Navigating within the application

Each time you open a primary window in TMW Operations, it is displayed as a primary tab in the main frame of the application.

Some primary tabs include sub tabs. Sub tabs are used when there is not enough room on the primary tab to display all fields at one time.

Working with primary tabs

When you open multiple primary tabs in the application’s main frame, the location of each tab is determined by the sequence in which the tabs were opened.

If necessary, you can open more than one instance of a primary tab.

When you make a change to a trip in the Trip Folder, an asterisk (*) indicates that unsaved information exists.

In Order Maintenance, when unsaved information exists the Save Changes to Order icon turns from gray to yellow.

indicates that unsaved changes exist in the Order Maintenance tab.
indicates that all the information in the Order Maintenance tab has been saved.

Moving from one primary tab to another

Use one of these methods to move from one primary tab to another primary tab:

Click on the tab.
If multiple tabs are open, press CTRL+TAB until the appropriate tab is highlighted.
Select the Window menu and click on the tab name.
Click the Down Arrow at the right side of the tab and click on the tab name.

Arranging the primary tabs

When multiple primary tabs are open, you can move and arrange the tabs in a variety of ways. Any arrangement is temporary for the current session of TMW Operations and cannot be saved.

You cannot rearrange sub tabs. For example, you cannot rearrange the sub tabs in the order detail section of the Order Maintenance window.

Changing the order of the primary tabs

Click on a tab and drag it to the left or right.

Displaying the primary tabs side-by-side

Click on a tab and drag it to the left or right edge of the window. A gray border indicates where the tab will appear.

To display all open primary tabs side-by-side, repeat this procedure for each tab.

You can also right-click on a tab and select New Vertical Tab Group.
You cannot combine a horizontal display with a vertical display.
If you open a primary tab when multiple groups are displayed, the new tab will display in the group with the currently selected tab.

Displaying a primary tab above or below another primary tab

Click a tab and drag it to the top or bottom of the window. A gray border indicates where the tab will appear.

To display all open primary tabs, repeat this procedure for each tab.

You can also right-click on a tab and select New Horizontal Tab Group.
You cannot combine a vertical display with a horizontal display.
If you open a primary tab when multiple groups are displayed, the new tab will display in the group with the currently selected tab.

Moving a primary tab from one group to another

To move a tab from one group to another, click on the tab and drag it to the desired group.

When moving a tab to another group, you can also right-click on the tab and select Move to Next Tab Group in the shortcut menu. If three or more tab groups are displayed, you may need to do this more than once.

To return a tab to its original location, right-click on the tab and select Move to Previous Tab Group in the shortcut menu. If three or more tab groups are displayed, you may need to do this more than once.

Closing individual primary tabs

Use one of these methods to close the primary tab currently in view:

Click X at the right side of the tab.
Press CTRL+F4.

Closing all primary tabs currently in view

To close all of the primary tabs that you have opened, select Window > Close All Windows.

Selecting sub tabs

Sub tabs always appear in the same order on the primary tab to which they belong. Use one of these methods to move from one sub tab to another:

Click on the tab.
Press CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW until the tab is highlighted.
Click the or down arrow at the right side of the tab.

The names of all sub tabs will be shown in a drop-down list below the arrow; click the name of the tab you want. The symbol means that all sub tabs are already visible. The symbol means that some of the sub tabs cannot be displayed because the current width of the window is not large enough. To see all sub tabs, drag the left or right side of the window to make it wider.

If all the tabs cannot be displayed within the current width of the window, you can click the arrows at the far right of the tab area to view the tabs that are not currently visible.

Using a primary tab’s menu

When a primary tab is displayed, the tasks that you can perform are listed as commands under the pull-down menus in the main menu bar. The available menus and menu options change based on the primary tab currently in view. The status of the record in view on that tab also may determine which commands are active.

To select a menu, click on the menu name to display the available menu options.

Use one of these methods to select an option from the menu:

Click the option name.
Use the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys to highlight the option, and then press ENTER.

To exit a menu without making a selection, press the ESC key.

Selecting the toolbar icons

Although menus ordinarily list all of the tasks you can perform within TMW Operations, you also can initiate many of these tasks by clicking on a toolbar icon. The icons that are displayed change based on the tab that is open, and the status of the record in view. To initiate a task from a toolbar, just click the toolbar icon.

The tab-specific toolbar displays icons that are specific to the primary tab currently in view.
The main toolbar displays icons that are used to initiate tasks that are common to all primary tabs.

When you hover the cursor over an icon, a tooltip displays the name or function of the icon.