Configure your workspace

Many of the pop-up windows used to display information in AVEVA Unified Supply Chain can be docked to the main application window instead of remaining floating.

To dock a window:

1. Click on the header of the tool window you want to dock to give the window focus.

2. Drag the tool window toward the middle of the application window. A guide diamond appears with four arrows pointing toward the edges of the available workspace.

3. Move the window to the arrow of the guide diamond corresponding to the position where you wish to dock the window. For example, to dock the window to the right-hand side of the application window, move the window to the guide arrow pointing right.

4. The application workspace will change color to highlight where the docked window will appear. Release the mouse to dock the window in the selected position.

To undock a window and make it floating again:

5. Click and hold the header of a docked window or tab of a tabbed window you wish to release from its position.

6. Drag the window away from its position until the guide diamond appears.

7. Release the mouse anywhere to float the window above the main workspace, or drag the window to the guide diamond to dock it to a different part of the application workspace.

Tip: You can hold the Ctrl key while dragging a window to prevent docking.
This is not supported in parts of the scheduling environment, such as Displays and the Multi Blend Environments (Multi Feed Blend Environment, Multi Product Blend Environment, Multi Pipeline Blend Environment).

Hide docked windows

A docked window can be configured to automatically hide when not in use. To hide docked windows do either of the following:

• Click the pin icon in the header of the docked window to unpin the window from the docking group.

• Click the docking options arrow in the header of the docked window and select Auto Hide from the menu.

When set to Auto Hide, windows appear as tabs at the side of the document workspace.

To show hidden windows, move the mouse cursor over the hidden window tab.

The window is displayed while the mouse is over the window area. When the mouse is moved off the are the window will hide again, displaying only its tab. To fix the window open the window must be pinned.

Stack docked windows

Several windows can be docked and stacked in the same area of the application workspace. To stack docked windows:

8. Click the header of the tool window you wish to stack with an existing docked window.

9. Drag the tool window toward the existing docked window where you wish to stack the tool window.

10. The guide diamond will appear in the center of the existing docked window. Move the tool window to the arrow on the guide diamond where you wish to stack the tool window.

11. The application workspace will change color to highlight where the stacked window will appear. Release the mouse to stack the window in the selected position.

Dock windows as tabs

Floating windows can be docked together to occupy the same area of the workspace. In this case, the visible window is selected using a tab at the bottom of the docked window area. To add a floating window to an existing docked window as a tab:

12. Click the header of the tool window you wish to dock with an existing docked window.

13. Drag the tool window toward the existing docked window where you wish to tab the tool window.

14. The guide diamond will appear in the center of the existing docked window. Move the tool window to the center of the guide diamond where the icon indicates a new tab.

15. The application workspace will change color to highlight where the tab will appear and a small tab will become visible in the existing docked window. Release the mouse to place the window as a tab in the selected position.

Reset workspace layout

Click Reset Layout in the Views group of the Home ribbon tab to reset the layout of the dockable windows, such as the Diagnostics or the Watch window, to its default state. This button is available in the Model Explorer and the analytics and planning environments.

The Reset Layout button affects the current window only. To reset the layout of all views and windows in AVEVA Unified Supply Chain, in the Model Explorer click Restore Defaults in the View Management group of the Tools ribbon tab.