A number of objects can be placed onto a DoView page (diagram). These are:

 

Basic objects: (these can be put on a page by right-clicking on a blank area of a page and selecting them from the right-click menu)

 

Step- Steps are boxes that can be put on a DoView page. They can stand for causes at any levels within an outcomes model (often just called outcomes). Steps have rows associated with them in the details table.

 

Text- Text can be put onto a DoView page. It can be resized (Right-click > Format > Font size to small, medium or large or larger sizes. Large text can be used for headings. Text does not have a row associated with it in the details table.

 

Picture - Pictures can include graphs, photographs or other types of images. They can be added to a page and to a Step. Pictures do not have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Group - Groups are simply boxes that can be put around other objects to show that they are visually grouped. Groups do not lock together any objects placed inside them.  Groups do have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Rule line - Rule lines are simply lines (either dashed or solid) that run horizontally or vertically across a page. They can be used to visually mark levels between elements on a page or for any other purpose. They can be rotated (Right-mouse click > rotate) to be vertical. Rule lines do not have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Web hyperlink - Hyperlinks are any external hyperlinks out to any web address on an intranet or the internet. They can be used to link to any material which is relevant to a part of a DoView page. They could even be used to link out to other web page models of DoView files which have been put up on an intranet or the internet.

 

Local file links - Links out to local files (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excell) on your own computer which you can use to document various parts of your model.

 

Direction pointer - the direction pointer is simply a arrow which is used to show whether the model direction is Bottom-to-Top or Left-to-Right.

 

Advanced objects: (these can be put on a page by right-clicking on a blank area of a page, selecting Advanced and selecting the object  you want).

 

Indicator - Indicators consist of an indicator icon (small yellow icon) and an indicator name. Indicators are used to place the name of measures of outcomes (steps) onto a page. Indicators do have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Question - Questions consist of a question icon (small green circle with a question mark in the middle) and a question name. Questions are used to put questions onto a page that may be related to particular steps (outcomes). Questions can be used for any type of question you may have about your model, but are often are used for evaluation and research questions. Questions have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Item - Items consist of an item icon (small grey square) and a name. Items are generic objects which can be used for a range of purposes, for instance, to stand for projects, people, organization or things etc. Items have a row associated with them in the details table.

 

Direction pointer - the direction pointer is simply a arrow which is used to show whether the model direction is Bottom-to-Top or Left-to-Right.