| Building Process Flow Diagrams |
Components Used to Build Process Flow Diagrams
After opening a project diagram, you use the Diagram Workspace, the Tools Palette of the Project Navigator, and the Tools Bar to edit and modify the diagram; that is, you can add nodes, connect nodes, cut connections, and delete nodes.
![[Enterprise Miner window showing Toolbox, Tools bar, Project Navigator, Tools Pallette, Message Panel, Diagram Workspace, and Connection Status Indicator as labeled entities.]](images/gswindowoverview.gif)
The Tools Bar and the application main menus at the top of the SAS Enterprise Miner window also contain useful items for constructing process flow diagrams. For details about using the Main Menus, see Using the Application Main Menus.
| The Tools Palette |
The Tools Palette in the Project Navigator displays all of the data mining tools that are available for constructing process flow diagrams. The tools are grouped according to the phase of the SEMMA data mining process. You drag nodes from the Tools Palette onto the Diagram Workspace.
To view the properties of a node, right-click on the tool icon and select the Properties pop-up menu item. For details about this task, see Viewing and Setting Node Defaults.
For a description of the nodes, see Organization of Enterprise Miner Nodes.
| The Tools Bar |
By default, the Tools Bar contains a subset of Enterprise Miner tools that are commonly used to build process flow diagrams in the Diagram Workspace. You can also drag tools from the Tools Bar onto the Diagram Workspace. To display tool tips, move your mouse pointer slowly over the icons on the Tools Bar.
To reposition a tool on the Tools Bar, drag the tool icon to the desired location.
To add a node from the Tools Palette to the Tools Bar, drag the tool icon from the Tools Palette to the Tools Bar.
To remove a tool from the Tools Bar, right-click on the tool icon and select Remove from tool bar.
To view the properties for a tool, right-click on a tool icon and select Tool Properties.
| The Messages Window |
The Messages window displays messages that are generated by the creation or execution of a process flow diagram. The Messages window is useful for detecting errors that might have occurred when you were running a node or a process flow path. To display the Messages window, use the View pull-down menu to select Messages. The Messages window appears. You must close the Messages window to continue working with the process flow diagram.
![[Process Flow Diagram Messages window.]](images/gsmessages.gif)
The messages are stored as part of the
diagram. They can be cleared
from within the Messages window by selecting from the main menu:
Edit Clear Text
Note: Messages are also displayed in the
message panel when you create
or execute a process flow diagram.
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