iWay DQS is a development tool built on the Eclipse
framework, so it is similar in structure and behavior to many Integrated
Development Environments (IDEs). The user interface is comprised
of four main areas, as shown in the following image.
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Explorer Panel. The explorer panel offers quick access
to the created DQ Projects, local and network disks from which might
quickly locate data files for analysis, and connected databases
with easy access to tables to be used for analysis. Many action
shortcuts are available by rightclicking on objects in this panel, such
as creating new plans and profiles or connecting to a database.
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Main Editing Area. The editing area is where all main
activities are performed: plans are constructed and visualized,
data files are shown and edited, and profiles are viewed. All of
these can opened in separate tabs next to each other.
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Status Panel. The Status panel contains two tabs by default
plus the Console tab, which appear upon the first plan run:
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Properties. Shows properties of a selected file, plan,
profile or database, e.g. path, size or modification date.
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Run Results. Stores the results of plans run in the past
and shows details in case of errors, including the component that
contains the problem.
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Console. Shows the progress of generating a profile or
running a plan.
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Configuration Dialogs. There are various dialogs used
to configure the different components, similar to the one shown
in the image below. These dialogs are typically invoked by double-clicking
Steps or through the context (right-click) menu.