Open Plan 8.8 Help

Getting Started

Use this section to get up and running with Open Plan. It introduces the core setup tasks, navigation basics, and key concepts you need to start working efficiently and confidently.

First Steps

The topics and links included below describe some of the processes and steps that you may need when you start working with Open Plan.

Open Plan Mentor

The Mentor feature is designed to provide users advice like a mentor would. In many cases this provides a safety net to minimize inaccurate results because of unreliable information.

Log On to Open Plan

Use this procedure to log on to Open Plan.

Log On to Open Plan Using a Different User ID

Use this procedure if you are logged on to Open Plan but want to switch to another User ID.

Connect to Another Data Source

Use this procedure if you are logged onto Open Plan but want to switch to another data source.

Open Plan Login Dialog Box

The information you provide in this dialog box allows Open Plan to check whether you are an authorized user of the active data source to which you are trying to connect.

Log In Assistance (Forgotten Password or User ID) Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to retrieve a forgotten Open Plan user ID or reset a forgotten Open Plan password.

Explore Open Plan

This section covers the primary aspects of Open Plan and explains how the various functionalities of the application operate.

System-Wide Preferences and Options

Use the Options dialog box to specify things like default times, the day on which the week starts, language, a default project, a startup view, email server, and more.

Working with Open Plan Data

Security and the EPM Security Administrator

File Management

Multi-User Environment

Working with Shortcuts

General Dialog Boxes

Related Procedures