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ViEW User Guide & Features


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See people, process, and systems on a single view at a single point in time.


ViEW is a new pioneering technology which complements IT Cadre's Visualization Engineering® capability to improve strategic alignment and provide real-time feedback for end-to-end operations in a digital visualization. Outlined below are steps for getting started with ViEW and how to navigate within ViEW. Please contact us with any questions.

Commands can be accessed via the toolbar or available keystrokes


  • Open the provided HTML file in any common web browser. Enter the Passcode given to you by IT Cadre per your contract.
  • The diagram opens in Overview layout, highlighting the major process areas that it covers.
  • The first level of zooming in with the "+" button on the toolbar shows the diagram in normal layout.
  • The "?" button displays the help pop-up box when clicked.
  • The "i" button can be toggled on and off. When it is on, provides more information about a selected object that appears on the diagram and allows you to read, add and delete comments.
  • Another button on the toolbar is the "hamburger" button which lists ViEW's menu of commands.


  • Zoom: Click the "+" or "-" button on the toolbar to zoom in or out. Hold Ctrl key and use the scroll wheel of your mouse (or similar on a touchpad) to zoom in or out.
  • Reset to starting point: Click the "Four-arrows" button to reset to the initial Overview layout.
  • The rest of this document assumes that you have zoomed in to the normal layout.
  • The full diagram is displayed. You can move around via scroll bars, scroll-wheel, and shift-scroll-wheel.


  • Upon selecting an object, a pop-up box with information opens. You can read the previously entered comments, if any; add, modify and delete text. Click the "Save Comment" button to record the changes.
  • Comments can be saved in a file by selecting the "Export Comments" command.
  • Comments can be brought in from a file by selecting the "Import Comments" command.



The "Search" command allows you to look for diagram objects. You can search by content (just type in the box), or a specific System or Owner. Results are highlighted on the diagram when you click the "Search" button. Searching again will include more objects in the search results. You can save results by clicking the "Save View" button to see later as part of a View. (see SAVING RESULTS) The "Clear" button will reset all of the highlights and searches.



This command enables you to turn on or off display of selected groups of objects on the diagram. Just click to toggle between displayed and hidden.



This command enables you to show previously-defined Views of your diagram, with important tasks highlighted. Click the "Views" button and select the View to display.



  • When you hover the mouse over an object, information about that object will appear in a call-out box. The call-out box can be moved around or minimized to get out of the way, or you can dismiss it entirely (or call it back) by clicking the "i" button on the toolbar.
  • Also displayed when you hover the mouse over an object are the immediate previous and subsequent objects in the process flow. These are highlighted by color. (See SHOWING IMPACTS for more information)
  • To see more information about an object, click it. Most objects will respond with a pop-up box showing information about the object and the preceding and subsequent objects in the process flow. Click on one of those objects and the pop-up box will change to show information on that particular object.


Holding the Shift key while clicking on an object will highlight that object. This highlight can be saved and shown again by saving it as part of a View. (see SAVING RESULTS)



Holding the Alt key while clicking on an object will highlight the next objects in the process flow, typically a task, and all other tasks and objects that depend on the selected task/object being completed. Repeat this process to also show all of the tasks that the selected-task/object relies on. Use the "Clear" button to remove the highlights or save them. (See SAVING RESULTS)



When you have highlighted tasks via Searching, Showing Impacts, or Manually Marking, the menu will show the command, "Save View" to record results. Use this to name the currently-highlighted objects so that you can display them later. (See SHOWING SAVED VIEWS)



  • Up and Down:

    Use Up and Down keyboard arrow keys

    Use mouse scroll wheel

    Use side scroll bar

  • Sideways:

    Use Left and Right keyboard arrow keys

    Hold Shift key and use mouse scroll wheel

    Use bottom scroll bar



  • Click the "+" or "-" button on the toolbar to zoom in or out
  • Hold Ctrl key and use mouse scroll wheel (or similar on a touchpad) to zoom in and out
  • Click the "Four-arrows" button on the toolbar to display the full view