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Using the Outline View
The Outline view shows elements in the process that is currently displayed in the process editor, including their names, types, and IDs. If your process contains pools, Designer groups the elements by the pools.
*To use the Outline view
1. If the Outline view is not visible, in Designer: Window >Show View > Outline icon Outline.
2. Expand the nodes as needed to display the hierarchical view of the process.
3. You can perform the actions described in the following table in the Outline view.
To do this
Description
Hide or show the external pools in the Outline view
To hide external pools and the steps within them, click  View Menu (in the upper right corner) and select Filters > Hide External Pools. Designer places a check mark next to the Hide External Pools menu item to indicate external pools are currently hidden.
To show external pools, repeat this step by clicking  Menu again and selecting Filters > Hide External Pools again. Designer removes the check mark next to the Hide External Pools menu item.
Hide or show the swimlanes in the Outline view
To hide swimlanes, click  View Menu (in the upper right corner) and select Filters > Hide Swim Lanes. Designer places a check mark next to the Hide Swim Lanes menu item to indicate swimlanes are currently hidden.
To show swimlanes, repeat this step by clicking  View Menu again and selecting Filters > Hide Swim Lanes again. Designer removes the check mark next to the Hide Swim Lanes menu item.
Display an area of the process that is not on the visible part of the process editor's canvas
You can update the display of the process on the canvas to show another area of the process. To do so, click Canvas icon  Canvas View. Designer replaces the tree view with a thumbnail of the entire process. When the process extends beyond the visible area of the Process Development canvas, Designer displays a blue box to show the area of the process that it is currently displaying on the canvas. Drag the blue box to cover the area of the process you want Designer to display on the canvas.
To return to the tree view, click  Tree View.
Locate a step, swimlane, or pool in the process editor
Expand nodes in the tree until you find the step, swimlane, or pool and click it. The selected item is highlighted in the process editor.
Locate a step in the process editor that contains a KPI
Select a KPI icon  KPI nested under a step and click it. The step that contains the KPI is highlighted in the process editor.
Note:
KPIs cannot be reused in multiple steps; each step has its own KPIs.
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