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The classic workspace

Learn about the key areas​

Welcome to the Asset Classic workspace! It provides you with everything you need to monitor and manage your assets and activities.

An overview of the Asset Classic workspace with key areas numbered

Key features​

1 Map​

Asset Classic features a beautiful map at its centre, which displays the items of any layers you have enabled. You can change the way it looks by switching between different basemaps.

2 Map tools​

Use the map tools to zoom in and out, measure distances and select items displayed on the map.

3 Right panel menu​

Use the right panel menu to search and explore your data, access favourite items, manage map layers and imagery, browse uploaded files and more.

4 Right panel​

The right panel displays content. It appears when viewing the details of an object (e.g. item, design, interface, layer, workflow) or selecting an upper icon in the right panel menu.

5 Tab bar​

Use the tab bar to access all the available details of an object.

6 Action bar​

The action bar sits at the bottom of the right panel, displaying the context-sensitive actions that you can currently perform.

7 Dashboard​

The left dashboard panel displays a vertical list of cards. Each card relates to an Asset Management feature and displays customisable statistics, e.g. the number of defects registered in the last 7 days.

8 Dashboard card​

Select a card to expand it. The buttons are processes that you can perform, e.g. Create design. The lists below provide an easy way to search for items of that type, e.g. select Designs to display a searchable list of all designs in the right panel.

9 Graph button​

When an item or design/interface is selected, use this button to display the corresponding item graph or design graph. This lets you visualise its structure and relationships with other objects, e.g. inherited interfaces, related activities, asset components.

Browser navigation​

Use your browser's Back and Forward buttons to move through the sequence of features and items you've opened in the right panel.

Multiple tabs​

Use multiple browser tabs to multitask. If you're using Asset Classic alongside other Asset Management Apps, middle-click or Ctrl-click another app in the left panel to open it in a new tab. You can also right-click the current tab and choose Duplicate or similar.

For example, you're in the middle of a process, such as creating a job. As you populate the required fields, you realise a value is missing from a lookup list. By opening another browser tab, you can resolve this issue without interrupting the current process.

The URL in your browser's address bar changes when you open features and items. Use your browser bookmarks to save your current place or create specific shortcuts. You can also share links with other Asset Management users (provided they have permission to view what it links to).