The Home page is the first page that you see when you sign in to the Ardia platform. The Home page serves as an application dashboard, where you can view the application cards for which you have permission to access. The application cards are categorized into three areas: Core Applications, Utilities, and External Software.

You can pin your frequently used applications to the left pane for quick access from any Ardia page.

The navigation header at the top of the page is accessible from every Ardia platform page. Using the navigation header, you can:

  • Review available notifications
  • View your account information
  • Access the Help documentation and the Software License Agreement
  • Sign out of the Ardia platform
  • Navigate back to the Home page

The following figure shows the Ardia Home page.

The following table describes the icons on the Home page.

Icons

Description

Opens the Ardia Home page.

Opens the Help menu, where you can select:

  • Help to open the Ardia Core Software User Guide (this guide).
  • About Ardia to open the About Ardia Platform page that displays the Software Information and the Software License Agreement.

Opens the notification list.

Opens the My Account pane, where you can access these links:

  • Profile
  • Home page
  • Sign Out

Indicates a desktop application connected to the Ardia platform that can be launched from the Ardia platform.

NOTE The Xcalibur data system, BioPharma Finder application, and Proteome Discoverer application can connect to the Ardia platform but do not have launchers.