This topic provides a brief overview of a Discovery Framework user interface.
The look-and-feel of Discovery Framework applications varies according to the customization performed by the application's developers. A generic example of an application is used here to show the user interface.
When you first access the Discovery Framework application, you will see an interface similar to this one:
The numbered areas are the following controls and work areas:
- The Dock gives you access to such function areas as the Control Panel (for administrative functions), Add Component (for adding Endeca and Liferay components), Layout Template, and Manage Pages (for the administration of the pages).
- Add Page lets you add pages to the application's interface.
- Tabbed pages are added by the power user or application developer and can be considered as home pages for the various components of the application. Placing the components on several tabbed pages provides a more useful navigation experience for the end user than having all the components in a single page.
- The portal workspace is where users access the components. For example, the Guided Navigation component (just under the number 4) provides end users with contextual navigation across the application's data set. The records returned by the end user's navigation are shown in the Results Table component. This portal workspace example also shows a pie chart created by the application's Chart component.
More information on these features is provided later in this guide.
