The following areas can be distinguished in the projects list:
Project list areas
Breadcrumb project navigation (1)
The breadcrumb project navigation allows the user to identify the location where the projects are stored (Local Projects or Project Archive) and provides a shortcut to the 'Overview'.
Main toolbar (2)
Similar to the dashboard's main toolbar, it contains the buttons 'Settings' and 'Help', by means of which the ETS settings and the ETS Help centre open respectively. Furthermore, it is possible to search for a project within the Local Project list by clicking the 'magnifier glass' button, which activates the search field in the project navigation.
Sidebar (3)
The sidebar provides the following options, some of them are only available if at least one project has been selected.
| Option | Description | Context | Visibility in... |
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| By Name | Sorts the projects alphabetically by name. | Always |
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| Project view | Toggles the project list view between List/Tile view | Always |
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| Start Project Wizard | Creates a project using the Project Wizard. | Always |
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| New Project | Creates a new project to the local project list and opens a dialog for entering the required data. | Always |
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| Refresh | Refreshes the project list in the project archive. | Always |
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| New Folder | Creates a new folder in the project archive directory. | Always |
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| Import Project | Imports one or more projects at the same time (depending on the selection in the File selection dialog) with the help of the Import Wizard. | Always |
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| Select all | Selects all the projects. | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Deselect all | Deselects all the projects. | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Open | Opens the selected project(s). | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Export |
Exports one (or more) projects in the ETS format, always with the associated project name. You can also export the OPC format of this project. |
Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Move | Allows a project to be moved to another folder in the project archive. | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Merge | Merges a previously split project back into one. | Only if two projects have been selected. |
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| Delete | Deletes a project and there is no Undo! For this reason, you will first be asked to confirm your decision (even when the warning for deleting is deactivated!) | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Backup to Archive | Creates a backup of the project to archive. | Only if at least one project has been selected. |
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| Filter | Allows filtering per attributed tags. Multiple tags can be selected. In this case, the projects that are shown should contain all the selected tags. | Only if there is at least one tag attributed to a project. |
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Project list (4)
A project or a project folder (from the project archive window) can be selected by hovering over a project tile or list item and by clicking the checkbox that appears.
Actions (rename, move and delete) on a project folder can be done as soon as it is hovered with the mouse. The amount shown on a project folder indicates the total amount of projects inside this folder (i.e. projects in any subfolder are also taken into account).
In case of a linked folder, a chain icon is shown in front of the folder name.
As soon as one ETS project has been selected, it is possible to multi-select other ETS projects by checking their relative checkboxes.
