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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Homepage structure</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>homepages</Level1>
			<Level2>structure</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>homepages</Level1>
			<Level2>WebTop</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>WebTop</Level1>
			<Level2>homepages</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><FigIntro>A homepage consists of multiple panes such as the following.</FigIntro>
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		<Paragraph class="Default">A homepage delivered by Infor usually consists of the following panes, but this is not mandatory:</Paragraph>
		<TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><TBODY><TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Alert pane</TD>
					<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
						<Paragraph class="Default">Displays the alerts (if any).</Paragraph> <List><ListIntro>Examples of alerts are:</ListIntro>
							<ListItem>Orders that have passed the due date.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>Late receipts.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>Orders that are not released yet.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>A price variance that falls outside the tolerance.</ListItem>
						</List> <Paragraph class="Default">Alerts are linked to conditions. An Alert is only displayed if the corresponding condition is met.</Paragraph>
					</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Workload pane</TD>
					<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
						<Paragraph class="Default">Displays the workload assigned to a specific record, for example a specific buyer.</Paragraph> <List><ListIntro>The Workload pane in the previous figure shows the tasks that you must perform for a specific buyer:</ListIntro>
							<ListItem>There are purchase orders waiting for approval.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>A number of purchase orders must be confirmed.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>There are no requisitions that must be processed.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>And so on.</ListItem>
						</List> <Paragraph class="Default">When you double-click a task, the corresponding (overview) session starts. For example, when you double-click the Unapproved Orders task, the <GUIRef href="" role="session">Purchase Orders (tdpur4100m000)</GUIRef> session starts.</Paragraph>
					</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Shortcut pane (Quick Links pane)</TD>
					<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
						<Paragraph class="Default">Displays useful quick links.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">A quick link is a shortcut to a details (data entry) session, or to a batch session, for example a global update session.</Paragraph>
					</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Report pane</TD>
					<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Contains hyperlinks to frequently used reports. The hyperlinks can start ERP LN sessions or Web pages, for example Cognos reports.</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Graph pane</TD>
					<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
						<Paragraph class="Default">Displays reports that show major statistics or key performance indicators. The reports offer many useful features, such as:</Paragraph> <List><ListItem>Many chart types are supported, for example pie charts, line charts, and bar charts.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>A graph can have a dialog attached, where you can enter selection criteria.</ListItem>
						</List>
					</TD>
				</TR>
			</TBODY>
		</TABLE>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Resource files</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">The language-dependent content of an ERP LN homepage, such as the homepage's title and the titles of the panes used in the homepage, is stored in resource files.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph class="Default">Each resource file contains data for only one language. The homepages and reports developed by Infor are delivered with English resource files. To run these homepages and reports in other languages, you must translate the corresponding resource files.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph class="Default">
                                    For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/trn_translate_resource_files" role="manual">To translate resource files</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Personalization by WebTop end users</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>To change the look and feel of their homepages, end users can do the following:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Move and dock panels in different locations.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Resize, minimize, and maximize panels.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Drag items to another position within the Work Load pane, the Alert pane, and the Shortcut pane.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Add new shortcuts.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Switch between large and small icons.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Personalize the Work Load pane and Alert pane: For example, an end user can define thresholds. A WebTop administrator can also specify refresh rates.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph class="Default">
                                    For more information, refer to the WebTop online help.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
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</ManualTopic>
