Starting and exiting Workbench

Tasks involved with starting and exiting Workbench, include the following:

Start procedures given here are for the “typical” usage of Workbench. You may have other Windows Start menu shortcuts, Desktop shortcuts, or Windows 8 “Start Tiles” installed for other Niagara applications not mentioned here. Refer to the NiagaraAX 3.8 Windows Installation document for summary information.

To start Workbench

To start Workbench do one of the following:

- From the Windows Start menu, choose either:
  - Programs->Niagara 3.x.xx ->Workbench 3.x.xx
    
    The Niagara Workbench GUI window appears.
  - Programs->Niagara 3.x.xx ->Workbench (Console)
    
    A Workbench (Console) window appears, after which a separate Niagara Workbench GUI window appears. The console window can be useful to capture debug messages from the client Workbench application, or to exit in the case of a “hung client connection”.
    If you close the Workbench console window, Workbench also immediately closes—any unsaved changes are lost. Be sure to save changes before closing the associated console window.
- From a Niagara Console window (Programs->Niagara 3.x.xx ->Console), at the command prompt, enter either:
  - wb_w
    
    The Niagara Workbench GUI window appears. The console window and Workbench window are independent, meaning if you close or exit one, the other remains open.
  - wb
    
    A Workbench (Console) window appears, after which a separate Niagara Workbench GUI window appears. The console window can be useful to capture debug messages from the client Workbench application, or to exit in the case of a “hung client connection”.
    If you close the Workbench console window, Workbench also immediately closes—any unsaved changes are lost. Be sure to save changes before closing the associated console window.
  Note you can also open a console within the Workbench (GUI) window. See About the console.
- If Desktop Shortcuts were installed (and/or if AX-3.8 with Windows 8 Start Screen Tiles were installed), double-click the following shortcut, or click the following tile:
  - Workbench 3.x.xx
    
    The Niagara Workbench GUI window appears.

To close a Workbench window

Closing all Workbench windows will exit the Workbench GUI.

To close a Workbench window do one of the following:

- From the File menu, select the Close command.
  
  The Workbench window will close.
- From the Niagara Workbench menu (located in the top left corner of the window title bar), select the Close command.
  
  The Workbench window will close.
- Click the close icon (located in the top right corner of the window title bar).
  
  The Workbench window will close.

To exit Workbench

You can exit Workbench by using the Exit command (which will close all Workbench windows) or by closing all Workbench windows.

To exit Workbench, do one of the following:

- From the File menu, select the Exit command.
  
  The Workbench GUI will close.
- Close all Workbench windows.
  
  The Workbench GUI will close when the final Workbench window is closed.