The Navigation Pane

In the Navigation Pane, each step is represented by a thumbnail, comprised of the following elements:

• Step number – sequential step number assigned by Nintex Editor

• Step name – assigned by Nintex Editor when possible; editable by the RPA developer

• Step image – thumbnail of step, indicating detected object and action taken

• Step color – assigned by the RPA developer for organization/ease of identification (see Organizing Steps by Color)

• Indicator bar – indicating whether the step contains any of the following:

  • Core action type – core action icon (varies based on the type of action performed in the step)

  • Blocks – blocks icon (appears if the step contains blocks, including the number of bubbles)

  • Bubbles – bubbles icon (appears if the step contains bubbles, including the number of bubbles)

  • Advanced commands – advanced commands icon (appears if the step includes advanced commands)

  • Notes – notes icon (appears if the step includes notes)

When you select a step in the Navigation Pane, the full step image appears in the Display Pane.

Navigating to a specific step

While you can click steps to select or navigate them, you can also navigate to the previous step, next step, first step, or last step from the menu:

1. On the menu bar, click Edit

2. Click Go to and select the step to which to navigate

The relevant step is selected in the Navigation Pane and the full step image appears in the Display Pane.

Displaying disabled step thumbnails

By default, when a step has been disabled (i.e., marked Do not play), the step's thumbnail is hidden in the Navigation Pane – with only the step name and number visible

To view the thumbnails of disabled steps:

1. On the menu bar, click View

2. Click Show disabled steps

Disabled steps are expanded in the Navigation Pane to display their thumbnails: