The interface is divided into three areas: the control
palette, navigation bar, and workspace area.
Note: Rational® Focal Point™ can
be configured in several ways and the user interface options differ
for each user type based on the configuration.
- 1: Control palette
- 2: Navigation bar
- 3: Workspace area
Control palette
The control palette contains
the following links:
- Workspaces: Displays a list of the available
workspaces
- Home: Opens your workspace home page
- Preferences:
Contains options to customize your home page and change your password
- Login action: You can change the login
behavior. Avoid changing these settings.
- Miscellaneous settings: These settings
are predefined by the workspace administrator. Avoid changing these
settings.
- Profile/Password settings: You can change
your profile and password. Leave the password fields empty if you
want to change your profile but not your password.
- My
Home Settings: You can configure your homepage
of a workspace. For each workspace of which you are a member, you
have a homepage. A number of predefined windows (fields) might already
exist. These predefined windows cannot be removed but you can add
new ones.
- Help: Opens the help system
- Logout: Closes the current session
Navigation bar
You can access all the available
menu items from the navigation bar. The set of menus and menu items
are based on your access levels and whether a workspace is open. The
Search feature

is above the navigation bar. Use
the search option to search information in the workspace.
Note: The
Back and Forward web browser navigation buttons do not work with the Rational Focal Point.
Use the navigation options available in the Rational Focal Point application
window.
Workspace area
The workspace area initially
displays a list of the workspaces of which you are a member.
Note: If you are not a member of a workspace, the Workspaces
page lists public workspaces only. To become a workspace member, either
contact the User Administrator, or on the Login page, click the Need
Access? link to register.