Process Designer menus

In Process Designer, the enabled menus and menu options depend on what displays in the Working Area. The following sections explain the main menus of Process Designer when the Working Area is empty or displays the Template Definitions window:

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When the Working Area displays the diagram editor, Process Designer enables options in the Edit menu, and enables different options in some of the other menus. Most of these functions pertain to working with activity diagrams, and are discussed in "Accessing diagram editor functionality: Process Designer menus".

Functions of the File menu

When the Working Area is empty or it displays the Template Definitions or Template Messages window, the File menu displays the following options:

When the Working Area displays the diagram editor, the File menu displays the additional Page Setup, Print Preview, and Print options to enable printing of an activity diagram. When the Working Area displays the Template Messages window, the File menu displays an additional option that allows you to print the message file.

Functions of the Edit menu

The Edit menu options are available only when the diagram editor is active. Options include standard Windows edit commands (for example, Undo, Redo, Copy, and Paste) and the following special Process Designer options:

Functions of the View menu

The View menu functions are valid when Process Designer first opens and when the Working Area display pertains to the visual appearance of activity diagrams. Many of these functions can be toggled on or off:

In addition, Process Designer enables the following diagram options when the diagram editor is active:

Functions of the Template menu

When the Working Area is empty or it displays the Template Definitions or Template Messages windows, the Template menu displays the following options:

Functions of the Tools menu

The Tools menu enables you to launch other WebSphere InterChange Server tools. The options are as follows:

Map Designer
Opens Map Designer.

Business Object Designer
Opens Business Object Designer.

Relationship Designer
Opens Relationship Designer.

Functions of the Window menu

The Window menu pull-down options encompass the standard Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window display functions. Use these options to control display features such as tiling, cascading, and activating open windows.

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