Know how: Individualize the viflow WebModel
To increase identification with your company's viflow WebModel and user-friendliness, you have several options. You can not only integrate your own logo, change colors, integrate interesting hyperlinks, but also show or hide certain views.
Customize the appearance of the viflow WebModel
So that your employees know at first glance that they are in the right place, it is advisable to use your company logo and the company colors for the viflow WebModel.
Use your own logo
You can replace the logo under File – Options – Current Process Model. Click on Select… and open the corresponding image file from your file system.
Adjust color and layout
The colors and layout of the viflow WebModel can be changed during the export under File – Export – Export process model as WebModel in the third dialog. You can choose between two different layouts here. Both layouts are available in two color variants. Click on the square color area under Choose accent color to set a color that suits your company.
Integrate your own hyperlinks in the viflow WebModel
viflow offers you the option of displaying your own hyperlinks in the main menu of the viflow WebModel. During the export under File – Export – Export process model as WebModel, you can enter up to three hyperlinks in the fourth dialog. These can be called up in the viflow WebModel under Hyperlinks.
The personalized and anonymous WebModel
The viflow WebModel can be used in two modes. The anonymous WebModel excludes the comment function and the cockpit. These functions can be used in the personalized WebModel.
The anonymous WebModel
To export an anonymous WebModel, select Enable anonymous authentication in the fourth dialog during the export.
The personalized WebModel
The integration of an Active Directory is required to display or use the personalized WebModel. You will be recognized by the WebModel based on your Windows login information and can then set up the cockpit individually and use the comment function.
Individualize the Cockpit
You have the option of creating an individual cockpit that clearly displays the topics of interest to you in the form of widgets. Here you can see, for example, whether there are new comments on your processes or whether there have been changes to your processes or the processes you are monitoring.
Select the Cockpit main menu item in the viflow WebModel to open the Cockpit with the My processes, My information and My areas widgets.
Open widgets
Widgets can be added using the plus symbol in the bottom right-hand corner.
Close widgets
To close widgets, click on the cross in the top right-hand corner of the corresponding widget.
Enlarge and reduce widgets
You can change the size of widgets by moving the mouse over the right-hand edge of a widget and dragging the widget smaller or larger.
Move widgets
Widgets can be moved via drag-and-drop. To do this, click in the header of the relevant widget and drag it to the desired position.
Note: You can find more information on personalizing the cockpit in the viflow WebModel in our viflow knowledgebase: Customizing the WebModel Cockpit.
Administrative settings in the WebModel
The WebModel offers you the option of showing or hiding certain menu items or views for all WebModel users.
Important: To prevent items from being accidentally hidden, it is recommended that you only allow this option for certain groups of users. You can revoke or grant the authorization via the authorization management. For more information, read the article Authorization: "Administer WebModel – Set up permissions" in our knowledgebase..
To show or hide elements in the viflow WebModel, go to Settings in the main menu on the right-hand side. Under Administrative settings, you can now activate or deactivate various items using the switches.
Administrative settings in the anonymous WebModel
It is also possible to register in an anonymous WebModel. The prerequisite for this is that you allow login to the WebModel via Yes in the User properties – Management – WebModel login.
After you have assigned a password for this user, he can log in to the WebModel when the WebModel is called up with the addition …/login.
Change the name of the viflow WebModel
The name "viflow WebModel" is displayed by default in the browser tab.
If you want to change this, open the file PathToYourWebModel\wwwroot\index.html in a text editor such as the pre-installed Windows editor. In the fourth line you will see the code <title>viflow WebModel</title>. Enter the new name between the tags <title>...</title> and save the file. The browser tab now shows the name you have chosen.
Note: For more information, read the article "Customize the name of the viflow WebModel" in the viflow knowledge base.