Stage Left Panel Tabs¶

The vertical tabs on the left side of the stage contain additional information and operations on the current view. The left panel consists of five tabs, each enabling the user to perform different operations on the view, such as navigating slides, adding data tables, managing variables, building floating pop-up windows, or creating reports to be exported as PDF files.

The available tabs in a view include:

Slides
Datasets
Variables
Dialogs
Reports

Slides Tab¶

In the Slides tab, users can find an overall description of all the slides of the view. This panel allows users to quickly understand the structure of the view, including the number of slides and widgets it contains. From this panel it is possible to highlight specific widgets and perform operations without searching them one by one in the slide. It is also possible to perform operations on the slide through the buttons described below.

Tip

The total number of slides in the current view is displayed to the right of the Slides tab title.

In the upper right corner of the Slides panel, there are three buttons:

The plus icon: it adds new slides in the view.
The Show widget names icon: depending on whether is selected or not, it shows or hides the name of each widget. This icon is useful when configuring an action or an event.
The Search icon: it helps users to speed up the research of a specific widget in the slide.

For more details on the context menu that appears when right-clicking on any slide in the Slides panel, please refer to the page: Slides and Dialogs.

Datasets Tab¶

The Datasets tab enables users to import and display multiple datasets within a view, offering the flexibility needed to perform various operations on them.

Note

When a selection or filtering interaction is active on two tables that share an attribute with the same name, the interaction is instantly propagated across both tables. For more information on this type of interaction among tables, please click here.

In the upper right corner of the panel, there are three icons, as listed below:

Refresh tables data: it allows users to update the imported data, if any changes are made in the original ones.
Add new Dataset: it allows the user to import one or more datasets into the view.
Search: it allows the user to navigate the view and to search a specific table within the Datasets tab.

Variables Tab¶

In the Variables tab, users can find an outlook of the available variables in the current view. This variables list can be useful to find the correct variable name to be used in option parametrization mode reducing the possibilities of typos and mistakes which are difficult to identify. For a complete description of variables, please refer to the page: Rulex Platform Variables.

In the Variables tab, variables are categorized into: Code and Vault. Each list can be expanded or compressed by clicking on its corresponding header.

The Show values toggle switch, located in the Code Variables header, allows users to display the current variable value, which may differ from the default one. In Rulex Studio, variable values in a view can be overwritten at runtime, this means that their current values may change. These changes can be applied through Code or Open modal window events types. For more information on these two types of events, click here.

In the upper right corner of the Variables tab, two buttons allow users to switch from the read-only mode to edit-mode:

The pencil icon: opens the Variables Manager, explained in detail here, which allows users to modify the variables locally present on the view itself.
The magnifier icon: allows users to search and filter the variables list to visualize only the desired information.

Note

The list of variables in the Variables tab always displays the values used in a view for defined variables. This means the values inherited from the environment are automatically computed to always show the updated situation. The background of variables is different for variables defined in the current view and for variables inherited from the environment. The white background indicates local variables defined in the view itself, while the blue one indicates values inherited from environment variables.

Dialogs Tab¶

The Dialogs tab provides an overview of the dialogs of the view, including the number of dialogs and widgets it contains. From this panel, users can easily navigate dialogs, highlight specific widgets, and perform operations without having to search each widget individually in the dialog.

Tip

The total number of dialogs in the current view is displayed to the right of the Dialogs tab title.

In the upper right corner of the Dialogs panel, there are three buttons:

The plus icon: it adds new dialogs in the view.
The Show widget names icon: depending on whether is selected or not, it shows or hides the name of each widget. This icon is useful when configuring an action or an event.
The Search icon: it helps users to speed up the research of a specific widget in the dialog.

For more details on the context menu that appears when right-clicking on any dialog in the Dialogs panel, please refer to the page: Slides and Dialogs.

Reports Tab¶

The Reports tab provides an overview of the reports of the view, including the number of reports and pages they contain. From this panel, users can easily navigate through their reports, highlight specific pages, and perform operations without having to search each page individually in the report.

Note

Keep in mind that not all widgets can be used onto the pages of a report. For more information on this topic, click here.

In the upper right corner of the Reports panel, users can find two buttons to interact with the whole report list:

The plus icon: it adds new reports in the view.
The Search icon: it helps users to speed up the research of a specific page within the report.

For more details on the context menu that appears when right-clicking on any report in the Reports panel, please refer to the page: Building Reports.