PCMM Home Screen

The PCMM home screen contains these areas:  

The Context Bar

The dark blue banner at the top of the screen shows your duty station, user name, and a log out link. The Parent VISN, if the station has a parent, is shown in the light blue banner just below. If the station does not have a parent, the VISN number will display.

Application Buttons

The buttons shown below the banner are links to the applications that you have permission to use. If you are an administrator, you can sign into PCMM without selecting a duty station, until you begin performing application functions.

The Menu Bar

The menus across the top of the screen allow access to functions that you can perform, according to your role.

The Bread crumb Trail

As you navigate through the application, the names of screens will appear at the top left of the screen to show your location in the application. You can click the screen names to go to that location.

The Help Button

Clicking the blue Help button on each screen will display help that is specific to that screen. To access the Table of Contents for the entire help file, click Help > Web Help from the main menu. There is also a bread crumb trail at the top of the window that shows the location of the current help topic in the larger help file.

The Content Area

This section of the window has explanatory text, and where all input, viewing, and PCMM tasks are performed.

The Alerts Box

You will receive messages in this box if you have pending alerts.

The Footer

This area at the bottom of every application screen contains: