E10 – Common User Interface Features

Understanding & Using CoolSIS

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IntroductionAt the end of this presentation you will learn;• My Workplace feature in CoolSIS• How to use Gadgets• Colorful icons and meanings• Resizable bars and panels• Useful icons• Quick filtering and reporting feature• Buttons, Icons and Menu Elements• Right click menu elements and more menu featuresEstimated Presentation Time: 40 Min.* Some screens in this presentation might have minor differences than yours depending on the location, state, and time zone.

My Workplace• Shortcut screen as a quick access page for daily use• Gadgets feature (Add / Remove Columns)• My workplace is configurable by users• Gadget columns are resizable• School logo brings you to Home screen

Gadgets Feature• Gadgets work as links such as my assignments to grade, my untaken

attendances, weekly schedule, calendar etc...• Primary functions of gadgets on the home screen to warn users and

transfers to the related pages quickly• Print & Excel icons

Colorful icons and meanings logs out users securely from the system by saving the layout design of "My Workplace" view. 

      gives "switch location" privilege to view other locations, not visible for all users. 

Colorful icons and meanings            carries users to CoolSIS Helpdesk page to access Knowledge Base, News, Submit a Ticket, and View Tickets screens.      "Profile" page lets users change personal information, password and see the schedule.      "Switch academic term" takes users back to previous terms and school data which are kept in the system. Only for authorized users.

Resizable bars & panelsEvery column, bar, and panel can be resized vertically and horizontally. 

Useful Icons

Maximize button makes dialog page full screenPrint preview shows only the screen you see to print outReloads new data if anything changed Transfers open columns to Excel sheet

Useful IconsTile view shows images of staff or student screensSearches to find expected dataAdvanced data filtering works quickly on complicated searching tasks

Quick Filtering and Reporting• Reports in some screen provides quick reporting such as

students/applications detailed list and mailing labels• Drop-down menus behave like quick filters such as all groups, all

statuses

Right Click Feature• needs to be made on data• icons on the toolbar would differ based on which menu or tab is clicked• Right click brings some icons which are shown on the toolbar

Right Click FeatureRight click on the header provides the following options for users;1. Sort Ascending/Descending2. Group by3. Ungroup4. Freeze5. Hide / Unhide columns

More Features• Order of columns is customizable and savable by users• Navigation Bar helps users tour in the similar data

Menus & Tabs Feature• Multi function menus and tabs for quick data entry in one screen• Save, Save & Close, Close buttons for actions• Same reports are being generated and accessible under

different menus

Quiz1. What is “My Workplace”?

A- It is a useful dashboard allows user to add gadgets and shortcuts.

2. Could you please name at least 3 gadgets?A- My Assignments to grade, Weekly Schedule, My Untaken Attendance, Enrollment Statistic…

3. How do you save the changes on user interface (UI)?A- The system saves them automatically when the user logs out from CoolSIS.

4. What is the purpose of the tile view icon?A- Tile view shows images of staff or student screens