In RulePoint, the dialog boxes that you use for creating sources, rules, and responders include a workspace in which you can view and create dependent objects. Workspaces eliminate several steps in user interface navigation and simplify the task of associating secondary objects with the primary object that you are creating. For example, a source requires a topic and a connection to function. Therefore, the

New Source

dialog box includes a workspace that contains tabs for viewing and creating topics and connections. When creating a source, you can use the workspace to view existing topics, connections, and their properties before you select one of those objects for the source. Also, if a secondary object with the desired properties does not exist, you can create the object and then associate it with the primary object without having to leave the dialog box. You cannot, however, edit, delete, or copy secondary objects from the workspace of a primary object.