Description of the Graphical User Interface

Structure of the Graphical User Interface

1. 1. Data/Workspace
      The main area of the interface whose content depends on the navigation element that is currently selected. Within the areas accessible by clicking on the tabs “Measuring points”, “Folders” and so on, lists of the corresponding objects are displayed in a table as an overview.

   2. Main menu (not visible in screenshot, because it is currently hidden)
      This menu - normally hidden - contains in particular the project tree (mentioned below), as well as a number of further text links for accessing frequently used views (analogous to the equivalent shortcuts in the menu; again dependent on the rights of the user). The main menu is opened by clicking on the green "hamburger button"

      

      . In doing this, a different menu is hidden. For more details, see the Main Menu section.

Edit mode: The above screenshot specifically shows the view of a folder, which merely displays its contents. The "Edit" command of the context menu explained above takes you to another, special *view for editing* the folder. This principle is also valid for all other (editable) elements in Sedrix like measuring points, devices or projects: in addition to a pure display mode, there is a special editing mode. This is hereafter usually referred to as the Edit mode, and can be accessed via the context menu of the object or by clicking on one of the “Edit” buttons

that are displayed on the right side of each line of a list view of objects, such as the list of subfolders of a folder. However, the edit mode is only accessible to the logged-in user if they have the corresponding rights (as explained in more detail below).

Language of the Sedrix Interface

The language used for the display of labels and text in the graphical user interface of Sedrix can be set in the header via the menu item "Language".

Icons Used

Menu. Can be highlighted green as "hamburger button" to open the main menu.

Project

Folder

Open folder

Dashboard

Measuring point

Device

User

User group

Alarm definition

Logbook (as of version 2.11)

Download license data (for privileged users only - see User Roles)

Further symbols used in Sedrix

New

Edit

Delete

Protocol / Log entries

Assignment of data to a measuring point

Settings

Upload

Download

Document template

Report template

Word document (e.g. used as document template for reports)

Excel document

PDF document

Update

Create report

Notification

Notify user group

Full screen, i.e. diagram is displayed in a separate browser tab

Full screen (from version 2.12)

Alarm

Vibration event (vibration measurement module)

SmartFilter settings

Input elements (from version 2.11)

Manage measuring points (from version 2.13)

Duplicate (clone) SDC elements such as measuring points, alert definitions or report templates

Split assignment

Show additional configuration controls (e.g. to configure evaluations)

Hide additional configuration controls (e.g. to configure evaluations)

Header

In Sedrix, the header is the top horizontal menu bar with a black background. It contains menu items for selecting general functions and retrieving information.

• Under "Language", you can set the language used for displaying labels and text within the user interface of Sedrix. See Language of the Sedrix Interface.

• Under "Help", you will find help with operating Sedrix along with contact information:

  • "Documentation": Link to this handbook

  • "Changes": Link to the Sedrix Changelog (also in this handbook)

  • "Contact": Contact data of Remolution Software GmbH and - if they have been entered in Sedrix - the contact data of the contact person specified for the current project.

  • "Privacy policy": Data privacy statement according to DSGVO (GDPR) for the use of Sedrix.

In addition, the (display) name of the currently logged-in user is displayed on the far right of the header. If this user is a so-called privileged user, their role is also displayed. In the screenshot, this is "Super-Administrator" (see User Roles).
Clicking on the name opens a context menu with commands for managing your own user account and for logging out.

Menu

The menu is the vertical menu bar. It contains several buttons with icons, which can be used to access the most important views and functions of Sedrix ("shortcuts").

Main Menu

The main menu, which is accessed via the green "hamburger button"

, contains

• the project tree, with which you can navigate within the project

• in the upper area, project-specific functions

• in the lower area, cross-project or global functions.
  
  

To open the main menu, click once on the hamburger button. The main menu will open and the entire menu bar will be moved to the right.
To close the main menu again, click the hamburger button again. The main menu will collapse.

By default, the main menu is hidden in order to have more screen space for the data/workspace, which is especially useful when working with Sedrix on small screens.

Among the project-specific functions are e.g. access to the dashboard, the devices of the current project, user groups, alert definitions etc., as well as access to document templates etc. which can only be found here.

The global functions available here are access to project management, user management, as well as Setup and Status.

Project Tree

The project tree of the current project is displayed when you click on the "hamburger button"

in the menu.

The hierarchy of folders created in Sedrix to structure a project, as well as the measuring points placed in it, form a "tree". The project folder is at the "root", subfolders and sub-subfolders form the "trunk" or "branches". Finally, the measuring points (and even "empty" subfolders, i.e. folders which don't (yet) contain subfolders and/or measuring points) form the "leaves". This hierarchical structure of the current project is called the project tree and can be viewed in the main menu. This is the same concept as in the navigation area of Windows Explorer, or in the list view of the Finder in macOS, for example, where the hierarchical structure of the file system of a computer with folders, subfolders, sub-subfolders etc. and files can be visualized:

• The project folders are displayed in the project tree with the symbol

  

  (closed folder) or

  

  (open folder) followed by the name of the folder. Different icons are used because it can, for the sake of clarity, be helpful to hide items in the project tree by default after a certain level. This is indicated by the closed folder icon (from version 2.12). These folder symbols can be opened at any time by clicking on them, in order to display its contents (if available; see Project Properties for the corresponding project setting).

