Using CUSP |
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The start page, known as CUSP, is an interactive and flexible interface that is automatically customized according to the artifacts that you most frequently use and that you last accessed before logging out. In addition to this, you can use the various features available in CUSP to work with Process Platform effectively.
Organizations menu
Process Platform can be configured and used in an intra-enterprise scenario. You can use Process Platform to model logical business units as Organizations. As an user you may be part of one or more organizations in Process Platform.
The Organizations menu lists the organizations that are available in the Process Platform application. It displays the current organization by default.
To switch to another organization, select an option from the Organizations drop-down list. CUSP is reloaded with artifacts from the selected organization.
Shortcut Bar
You can use the Shortcut Bar to create shortcuts to the applications or artifacts you use frequently. The Shortcut Bar scrolls into view when the mouse pointer is placed on it; it scrolls out of view on removing the mouse pointer. It is possible to remove the scrolling behavior. To fix the scroll bar, click 
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The Shortcut Bar contains the CUSP Preferences shortcut by default. You can use it to set preferences for CUSP. For details, see Setting User Preferences.
Additionally, you can drag artifacts from an App Palette in CUSP to the Shortcut Bar to create a new shortcut. You can also use a URL to create a shortcut. For details, see Creating a Shortcut using a URL. To remove an artifact from the Shortcut Bar, right-click it and select Remove from this list.
Tag Cloud
It is possible to assign tags to artifacts in Process Platform. You can use the tags to group and access the artifacts you want. Besides the tags that you define, some system tags are also associated with each artifact.
The Tag Cloud feature enables filtering of artifacts based on tags. Clicking 
(Show Tags) on the title bar of an App Palette that contains artifacts, displays all the existing tags. Typically, tags that are associated with greater number of artifacts are highlighted and display in a bigger font size as compared to other tags.
- To assign a tag to an artifact, place the mouse pointer over the artifact, select
, type the new tag in the editable field that appears, and click Tag. - To view the artifacts associated with a tag, click on the title bar, and select the tag. You can repeat this procedure to select multiple tags and view the common artifacts associated with them.
- To go back to the default display and view all artifacts, click
for each selected tag in the tag-crumb that displays in the title bar. This cancels the respective tag selection; when all selected tags are canceled, the default view appears. Alternately, select in the title bar and select Clear Tag-Crumb to cancel all tags.
If you routinely use a selection of tags to view the artifacts of interest to you, you can consider creating an App Palette to display your favorite artifacts.
After sorting the artifacts by tags, you can use the URL of the combined selection of artifacts to directly access an App Palette in a different browser. You can thus share your sorted artifacts with other users.
Context-menu options in CUSP
The menus available for an App Palette or artifacts in an App Palette provide you with various options to work with them.
Menu options for artifacts
The menu available for artifacts may differ depending on whether the artifact you select is an application or a document. When you place the mouse pointer on an artifactin an App Palette, the icon appears. Clicking on in the_My Applications_App Palette displays a menuthat may contain the following options.
- Select Open to open the artifact.
- Select Copy URL to copy the URL of the artifact to the clipboard.
- Select Copy to Shortcut bar to create a shortcut of the artifact and display it in the Shortcut Bar.
- Type a new tag in the editable field and click Tag to assign a tag to the artifact.
- Select Remove from this list to remove an artifact from the list of most-recently accessed artifacts. This option is available only for the recently accessed artifacts that display in the collapsed view of the My Applications App Palette.
Menu options for App Palettes
Right-clicking in an App Palette that contains artifacts displays the Refresh and Scroll By menus that comprise options to alter the display of artifacts.
The options available for the*Scroll By*menu are:
*Roller: Use it to scroll through artifacts using the Roller.
*Scrollbar: Use it to scroll through artifacts using the Scroll bar.
Search Field
It is now possible to search for artifacts in the My Applications App Palette by name or associated tags.
A search field displays in the title bar of the My Applications App Palette when its expanded. Similar search fields are available for other App Palettes too.
- Click
in the search field and select 
(Quick Find) to search for artifacts by name. This is the default search mode. - Click in the search field and select
(Tag Search) to search for artifacts by tag names. To narrow down the search, enter another tag in the search results view.
Task Bar
The Task Bar provides the following menu options on right-clicking it.
- Switch to Classic View: Opens the Process Platform classic tree menu. When the classic view is open, a Switch to CUSP toggle option displays in the Task Bar.
- Minimize All Applications: Minimizes all open applications to the Task Bar. When all applications are minimized, a Show Open Applications toggle option displays in the Task Bar. Clicking Show Open Applications restores the applications minimized using the Minimize All Applications toggle option. Alternatively, in the Task Bar, click an application to minimize or maximize it.
- Toolbars: Its sub-menu provides options to open Advanced, Desktop, and Standard toolbars. This menu option is disabled in CUSP view. It is only available in the Classic view.
Keyboard Shortcuts in an App Palette
In addition to the various context-menu options, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts in CUSP.
- Press arrow keys to navigate among tags in a Tag Cloud or artifacts in an App Palette.
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Z or Ctrl+Alt+X to tab through the open applications in CUSP. Each of these display a revolving view of all open applications. Ctrl+Alt+Z displays a clockwise rotating view, while Ctrl+Alt+X shows an anti-clockwise rotating view.