Explorer Tour

This article applies to versions 4.9.10 and later of IFS OI Explorer. For help on earlier versions, see Release History below.

For tablet devices, Explorer supports a screen resolution of 1138x712 and 712x1138.

For desktop and laptop devices, Explorer supports a minimum screen resolution of 1920x1080.

When you first open Explorer, you are usually presented with a home page. The home page contains information that your organization has developed that they specifically want you to see when you first open Explorer.

The dark grey Explorer header and icon bar on the left is known as the 'framework', and provides the mechanism for navigating Explorer and accessing its functionality.

1	Explorer Display	The main window of IFS OI Explorer is where displays appear. Displays include pages and trends. Usually, you will have a default page that appears here whenever you open IFS OI Explorer. If a default page is not set, you will see a list of workspaces.
2	Display Tab	When you open a display, a new tab is added in Explorer. You can: Click the × to close the display. Drag and drop the tab to move it to another position.
3	Shortcut Toolbar	This toolbar provides easy access to key functionality in Explorer, plus additional licensable modules such as A-Plus and Shift Log.
4	Shortcut Toggle	The toggle icon allows you to hide the shortcut toolbar if you need the extra room for your displays.
5	Company Logo	Click the IFS OI Logo to open the About Box. The About Box displays version information and copyright details for the application.
6	Explorer Ribbon	The IFS OI Explorer Ribbon is the main way to access the functionality of IFS OI Explorer. The ribbon contains two main tabs (Home and Admin), along with 6 other context-sensitive tabs appearing as needed (Studio, Trend, Page, Details, Trend Preview, and Page Preview). Additional custom-built tabs may appear if they have been configured for an organization. There is also a Table of Contents tab, that appears when an entity is clicked in the hierarchy navigator; this tab is named for the selected entity. If a function is unavailable, its button will be greyed out.
7	Search	The search field allows you to searches all of Explorer for tags, entities, entries, pages, and trends.
8	Display Information	The light bulb icon is used to access Display Information for all trends, pages, and workbooks, in Explorer. This panel displays a variety of information related to the display. You can open Display Information by: Clicking this icon. Clicking the Info button on an Explorer page (if present). Clicking the Info button on an Explorer page tab. Clicking the Info button on the Trend toolbar.
9	Warnings	The warning icon, if present, indicates there may be a problem with the page not displaying correctly due to the browser being zoomed.
10	Notifications	The bell icon allows you to open the Notifications panel. When a case is assigned to you, a Case Notification is added to your list of notifications. When you are mentioned in a comment, a comment mention is added to your list of notifications.
11	Time Zone	Displays the time zone which has been set to apply throughout Explorer.
12	Logged in User	The name of the logged in user appears on all IFS OI Explorer pages. Click on the username to: Set or reset your PIN Logout, after which you will be directed to the login screen