>> This video will provide an overview for Layout and the general navigation tools
in the Regional Water Planning Application.
Below the Texas Water Development Board logo,
the light blue tabs act as the application's main menu.
By clicking each of these tabs I can open the corresponding module
and the tab will turn dark blue to show it is active.
When a module is opened the dark blue sub-menu
with text links will display directly below the main menu.
These links open the various pages within that module.
As a default, when you first open a module the far left sub-menu page will display
and a gray arrow under the page name will indicate which page is currently open.
Data are commonly organized in interactive tables throughout the application.
Each table will include columns to provide a clear understanding
of a record and its unique attributes.
To view more details for a specific record you can click the hyperlink name
or check the far right table column for a clickable link that generates a pdf report.
These report links can be found nested throughout the application
and allow the application user the ability
to see a summary report for the data element selected.
Additionally, a user can sort data by clicking on a column header in the table.
For example, by clicking the "county" column header one time all the records will be sorted
in ascending, alphabetical county name order.
If I click the county header a second time the data will be arranged
in descending, alphabetical county name order.
The ribbon above the column names also has built in tools
to help view and move through the table.
Starting on the left, you can see the number of records currently displayed.
Just to the right of that are arrow buttons and a drop down menu
that can be used to navigate between table pages.
The outer arrows will jump to the first and last pages,
with the inner arrows moving one page forward or backward at a time.
On the right side of the ribbon, the user can change the number of records being displayed
on the table page from the default of 10 to any of the other options listed.
"Update" and "cancel" buttons can be found below the dark blue sub-menu throughout the
application on pages where you may enter or change data.
Clicking the "cancel" button causes the application to navigate back
to the previous page, while clicking the "update" button will save any changes made
to the data entry fields on that application page.
If you attempt to leave a page without saving edited data, the application will remind you
that unsaved changes exist and allow you to either leave the page and not save the changes
or save the changes to the database prior to leaving the page.
It is important to remember to use the navigational buttons
within the application rather than the internet browser's back and forward buttons to ensure
that the application works properly.
Lastly, by clicking on the "help" tab you will find administrative contact information as well
as links to training videos and reference guides.