Getting Started

This section describes how to launch and login into the application, navigate around the application, and how to log out of the application.

Launching the Application

To launch ShopEdge on the mobile device, navigate to the homescreen and touch the ShopEdge icon.

Alternatively, if you do not see a ShopEdge icon on the homescreen, touch the apps icon to open the list of installed applications. Swipe left or right to find the ShopEdge icon and touch it.

Note

You can also create a homescreen icon by holding your finger over the ShopEdge icon in the list of installed applications, and then drag the icon to the desired location on the homescreen.

Logging into the Application

When you launch the application for the first time, you will get a warning message:

This message means that we have to configure the Web API Url setting before we can continue. Touch ok. The application settings screen will appear:

Touch the Web API Url setting to edit the value:

The keyboard will appear along with a dialog to enter the Web API Url value. This value must be obtained from your system administrator. Enter it exactly as provided. When you are finished, touch ok.

Note

The value shown above is only an example. Please use the value provided by your system administrator.

You will be returned to the settings screen. Click the back button. The login screen will appear:

Enter your normal ShopEdge username and password. When you are finished, touch the SIGN ON button to continue.

Note

If you do not have a ShopEdge username and password, please contact your system administrator.

If your username and/or password are incorrect, an error message will display:

Please fix the errors and try again.

Navigating

Once you have successfully logged into ShopEdge, you will see a screen similar to the one below:

The navigation drawer is displayed expanded by default. The navigation drawer is the main way to navigate throughout the application. The navigation drawer displays the current logged in user’s full name at the top, and directly below that, there is a scrollable region containing the different application modules:

You can scroll through the list by touching anywhere in the list and swiping up or down. You can launch a module simply by touching the item in the list. You can also collapse a group by touching the group header, and you can expand it by touching it again.

Note

The list of available modules will change depending on the security permissions that have been assigned to your login. The list you see will likely be different than the one shown here.

Below the application module list is a quick launch area with several options:

• Events - This will open a window to display the list of recent events that the application has generated. See the section “Setting up event subscriptions” for details.
• Refresh - Use this option to refresh the current screen you are on to make sure you are looking at the most recent data.
• Logout - Use this option to log out of the application so another user can log in.
• Help - Use this option to launch a web browser to the on-line help documentation.
• Settings - Launch the settings window for editing application settings.

At any time, you can close the navigation drawer by touching the screen anywhere outside of the navigation drawer. It will hide:

Note

The navigation drawer hides automatically whenever a module is launched.

You can open the navigation drawer at any time by touching on the navigation drawer button at the top-left of the screen:

Logging Out

You can log out of ShopEdge by opening the navigation drawer and clicking on the Logout option at the bottom of the navigation drawer:

The login screen will appear for another user to log in.

Note

You would normally only use the logout option if another user is sharing the device you are using. ShopEdge will remember your login information even if you exit the application or the device is restarted.

Exiting the Application

To exit the application, use either the device’s back or home button. If you exit the application, simply touch the ShopEdge application icon to launch the application again. ShopEdge will remember your login information and will start automatically at the home screen, or where you last left it if the application is resumed.