The key components of the Design Console user interface are as follows:
| Description | Function |
|---|---|
| Navigator pane | Displays server objects and folders containing all Administration and Process Modeling objects. |
| Editor pane | Displays the object editors after they have been opened. |
| Menu bar | Provides administration actions. |
| Object/Navigator menu | This menu will be named according to the object selected, and lists basic file commands specific to that object. |
| Edit menu | Basic edit commands. Visible only when a property editor is selected. |
| Tools menu | Displays tools available to the object selected. |
| View menu | Use this menu to change the view of a process flow or subflow. |
| Window menu | Basic window view commands. |
| Help menu | Provides access to online help. |
| Toolbar | Provides administration actions. |
| Status bar | Displays system status. |
| Object editors | Allow you to make and save changes to objects. |