open or save to continue.

 

Show/Hide Master and Detail Sections

When a form includes a detail tab, it will display on the lower half of the screen. The detail tab typically displays information about the record currently highlighted in the top (master) form.

Use the and icons on the right side of the form to minimize and maximize the master and detail tabs.

You can also drag the horizontal bar dividing the master and detail sections to change the display.

Some forms may display the following controls in the middle of the form:

To maximize the top (master) form and hide the bottom (detail) tab form, click the DOWN arrow.

To maximize the bottom (detail) tab form and hide the top (master) form, click the UP arrow.

To display both the top (master) form and the bottom (detail) tab form, click the Split View line in the middle.

If a form has more than one detail tab, the tab that appears active will be the tab that was displayed by the last user. Currently this feature only affects forms that have an info button in the top right corner. See Master/Detail Forms  for more information.

 

Info Button

If a form has an info button (), you can click this button to view the last message that was displayed in the form (e.g., "Add Successful").

 

Required Fields (*)

When you are adding or modifying a record, or posting an event in the web timecard, an asterisk (*) next to the field name indicates it is a required field. You must enter a value in the field in order to save the record.

 

Pagination

In some forms, the current page number/total number of pages displays at the bottom of the form when the there are multiple records to view.

You can use the arrow buttons to navigate between the pages. You can also change the number of records you want to view on each page (Rows per page).

The maximum Rows per page is 50. The default Rows per page is 20. You can change the default Rows per page using the Form Settings form.