GUI elements

The following elements are available at the upper right or right edge of every page within the EDA GUI.

Transactions

A transaction defines a set of changes that need to occur synchronously in EDA.

Click the Transactions basket icon to open the Transactions drop-down panel.

Figure 1. Transactions button

The Transactions drop-down panel displays information and options for the current transaction. From here you can edit the configuration changes contained within the transaction, discard the transaction, or commit the transaction.

Workflows

A workflow is a series of steps required to perform a task or process, such as performing a ping or performing a route lookup.

The Workflows button allows you to interact with workflows from anywhere in the EDA UI.

Figure 2. Workflows button
When you click the Workflows button, the 10 most recent workflows that you executed are displayed, along with any related notifications, such as if a workflow has completed or is waiting for input. From here, you can:
  • click one of the workflow executions to take you to its Summary page.
  • click the List button to take you to the Workflow Executions page.

User settings

Opening the User drop-down panel displays information and available actions for the currently logged-in user.

Figure 3. User settings button
  • User information: displays the name of the currently logged-in user, that user's role, and the date of the last successful login.
  • Appearance Theme: click to select a display theme from among the following:
    • Follow system theme: ignore the EDA theme settings, and instead adopt a light or dark theme based on your system settings.
    • Light: primarily displays dark text on a light background
    • Dark: primarily displays light text on a dark background
    • Enhanced Dark: like Dark, but employs even darker background shading
  • High Contrast Charts: controls the color selection for chart segments; enabling high-contrast charts makes EDA charts easier to read for colorblind users.
  • Change Password: click to change the password for the current user. You must re-authenticate before you can complete the password change.
  • Sign Out: click to sign out of the EDA application.

Help

Click to access the following available information:
  • API Documentation: opens the API Documentation page.
    Note: From the API Documentation page, you can download the API documentation as a zip file.
  • Hotkeys: opens a form displaying the keyboard hotkeys available for EDA actions.
    Note: You can also see the list of hotkeys by pressing "Shift-?" on your keyboard.
  • Release Information: opens a form displaying the EDA release number and version.

Information panel

Most pages in the EDA GUI include an Information panel. You can open this panel by clicking the Expand/Contract control at the middle right of any page.

The Information panel displays information about any selected object on the corresponding main page.

To enhance readability, fields that would contain no information are excluded from the information panel.

Figure 4. An example of an expanded information panel, showing the collapse control