WorkFlow Chart

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WorkFlow Chart

WorkFlow chart displays a hierarchical structure of called programs and tasks.

For selected program it shows all call to other programs and subtasks.

It can also display forms of called programs and subtasks.

Settings allow to set distinct properties for Online, Batch, Browser or SQL tasks.

 

Select program from the list on the left and click Draw button.

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WorkFlow chart buttons:

Draw

Draw the chart

+  -  Fit

Zoom in, zoom out and zoom to fit the chart

Settings

Customization settings for chart. Colors, arrows, fonts, ...

Overview

Show an overview of the chart

Print preview

Print preview the chart

Print

Print the chart

Undo

Undo changes in the chart

Redo

Redo the changes to the chart

Save

Save chart

Load

Load previous saved chart

Visio E

Visio export - export chart into Visio 2003 format

 

An Overview of chart gives a quick view on the whole chart even if the chart extends to multiple pages.

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Settings

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Layout settings

Call depth

Set the level of depth for call programs and task

Show shadows

Shadows of the objects on the chart

 

Show grid

Show or hide the grid of the chart

Prefix Task name with Task number

Programs and tasks can have task number in the task name. For example: 12.1.3 Find Customer

Background color

Chart's background color

Arrows

Set arrow type, color and width for call to programs and tasks. Set different values for easier distinction between calls to programs and tasks.

Enable

Enable setting to show calls to online, batch, browser or SQL tasks

Shape

Set the shape of objects representing each task type

Fill color

Color of the object representing each task type

Width

Set width of the object representing each task type

Height

Set height of the object representing each task type

Text color

Text color of the object representing each task type

Text style

Set text style of the object representing each task type

Forms

Set to show or hide forms and fit object's size to form size

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Forms settings

Customize images representing forms.

 

Double click on an object opens Task properties, or use right click and select Task properties.

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Task properties

Text

Set task text

Text color

Set text color

Font

Set text font

Text style

Set text style

Fill color

Set task's color

Show border

Show or hide borders of the task

Show form

Show or hide task's form

 

Double click arrow to open Arrow properties.

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Arrow properties

Text

Set text for arrow

Text color

Set text color

Font

Set text font

Text style

Set text style

Arrow color

Set arrow color

Arrow type

Set arrow type

Arrow style

Set arrow style

Arrow width

Set arrow width

 

Right click on chart opens a popup menu:

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Add textarea

To add blank box on the chart. For notes or similar purposes. All textarea's are saved or printed together with the chart.

Expand all

Expand the whole chart, all levels.

Collapse all

Collapse together the chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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