| Differences (DEM) Infor ERP LN Web UI vs Infor WorkTop |  |
| This topic is intended to inform those who usually work with ERP through WorkTop. Confusion can arise if you work with both WorkTop and Web UI because DEM icons and folders differ in these tools and the Process Viewer has deviating functionality. DEM adequately works from both user interfaces. Process Browser Structure The structure of the Process Browser tree differs slightly between WorkTop and Web UI. In WorkTop, a Business Process is both a folder and activity. If you click the process folder, the graphical representation appears in the embedded Process Viewer. In Web UI, an additional layer is introduced. A process folder contains the activities of the process, but the first child of the folder is always Show DEM Process. If you activate this node, the graphical representation of the process appears in the embedded Process Viewer. When you activate the process folder, the folder expands but does not start the graphical representation. Icons In DEM, you can associate icons to application components. In WorkTop, you can use these icons to display the components in the Process Browser and on the Shortcut Bar. Web UI ignores these icons and instead uses its own icon set. For details, refer to The icons in ThinDEM. Attach Note In WorkTop, you can use the Attach Note option to add personal work instructions to any DEM activity. In Web UI, this option is not available. URLs In WorkTop, URLs attached to activities or processes in DEM are launched inside the embedded Internet Explorer. In Web UI, URLs are always launched in a new browser window. File-Based Activities In WorkTop, file-based activities run directly on activation. Because Web UI runs in a secure environment, a dialog box first appears that asks whether you want to open or save the file. You must click Open to run the activity. Personalize Shortcut Icons In WorkTop, you can personalize the icons associated with a shortcut. In Web UI, you cannot personalize icons. Process Viewer Tabs In WorkTop, only one Business Process appears in the embedded Process Viewer. In Web UI, each process appears on a separate workbook tab. You can use the Locate option to locate and select the corresponding node in the Process Browser Structure. Copy Process to Clipboard In WorkTop, the Copy to Clipboard option is available, which copies the currently displayed Business Process as an image to the clipboard. This option is not available in Web UI. Copy Properties to Clipboard The Properties dialog box on DEM activities in WorkTop contains a Copy to Clipboard button, which you can click to copy the properties to the clipboard. This option is not available in Web UI. Fit in Window In the embedded Process Viewer of WorkTop, the Fit in Window option is available. This option resizes the process to fit the process exactly in the current window. This option is not available in Web UI Subapplications Subapplications do not appear in Web UI, but these subapplications are present in WorkTop. Shortcut Menus on Activities in Process Viewer In WorkTop, activities in the graphical representation of the process have a shortcut menu that you can use to request properties, roles, and so on in that activity. These shortcut menus are not available in Web UI and you must use the Process Browser to perform these actions. Number of Days displayed in Bold In WorkTop, each user can define the number of days that changed Business Processes must be displayed in bold in the Process Browser. In Web UI, this period is always seven days and cannot be changed. Use Default DEM Model In WorkTop, users can work with a default DEM model instead of selecting the DEM model in the document. In WorkTop, unlike Web UI, using the switch company, users can subsequently switch to another DEM model at run time. You can use a default DEM model but you cannot change to another model at run time. Help Texts In WorkTop, DEM Help texts appear inside the embedded Internet Explorer of WorkTop. In Web UI, Infor ERP LN Web Help displays these help texts in a separate browser window. Process Header In WorkTop, unlike Web UI, you can show the header of the process. External Codes In WorkTop, you can toggle on and off the display of external codes. You cannot modify this display in Web UI Activity Filter In WorkTop, to filter particular activities from the Process Browser, you can click Tree on the View menu. This option is not available in Web UI Change Company Allowed In the Infor ERP User DEM Settings session, you can define whether a DEM employee is permitted to change to a different company. This option is read by WorkTop, but ignored by Web UI. In Web UI, DEM employees are always permitted to perform a company change. Evaluate Static Conditions In the DEM parameters session, you can define whether static conditions must be evaluated. WorkTop reads this option, but Web UI ignores the option and always evaluates static conditions Drag and Drop In WorkTop, you can drag activities from the Process Viewer onto the shortcut bar to create a shortcut. This option is not available in Web UI Default Company If only the Process Browser is enabled, the default startup company that immediately displays after you open the document in WorkTop is the same as the DEM modeling company. In Web UI, the default company defined in the User Data session is used as the default startup company Related topics Introduction to DEM Processes How to start a process Using the DEM processes The icons in ThinDEM |