Workflow Manager

The HxMap Workflow Manager (WFM) is a project viewer that is the central application for the entire workflow from data download to product generation. It provides a suitable working environment for a diverse set of user tasks. It guides the user for these workflow steps via the concept of different perspectives inside one central main window.

The WFM main window provides a base environment consisting of the menu/tool/status bar combination allowing for common interactions and a working area which is filled depending on the needs for the current step in the workflow.

It provides a highly customizable environment by:

• having dock-able widgets that the user could customize to make his work area more productive

• maintaining all the layout of the editors and views from last session

• fully supporting internationalization and localization by adapting to different languages

Workspace

A workspace file holds all the information about the current working state for the user, in particular open sessions, blocks, and projects. It provides basic project management by tracking data from download to product generation. It is stored in the Hexagon Workspace file format (*.hexws).

Perspective

A perspective focuses on a specific phase in the workflow and aims to provide an appropriate set of views and corresponding actions when the user opens it. It is used to present the user a simplified view of the data for the specific task at hand.