When you log in to TACTIC from your browser, you will see a window similar to the following image. This section describes some of the important parts of this window.
1 - Header
| 1a | Project Homepage Link | The project bar shows the TACTIC logo and release. This link will also direct you back to the project selection page. |
| 1b | Project Thumbnail | This area shows the name of the project and thumbnail. |
| 1c | Project Selection Menu | A drop down list to switch between projects. |
| 1d | Main Action Menu | Main TACTIC Actions menu. |
| 1e | User Menu | Allows for editing of basic user settings |
| 1f | Main Help Link | Loads the Built in TACTIC Help (documentation, links etc) |
2 - Sidebar
| 2a | Project Views | Project Views contains links to different views with information about the project as well as workflow. |
| 2b | My Views | My views is a collection of views that are custom created by the login user for personal use. |
| 2c | My Admin | My Admin displays the Tactic system, as well as the project and adminstration schema. Access to this part of the sidebar is generally reserved for admin level users. |
3 - Main View Panel
| 3a | Tabs | Tactic supports loading multiple tabs, similar to how web browsers handle tabs. Views can be loaded into tabs either automatically or through right-clicking on a link. |
| 3b | Simple Search | In some views, a simple search will be included. The Simple Search option provides a quick and easy way to search specifically within the current view in use. |
| 3c | View Toolbar | In some views, there will be tools which are specific to the view. For example, the "Table" view provides an array of tools for interaction with that table. |
| 3d | Main Panel | The Main Panel is where the actual results of the view are displayed. This can be a table, tile tayout, dashboard etc. |