Home tab
Use commands on the File menu to create new configurations, save changes to a configuration, print a task, email, or close a configuration file. The file menu also displays commands to configure or close the application.
The Home tab on the AutoStore Process Designer ribbon has the following commands.
File group
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| New | Creates a new configuration. Click this button to open the Task
Properties dialog box in which you can specify the name and configure
other options for the first task in the configuration. Clicking
OK adds the new configuration as a tab at the top of the
workspace. The tab is initially labeled CFG followed by an
ordinal number. You will be prompted to enter a file name the first time that you
save the configuration. To use a template to create a new configuration, click
the New
|
| Open | Opens an existing configuration or template file. Click this button to open the Open dialog box. In the Open dialog box, you can specify either CFG Configuration (*.cfg) or CTF Template (*.ctf) to browse for configuration or configuration template files. |
| Close | Closes the currently active configuration file displayed in the workspace. |
| Save | Saves changes to the active configuration file (.cfg) or
configuration template file (.ctf). This command is unavailable
after you create, open, or save a configuration until after you add the capture
component to a new configuration or make changes to an existing configuration. You
can click the Save
 menu and then
click either Save to save a configuration or template to the
current file or click Save as to save a configuration or
template to a different file. |
| Send | Emails a copy of the configuration file for the active configuration displayed in the workspace using the default email application for your Windows profile. |
Task group
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Properties | Open the Task Properties dialog box in which you can edit the name and configure other options for the currently visible task in the active configuration. |
| Add | Opens the Task Properties dialog box in which you can
specify the name and configure other options for a new task in the configuration.
Clicking OK adds the task to the active configuration. To
add tasks from a template to the active configuration, click the
Add
|
| Delete | Deletes the currently visible task in the active configuration. This button is inactive when there is just one task in a configuration. A configuration must have at least one task. |
| Copy | Copies the currently visible task to the clipboard. |
| Paste | Copies a task from the clipboard into the active configuration. The task is labeled by the copied task name appended by "Copy". |
| Arrange | Aligns the chain of tasks in the current task with equal length connector lines. |
Tools group
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| License Manager | Opens License Manager to review licensing for AutoStore and its components. For more information, see License Manager. |
| Status Monitor | Opens Status Monitor application to monitor status of AutoStore workflows. For more information, see Status Monitor. |
| Service Manager | Opens the Service Manager application to configure the AutoStore service. For more information, see Service Manager. |
| Start | Starts the AutoStore service using the currently saved file for the active configuration. Make sure that you save changes to a configuration before you start the AutoStore service. |
| Stop | Stops the AutoStore server. |
| Restart | Stops and then starts the AutoStore service using the currently saved file for the active configuration. Make sure that you save changes to a configuration before you restart the AutoStore service. |
Help group
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Help Contents | Click this button to open the contents for the AutoStore help that is available
locally on your AutoStore server. You can click the menu to choose to open either the Help Offline that is installed on your local server or the Help Online that is located on the Internet. If online help does not display satisfactorily, you may have to update
to the latest version of your web browser.
|
| About | Displays information about the current installation of AutoStore Process Designer. |
| Knowledge Base | Opens the web page for the Kofax AutoStore Knowledge Base. |
| Software Updates | Opens the Software Manager wizard, which allows you to check for and install the most recent update for the product. |