Creating a New Layout

The following procedure shows you how to create layouts and assign them to different roles.
The following procedure requires you to enter WorkSpace edit mode. By default WorkSpace edit mode is enabled. However the administrator may disable this option. To enable edit mode follow the procedures described in Enabling Oracle BPM WorkSpace Layout Edition.

To create a new layout:

  1. Log in to WorkSpace. The user should be an administrator and must have the roles that are to provide access to the layout.
  2. In the upper left corner of the header, click Edit Mode On. A section to manage layouts appears.
  3. Click Create Layout. The Layout Properties window appears.
  4. Enter a label to identify the new layout.
  5. Select the roles that use this layout.
    1. Select a role from the Roles list.
    2. Click .
      Note: You must select at least one role.
      The selected role appear on the list on the right.
  6. Click on the arrow to assign the selected role to the layout.
  7. Click OK. A new empty layout appears and the drop-down list Current layout shows the label of the new layout.
  8. Design the layout by adding new pages and adding new panels to those pages.

    For information on how to add new pages see Adding a Page.

    For information on how to add components to a page see Adding a Panel.

  9. In the upper left corner of the header, click Edit Mode Off. If you are using Studio WorkSpace the layout appears in the Project Navigator tree, under the Layouts node located under the Custom Views node.