Launching Planner

Chapter 3 Launching Planner

This chapter shows you how to launch Planner and use the new Planner file.

3.1Global Functions

Planner contains several common functions that apply throughout the application. They are as follows:

3.1.1Dialogs

The following functions apply to all dialog boxes in Planner. Depending on options available in a particular dialog box, you can:

•Click <OK> to accept an action or save all the changes and close the dialog box.

•Click <Save> to save all the changes made and close the dialog box.

•Click <Cancel> to discard the action or the changes and close the dialog box.

•Click <Apply> to save all changes while keeping the dialog box open.

•Click <Delete> to remove a selected item.

•Click <Close> to close the dialog box.

•Click <Restore to Defaults> to reset to factory defaults.

•Click <Reset to Installation Defaults> to restore to default installation values.

•Click <Yes> to accept the action in the dialog box.

•Click <No> to deny or decline the action in the dialog box.

3.1.2Messages

The following functions apply to all message boxes in Planner.

•Click <OK> for Yes.

•Click <Cancel> for No.

•If you exceed the allowed range for any parameter, Planner pops up an alert mentioning the value/data is invalid, and that you have to be within the permitted range.

3.1.3Trees

The following functions apply to all trees in Planner. In any tree, you can perform the following:

•Click to expand the sub nodes.

•Click to collapse the sub nodes.

•Double‐click the node text to either expand or collapse sub nodes.

3.1.4Other Functions

The following functions apply to all the repositories and message boxes in Planner:

•Click in the relevant section to view more information about the respective section.

•On the various repository screens, click the column header of the tables to sort the list of items in the table.

3.2Opening Planner

When you launch Planner, the Open Wi‐Fi Project dialog box appears. You can do one of the following:

1Create a new Wi‐Fi Project

2Select from one of the recently used Wi‐Fi Projects

3Open an existing Wi‐Fi Project

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