User Interface
The Adonis interface from version 2015.1 looks different from previous versions, so we created this guide to help you minimize the learning curve. 
The APM 2015.1 (or higher) interface is in appliance with the latest user-centric approach that is the Ribbon UI found in recent Microsoft Office products.
This UI is designed to replace the traditional bars and hierarchical menu model with a new and modern-looking appearance.
The Ribbon interface doesn't support floated toolbars and hierarchical menus. Instead, all commands are displayed within tab pages, each of which can have multiple groups.
As a result, an end-user can quickly locate and invoke the required command with a single mouse click.
The Ribbon Control provides contextual tab pages as in MS Office 2007 UI.
Modules & datagroups are designed to display context-specific commands, so they aren't constantly displayed, but only when a particular module is selected, or an end-user performs a certain action.
For example, selecting Photo datagroup brings up the Manage tab, which presents commands for working with the photo. Contextual tabs remain hidden when the module is not selected.
The ribbon organizes commands in a more usable way by presenting them as a set of tabs. Each contextual tab represents a task area relevant to a particular Office product.
The ribbon is improved in Office 2013 and is included in all modern Office applications. It is now the essential part and standard for the user interface in the latest Windows 8/10 systems. Ribbons are a modern way to help users find, understand, and use commands efficiently and directly:
with a minimum number of clicks;
with less need to resort to trial-and-error;
without having to refer to Help.
For the end-user, this means that all command buttons that have earlier been spread to any possible place of the module are now moved to Ribbon.
That makes the workflow much easier for anyone who is not very familiar with a certain module/datagroup interface.
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gives the possibility to change current client (org. unit);
gives the overview of recently opened modules and datagroups;
allows to select the interface language;
lets let's view and manage your user profile;
gives access to various user options.
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Open Client, click if you want to change the current client.
Open Recent, where you can see all available details about: crew list persons, datagroups & modules, reports.
Here you can select language: all elements of the user interface will be displayed using the terms of the selected language.
View Profile, contains the personal contact information of the currently logged-in user.
Brief information about Adonis company.
User Options, where individual users can select a variety of user settings to customize the manner of the system operating (for them only).
Click to log off the APM.
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From ver. 2017.6
For more compliance with Microsoft standards we provided Office-style Print functionality in Backstage view, allowing to print any active grid:
This is the analogue analog to grid right-click clicks popup Print menu.
Same changes are performed for Export allowing to export of the active grid to an external file:
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This section splits all available details into 3 groups: crew list persons, datagroups & modules, reports.
Section The section displays the latest accessed elements as per what is selected in Section 1.
If you select Crew List, recently accessed persons are shown, the same approach is used for other elements to be selected.
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You can switch between various localization languages offered by APM.
All elements of the user interface will be displayed using the terms of the selected language.
New other localizations can be added upon request.
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View Profile
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This section contains the contact information of the user currently logged in.
All information is presented as it has been added in Adonis Control Centre by your system administrator.An option that will help you to simplify access to the application.
When the checkbox is set, APM will offer you the corresponding login/password already inputted in the login form.
This is recommended when you are the only user having access to a certain PC.Upload your picture to personalize your login name in Adonis Personnel Manager.
This can be very helpful if your account is named according to a position in your company.A screenshot of your signature can be uploaded to automatically appear in certain reports later.
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Options are split into logical groups as per what part of the application is affected.
Displays the set of options related to the corresponding unit in Section 1 & their current state for a user who is logged in.
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Customize the Look and Feel of the Application
Under View, you find the various options you can use to customized the interface. Choose the way the various child windows can be displayed (Tabbed or in separate child windows), modify the Toolbars, Ribbons, and Quick access bar.
Various color schemes are available as well.
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These controls are used to work with the modules & datagroups that are already open as separate windows. Instead of customizing their place on the screen, you can choose the predefined view of the windows.
Offers you to customize the ribbon elements (naming, grouping on the tab, etc.) or to add the mostly most used elements to the Quick Access Tollbar Toolbar for easy later use.
Allows you to choose the view of your interface from various Windows standard styles & skins, providing a variety of colour color schemes from flat white to dark.
Used to switch between the standard view (when all open windows are shown in your workspace simultaneously) and tabbed view (when there is only one active window on your screen & the others that are open are shown as tabs above your crew list). You can also switch to any of the previously created workspaces that fit your current task.
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The toolbar represents icons for the set of actions/modules/datagroups, each providing the shortcut for the certain menu element without the necessity to select the corresponding menu on the ribbon.
Listing of the toolbar icons with the possibility to hide any of them.
To hide, remove the tick.Used for the Toolbar customization. Displays the entire system structure from a module to any of related actions with the possibility to add an element for easy and quick access.
See How to Add an Icon to the Quick Access Toolbar section below.Used for the Ribbon customization, allowing you to re-group, rename & show/hide any of the ribbon elements to provide you with the interface suitable for your daily activities.
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In addition to the Main Menu, it is possible to add any an icon to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Then, if a user often needs to work with a special datagroup/module, it will be very useful.