• The measuring points of the project are displayed in the project tree with the symbol

  

  , followed by the name of the measuring point.

Global Functions

The global functions described here are only available to privileged users (super administrators or administrators, see User Roles). Some functions can also be accessed via the corresponding icon in the menu.

Projekte

This function opens the project management view of Sedrix. Here, new projects can be created, existing projects can be edited, and archived or deleted if necessary.
It is only available to privileged users (super administrators or administrators, see User Roles and users with the appropriate rights). This means that the "Projects" link is only displayed in the main menu if you are logged in with the required privileges.

"Projects": Clicking this link opens the Project Management (corresponds to clicking

in the menu).

Users

This function opens the user management view of Sedrix, where new Sedrix users can be created, existing ones edited, and deleted if necessary.
This function is only available to privileged users (super administrators or administrators, see User Roles). This means that the "Users" link is only displayed in the main menu if you are logged in with the required privileges.

"Users": Clicking this link opens the user management (corresponds to clicking

in the menu).

Devices (All Projects)

This function opens a view in which all devices created in Sedrix are listed in an overview (available from version 2.12).
For details, see Cross-Project Device Overview.

"Devices (All Projects)": Clicking on this link opens the device overview for all projects (there is no icon in the menu).

Setup

This function opens a view that is used to configure Sedrix. This is usually done by your system administrator/sales partner when setting up Sedrix.

"Setup": Clicking on this link opens the "Setup" view (there is no icon in the menu).

Status

This function opens a view for displaying the current status of Sedrix (status information concerning the server; status of services; from version 2019.1, the licensing status is found in a separate license view). It also provides access to log files. It is normally only used by your system administrator/sales partner, if required.

"Status": Clicking on this link opens the "Status" view (there is no icon in the menu).

Logo of the view (upper right):

License

This function opens a view of the current licensing status (from version 2019.1). It is normally only used by your system administrator/sales partner, if required.

"License": Clicking on this link opens the "License" view (there is no icon in the menu).

Logo of the view (upper right):

Usage Statistics

This function opens a view of the current usage statistics. It is normally only used by your system administrator/sales partner, if required.

"Usage Statistics": Clicking on this link opens the "Usage Statistics" view (there is no icon in the menu).

• Storage requirement and amounts, displayed separately according to application/object

• Notifications sent by Sedrix, either by email or SMS

Project-Specific Functions

The following project-specific functions/views are accessible via links in the main menu. Some of these links correspond to the respective shortcuts (buttons with icons) in the menu. For details about these views please follow the links below:

“Dashboard”: Dashboard (corresponds to

in the menu)

“Devices”: Device Management (corresponds to

in the menu)

“User Groups”: User Group Administration (corresponds to

in the menu)

“Alert Definitions”: Alert Definitions (corresponds to

in the menu)

“Document Templates”: Document Templates (without a shortcut in the menu)

Data/Work Area

The "data area" or "work area" is the main part of the user interface of Sedrix (the section to the right of the menu bar). Depending on the currently selected view/function, different contents are displayed. This could be the data of a specific measuring point . (tables, diagrams, etc.) that was selected, or the properties of a device that was called up in Device Management, etc.

• This area is primarily used for *purely displaying* the data or properties of the currently selected element.

• If useful for the currently displayed element, a separate Edit mode can be called up here, in order to change (and save) the properties of the element. In order to access this edit mode, please execute the *"Edit "* command in the context menu of the element. In list views of elements (e.g. the list of measuring points of a folder or devices (i.e. the Device Overview) there is also a special "Edit" icon

  

  . Clicking on this icon in a line of the list opens the edit mode of the element in this line.

For example, in the edit mode of a measuring point, the properties of this measuring point, such as assignments, reference measurements, evaluations, etc. have to be defined. This ultimately determines the data displayed in the pure display mode and how it is presented.

In other words, actually working with Sedrix takes place predominantly in this area, while menus and navigation areas are used to select a particular element. This helps to explains the name.

Navigation Bar

The navigation bar is a text line that is displayed at the top of the data/work area and which depicts the "path" to the current view as a "path of objects" (so-called "breadcrumb navigation". See Glossary). It shows you at a glance the current position of the element whose data is currently displayed in the folder hierarchy, and thus simplifies the orientation, especially in a folder or a measuring point view (see project tree)
In addition, you can click on one of the components of this path to go directly and conveniently to the corresponding level, so that the corresponding contents are then displayed.

For example, a line like "Magistrale für Europa / Rheinbrücke Neuburgweier / Tachymeter / Widerlager Ost" shows that you are currently working in the "Magistrale für Europa" project, and that you are in the "Tachymeter" (sub-sub) folder in the "Widerlager Ost" measuring point. Clicking on "Tachymeter", for instance, opens the view of this folder, so that you can see (and call up) other measuring points that may be defined here.

The following rules apply to the creation of these path specifications:

• For project-specific views, the path begins with the name of the project or the project folder

  • for a folder view, this is followed by the names of the folders and subfolders in which the measuring point is located and completed with the name of the current folder

  • for a measuring point view, it is analogous to the path of a folder view, but is here terminated with the name of the measuring point

  • in the device management, it is followed by the name of this view (or here shorter the word "Devices"), etc.

• For the global views, the project management and the user management, the navigation bar only consists of the name of the view (and cannot be clicked either - which is not helpful here).

SmartFilter

Context Menu