Getting Started

Introduction

This manual will give you an initial overview of the individual Agile e6 clients, their program windows, their standard functions, and the extended functionality of Agile e6.

Agile e6 Clients

In Agile e6 several different graphical user interfaces are available:

Further information on these clients can be found in the User Interfaces chapter.

The various clients offer the same key features, but each has its individual characteristics. In this documentation we have tried to describe things as client-independently as we can. Differences between the individual clients are marked with this symbol.

Overview

Starting and Ending the Program

This chapter describes the different ways of starting and ending Agile e6.

Program Window

The Program Window chapter describes interface elements like menu bars, buttons, forms, and the browser.

Standard Functions

The chapter on standard functions describes the module-independent standard functions for entering and editing records in Agile e6, such as insertion, processing, searching, and printing. In thismanual, only the standard functionality of Agile e6 will be presented. If you would like information about the use of individual modules, please refer to the respective module documentation.

Cross-Module Functions

The chapter on cross-module functionality describes Agile e6 functions which are available in many modules such as history, the where-used index, revision, etc.

System Configuration

The chapter on system configuration describes how user-specific settings can be customized to individual requirements.

Help

The chapter on online help describes the organization and use of Agile e6's online help.