Definition
This is an area of the screen that is always available to you when you are using the Engineering Workbench. The cockpit allows you to control the Engineering Workbench. The cockpit also displays the status of the Engineering Workbench.
Use
You use the cockpit to determine which objects in your worklist are displayed. You also determine the key date (or
change number), with which you create new objects and change or delete existing objects.Structure
The cockpit comprises three sections (see graphic):
Cockpit and Operation Overview Screen (schematic)
Integration
The Engineering Workbench displays either an overview screen or a detail screen beneath the cockpit (see graphic).