Opening and closing a sidebar

Sidebars provide additional information and access to framework elements. Opening a sidebar makes it appear in the left-hand pane of the user interface. Closing a sidebar removes it from the pane
Prerequisites: You are working in Workbench and are connected to a station.
  1. To open the left-hand sidebar pane, click the Window menu, point at Side Bars and toggle Show Side Bar.
  2. To open a sidebar, click the Window menu, point at Side Bars, move over and click the sidebar to open.
    • ACE Catalog opens a sidebar list of ACE (Analysis, Control and Evaluation) applications
    • Bookmarks opens a sidebar collection of bookmarks.
    • Help opens a sidebar with access to online help.
    • Jobs opens a sidebar that lists the jobs that have recently run.
    • Nav opens the Nav tree.
    • Palette opens a sidebar from which to open individual module palettes.
    • Search uses NEQL syntax to query the system for component tags.
    • Template lists the template files in the User Home ~templates folder and System Home !modules folder.
    • Todo List provides a convenient way to record tasks to be completed.
    The selected sidebar opens.
  3. To close a sidebar, click the downward-pointing triangle next to the sidebar name and click Close.
  4. To close the entire sidebar pane, click Window, point at Side Bars and toggle Show Side Bar.
    The pane closes.