Introduction

This section explains the purpose and scope of the guide and describes the target audience.

Purpose

This guide describes how to configure the layout and behavior of the Aras Innovator user interface (UI). It also includes many examples to demonstrate how to implement common use cases.

Scope

The scope of this guide covers common UI controls in the Aras Innovator web client including the table of contents, toolbars, menus, keyboard shortcuts, item views, sidebars, headers, and title bars.

The scope of this guide does not include ItemTypes, Forms, Life Cycles, Workflows, or other general administration tasks the Aras Innovator web client.

This guide is written for administrators and developers who are responsible for configuring the user interface of the Aras Innovator software.

The Configurable User Interface Administrator Guide is composed of the following content sections:

Sections of the Configurable User Interface Administrator Guide

Convention

Description

Section 2: Configurable User Interface This section provides a detailed description of the Configurable User Interface (CUI) which provides the underlying architecture for many of the configurable UI elements in the Aras Innovator web client. Understanding this framework may be helpful for developers who want to develop complex custom interfaces, but simple implementations may not require this level of technical detail.
Section 3: Table of Contents Editor This section describes the Table of Contents Editor, a visual interface for administrators to configure the table of contents (TOC).
Section 4: Examples This section contains step-by-step instructions on how to configure common use cases. These use cases are grouped by UI elements.