# Navigating the Explorer Pane

Navigating the Explorer pane of a DMP's main window is similar to that of navigating Windows Explorer. You can move through the folders and records by clicking once on the folders/records in the Explorer pane; the corresponding data or detail will display in the Data Entry pane. (Refer to DMP Window Layout for a complete description of each pane.)

NOTE: The folder structure in the Explorer pane will vary depending on the role assigned to you.

Click once on the links below for a description of each topic.

Folder/Record Icons in Explorer Pane. In the Explorer pane, two icons are used for storing DMP content: the Folder icon and the Record icon .
Folder icon: Denotes that there is submitted content stored below this tier; expanding the folder will display the content (see Expanding and Collapsing Folders below). Clicking once on the folder displays the associated content in the Data Entry pane.
Record icon: Indicates that no content is stored below this tier; clicking on the record icon displays the stored content in the Data Entry pane (see Folder Structure below).

Expanding and Collapsing Folders. To get started with the Explorer pane of a selected DMP window, it is important to understand how to collapse and expand the folders:
Expanding a Folder: To expand any folder, click on the right arrow to the left of a selected folder. The arrow will switch to a down arrow and the folder will expand to include all contents below it (see graphic below).
Collapsing a Folder: To collapse any folder, click on the down arrow to the left of the selected folder. The arrow will switch to a right arrow and the folder will collapse (see graphic below).

Folder Structure. It is also important to understand the various levels of a DMP folder in order to understand how the DMP content is stored. Each tier (folder) and sub-tier (sub-folder/record) is described below:
Tier 1: DMP folder
Tier 2: Questions folder
Tier 3: Question/Statement folder/record
Tier 4: Response record
NOTE: Click on the links below for a description of each tier.

Tier 1: DMP folder. The DMP folder is the main folder of the Explorer pane for the selected DMP. Clicking on this folder displays the DMP attributes (e.g., DMP Tag, Name, Assignee(s), Description, Objective, etc.) in the Data Entry pane. Expanding the DMP folder displays the Add Assignee(s) and Remove Assignee(s) records (DMP Administrators only) and also the Questions folder (see Tier 2: Questions folder below). Clicking once on these folders/records displays the corresponding detail in the Data Entry pane.

NOTE: Click the image below to view the corresponding Data Entry display.

Tier 2: Questions folder. The Questions folder is a sub-folder of the main DMP folder where all of the content (e.g., questions, responses, alerts, educational content, etc.) of the DMP is created, updated, and stored. Clicking once on the folder displays the Question/Statement List window in the Data Entry pane.
Expanding this folder displays the submitted questions/statements for the selected DMP.

NOTE: Click the image below to view the corresponding Data Entry display.

Tier 3: Question/Statement Folder/Record. Clicking once on a question/statement sub-folder/record displays the submitted content in the Data Entry pane. (See Question/Statement Overview.)

NOTE: Click the image below to view the corresponding Data Entry display.

Tier 4: Response Record. The response of a question is stored as a record under the question folder. Clicking once on a response record in the Explorer pane displays the associated detail in the Data Entry pane.

NOTE: Click the image below to view the corresponding Data Entry display.

See Also

DMP Buttons

DMP Window Layout