Getting started
Finding your way around
Use the sidebar, search, notifications and guided tours to get where you need to be.
Every page in Paradym Next shares the same frame: a sidebar on the left and a top bar across the page. Learning these once means you can find anything, from anywhere.
The sidebar
The sidebar lists everything you can use, grouped into sections.
| Section | Pages |
|---|---|
| (top) | My Workspace, My Tasks, Submissions |
| Support | Support, Issues |
| Reporting | Dashboard, My Reports |
| Planning | Inbox, Portfolio |
| Product Management | Initiatives, Objectives, Roadmaps |
| Delivery | Intake Queue, Projects |
| Context & Agents | Agent Packs, Applications, Knowledge Bases |
| Governance | AI & Models, Applications, Delivery, Knowledge Bases, Planning, Reporting, Support |
| Administration | Departments, Members, Roles & Permissions, Teams |
You only see the sections your role and your workspace include, so your sidebar may be shorter. See Understanding roles.
Counts beside pages
A number beside a page tells you how much is there:
| Page | What the number counts |
|---|---|
| My Tasks | Items that need you now. |
| Support | Open tickets assigned to you. |
| Inbox | Clusters waiting to be triaged. |
| Portfolio | Items still in planning. |
| Intake Queue | Items still in the queue. |
| Projects | Projects that are not complete. |
| Agent Packs, Applications, Knowledge Bases | How many your workspace has. |
Open, close and collapse
- Select a section heading to fold it away or open it again. The section you are working in always stays open.
- Select the collapse button to shrink the sidebar to icons when you need more room. Hover over an icon to see its name.
- On a phone or small screen, the sidebar is behind the menu button.
Search
Search lets you jump straight to a page or an item, or ask Next a question.
- Select the search box in the top bar (Search or ask a question…), or press ⌘K on a Mac, Ctrl+K elsewhere, or / when you are not typing.
- Before you type, search offers:
- Recent — the last few things you opened.
- Create — Start a submission, or Raise a portfolio item if your role allows it.
- Settings — switch between light and dark themes, or Open settings.
- Go to — shortcuts to the main pages you can access.
- Start typing. Search finds matches as you type, even with small spelling mistakes.
- Use ↑ and ↓ to move through the results and Enter to open one, or press Esc to close.
What search finds
| Shown as | What it finds |
|---|---|
| Planning › Portfolio | Portfolio items, by title. |
| Planning › Inbox | Idea clusters (for people who triage). |
| Delivery › Intake Queue | Intake items. |
| Delivery › Projects | Projects. |
| Submissions | Your own submissions. |
| My work | Your tasks and sign-offs. |
The first option after you type is always Ask … about “your text”, which sends your question to Next. See Asking Next.
Notifications
The bell in the top bar shows a dot when something new needs your attention — a review assigned to you, a reply, a task.
- Select the bell to open Notifications. Unread notifications have a blue dot.
- Select a notification to go straight to the related item.
- Select Mark all as read to clear the dots.
You can also receive notifications by email or in your browser. See Your profile and settings.
Ask Next
The Next button at the top right of the top bar opens Next beside the page you are on, ready to answer questions about your work. See Asking Next.
Your account menu
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar to:
- Switch workspace, if you belong to more than one. See Signing in.
- Open Settings for appearance, language and notifications.
- Sign out.
Guided tours
Most pages have a short guided tour that points out each part of the page and explains what it does.
- A page offers its tour the first time you open it.
- To replay a tour, select the help (?) button in the top bar to open Guided tours, then choose a tour. The list shows the tours for the page you are on, plus the App basics tour, which you can replay at any time.