There are two ways of adding:
Right-click needed an icon, select Add to Quick Access Toolbar command:
On the toolbar, select Customize Quick Access Toolbar option:
Quick Access Toolbar Customization box appears:Select commands category.
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Drag and drop selected command from the left column to the right or click
To remove a command from the toolbar, drag and drop it from the right column the to the left or click
After you are done, click OK.|
Grid Functionality: Main Options
You have a possibility to can customize your Grid layout as you wish when working for example with datagroups.
The available options are the following:
Columns Ordering
You can move a column to a place you like. For that you need just drag and drop the column header to the required place:
Columns Sorting
To sort the order of the records order, right-click the column header, select Sort type:
Or you can just click the header:
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Columns Hiding
It is possible to hide a column that you don't want to see for some time, and this will not have an impact on the other users.
For that click the 
button in the left upper corner and remove a tick near the column name that you want to hide: 
In the example, we have removed the License number column.
Columns Filtering
It is also possible to filter data. It can be convenient if there is a long list of records and a user wants to see only some of them.
For that: click the filter button 
that appears when you move the cursor on the column header. You will find a filter drop-down list containing available filter check boxescheckboxes.
In the example, we selected the Piece check-box. Then only records with Measurement= Piece are shown: 
Select (All) item in the drop-down list when you want to see all the records again.
Changing Columns Width
You can extend/reduce the column width by dragging the column border.
Or, not to do this manually, you can choose option Best Fit/Best Fit (all columns) from the right-click menu:
The program will remember this change if you switch to another crewmember crew member or even if you log off then log in again later.
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From ver. 2017.2, for datagroups & modules we added the possibility to call a Find panel (earlier introduced in Crew List module).
This panel allows to narrow down the list of grid records to those that only correspond to search criteria:
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Each datagroup / module offering a grid allow allows you to call a Find panel.
User Users can type any text he they would like to search for.
Grid The grid will be filtered to only show records which contain input text in any of the displayed fields.
To hide the Find panel, click the Find icon again.
Ribbon Search
For a more convenient search of all available modules & datagroups, we introduce the ribbon search form.
Click special icon 
right next to a user name to call Ribbon Search form:
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Creating Instant Filters
Grids used in application applications now provide easy & user-friendly possibility possibilities to create instant filters, containing various conditions.
An end-user can filter results by any field, which is currently located in the View.
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To enable this possibility, please go to Layout > Options > Grid > click Filter Row.
A filter row is a simpler alternative to filter dropdowns. It is displayed directly under column headers =
If a field contains string data, a filter row uses a LIKE operator. You can specify wildcard operators for a LIKE-match.
The default operators are a percent sign (%) for a substring comparison , and an underscore (_) for a single-character comparison.
Important: filtering is case insensitive.
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All the specific commands for a module or datagroup are not always visible on the screen but are context-sensitive, i.e. are shown only for the module that is currently active.
Instead of being spread throughout the module, all commands are grouped on a ribbon Manage tab that is hidden when the module is not selected:
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The ribbon organizes commands as a set of tabs relevant to some similar actions.
This tab changes contents based on the module or datagroup that is in focus.
Dock Crew List/Datagroup
From APM version 2017.4, we introduce the new customization approach to make your work with APM even more convenient.
We replaced internal Crew Lists (hide/show option) from Personal Details, Payroll & Timecard modules with a new functionality to Dock the current crew list or datagroup.
This gives you full filter and search searches functionality in the crew list view that was not available earlier in the embedded crew list.
It also allows you to open any modules and datagroups that do now have the embedded crew list in place besides beside the docked crew list.
So, the result can be as below:
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Docked Crew List to Left.
The Crew List view will always be visible in the area you selected.
Its appearance will not be affected by other modules/datagroups being open. You can customize the width of the Dock area according to your needs by moving borders with the cursor.Chosen/opened modules and datagroups will appear on the rest of the screen in tabbed or window mode according to your preference. You can switch between them freely.
When selecting another pin in the Crew list, all opened datagroups will be updated according to the new person's data.Context/Manage buttons will be shown belonging to the docked crew list and datagroup/module currently active/selected at the main workspace area.
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Open Crew List module, under the Manage tab you will find the possibility to dock the crew list to the place on your working area as you wish (to left, right, top, or bottom):
When we dock the crew list to the selected area for example to left, it fixes/freezes the crew list screen:
The remaining part can then be used to display the other screens (modules, datagroups) according to your needs without overwriting the crew list.
They we We will be displayed on the right side from of the crew list.
In addition to the crew list, you can also dock almost every datagroup (Activities, Competence, Overview, etc.) to various screen areas, using the same Dock button under the Manage menu of opened datagroup.
This allows you to customize your workspace in the most suitable waysuitably, for example:
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We docked the Crew list and Activities datagroup to the Left.
On the right, we can wokt work with other modules/datagroups.
There is a possibility to 'Pin' docked crew list or datagroup by using a special icon
near its name.
Than Then docked screens will be displayed on the left in hidden mode and arise when you hover over it.
It can save your space. To reset – click this icon again.
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These Docking settings are user-related and will not affect any other application user.
To reset the Dock functionality back, click 
the button under the Manage menu.