General

The user interface of speedy is divided into the following areas

speedy-Explorer

• Title bar
• Ribbon
• Address bar (breadcrumb navigation)
• Navigation/structure (tree control)
• Document list
• Document properties
• and preview
• status bar

The title bar corresponds to the Windows standard. Here speedy can be closed with a mouse click, the window can be resized or hidden completely. The programme name and the user currently logged in are also displayed.
The speedy commands can be called up in the multi-function bar. The multifunction bar is divided by tabs according to topics.
In the Structure window, the defined lockers and subfolders are displayed, as well as a collective folder for search results. A mouse click on an entry in the structure fills the document list with the corresponding documents. If you select a document with a mouse click, the general document properties and a file preview are displayed in the properties window.

In speedy, all frequently used commands can be selected via the context menu of the right mouse button. Context menu means that the menu depends on the object selected with the right mouse button. Depending on which object is clicked with the right mouse button, a menu appears with commands belonging to this object.

Commands can also be called up via the menu bar as well as the toolbar. In both variants, the command is selected with the left mouse button.

Important commands can also be called up via the keyboard. The following key combinations are defined in speedy:

Login

When speedy is started for the first time, the user must log in to the system and enter the password provided by the administrator.

If you have activated the check box Save password, the password will be saved with your Windows user profile so that it does not have to be re-entered each time you start the programme. The next time the user logs in, the login window is no longer displayed and the programme is started automatically.

Ribbon View “ Change Password

Change Password

After the command call, a dialogue box appears for entering the old and new password:

Only alphanumeric characters (letters, numbers) are allowed, no special characters. The minimum length must correspond to the length defined under [session.password.length].

Ribbon View ” User Switch

This functionality is particularly interesting for administrators who use several user IDs with different authorisations for test purposes. speedy Because of the stored login, the speedy user under which the current Windows user was last logged in is always automatically logged in.

Please note that user-specific settings such as project visibility are not updated, only the rights check changes.

Ribbon: speedyPDM > User Options
Ribbon: View > Options

Opens the dialogue for editing the user options.

Settings can be marked as user-specific by the administrator, these can be changed in the user options.

Ribbon: speedyPDM > Messages

Some warnings, error messages and user prompts can be deactivated by selecting an option “Do not ask this question again” or “Do not report this note again” in the message dialogue. These deactivated messages can be reactivated with the help of this command. A dialogue with all deactivated messages appears. Select all messages that are to be reactivated, i.e. that are to reappear the next time a message is displayed, and confirm the dialogue with OK.

Ribbon View “ Refresh {[F5]}

When refreshing the view of speedy, the individual windows are rebuilt. The current locker database is re-read and changes made to documents by other editors are displayed.

Ribbon speedyPDM ” Exit {[Alt]-[F4]}

If the Explorer is the last speedy application to be closed on the workstation, the system checks whether documents still have the status in progress and reports this with the option to file this document. (see also [document.workspace.autocheckin])