Designer Studio basics

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The header bar identifies the currently selected application, supports search and provides quick access to three menus and a few tools. See:

• Using the Header
• Using the Search Facility
• Using the Application menu
• Using the Profile menu

The tab bar identifies currently open rule forms or data forms. See Using the Tab bar.

Click the Pega button to access landing pages. See: About landing pages

The toolbar changes to reflect options and functions available for the currently selected rule form, data form, or Explorer list. See:

• Using the toolbar
• How to complete rule and data form fields
• Completing the New Rule dialog
• How to enter rule keys using Save As
• Identifying parts of rule and data forms

Select an Explorer for quick access to rules and data. See Selecting an Explorer.

From the Designer Studio home page, you can track which rules of the current application are being modified, by whom. This information is also available while offline, as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed (). See Working with the What's Happening display and the Recent Actions tab on the Development landing page.

Displays a high level synopsis of your current application including its description, version, RuleSet and create/update dates. Click the application name to display the application rule. Click Detailed History to display the rule's change/update history.

When the application is enabled for Project Management and a communication link is active between an instance of the Project Management Framework, your Project Worklist displays below the application details. See Working with the Application Summary.

Click the home icon () in the Tab bar to return to the Home display, or select the Currently Open icon () to see a list of available tabs, then select the home icon ().