Using the Investigator › Investigator Paths

Investigator Paths

A path is a linear series of views (pages, locations, objects, charts) that you can save as an example for others or for your use. Paths help you quickly return to a specific area in the product for training, troubleshooting, or daily operations.

A path entry is automatically displayed in the History pane when you navigate in the Investigator. A breadcrumb represents each step in a path. When you click a breadcrumb to return to a point in the path, the corresponding historical data for the breadcrumb appears in the Investigator.

If you decide to complete the current path later, save it as an incomplete path. When you close the Investigator without saving the path, the Investigator saves it as an unsaved path. Incomplete paths and unsaved paths are stored as private paths with an incomplete status.

Note: The Investigator can store only one unsaved path per user. When a new unsaved path is present, the Investigator overwrites the old path.

Examples

• Consider the series of tasks you complete to obtain a frequently used list of data. You can save these tasks as a path so that when you need the list of data, you can load the path from the Investigator module. This action saves the time that is required to repeat the tasks.
• Use the paths when you train employees. You could ask an employee to locate specific data in the Investigator. They could then show you the path that they used to find the information.