Description

The info pane is located on the right side of the page. It may contain:

• information and actions relating to selected items within the main page content, or

• additional content related to the main workspace.

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Types

There are two types of details pane:

Type	Usage	Image

Type	Usage	Image
Collapsible details pane	Where the pane only contains content when items are selected within the main content, or where the pane contains secondary information which may be hidden, or in fully-responsive interfaces.	Open
Static details pane	Where it is important to show the pane content at all times. For content which does not change depending on selected items within the main content.

Usage & Behavior

General guidelines

Structure

The details pane contains:

• a header.

• tabs (optional).

• the content area.

• an action area (optional).

• a collapse/expand area (optional).

Header

• The header may contain:

  • a pane title, which may wrap onto 2 lines. Longer titles will be truncated, and show a Tooltip on hover.

  • a secondary title.

  • a thumbnail image (for example, an avatar).

  • a contextual help icon.

• Where the pane is collapsible, the header will also contain:

  • a pin icon (see Interaction below).

Tabs (optional)

• Where relevant, the details pane can include up to 5 tabs.

• Tabs may not exceed the width of the panel; there should be no horizontal scroll.

• All tabs will be of the same width, regardless of label length.

• Titles will not wrap onto multiple lines. Long titles will be truncated, and a tooltip will appear on hover.

The Content Area

• The main area of the details pane may contain various types of content (see Content below).

• If the content exceeds the height of its container, a Scrollbar will appear. The scrollbar will apply only to the content area, excluding the header and the action area, if exists.

Action Area (optional)

• Where relevant, an action area will be shown at the bottom of the details pane.

• The action area may include elements such as Buttons and Action menus.

• Primary actions (e.g., Save and Cancel) will be aligned to the right. Other actions will be aligned to the left, shown as a toolbar (see example below).

• A line will appear above the action area.

Collapse/Expand Area (optional)

Where the details pane is collapsible, a collapse/expand area is shown.

• The collapse/expand area will appear only when the details pane is unpinned.

• When shown, it will be located on the left side of the details pane.

• An arrow is shown in the middle of the area:

  • when expanded, the arrow will direct to the right.

  • when collapsed, the arrow will direct to the left.

Placement & Positioning

The details pane should:

• stick to the right side of the page.

• have a fixed width.

• fill the vertical space to the bottom of the page.

Where the pane is Static:

• there will be a small amount of white space between the pane and the right and bottom edges of the page. This spacing should be a consistent fixed size.

• the top of the pane should be beneath the relevant section header.

Where the pane is Collapsible:

• depending on the application, the top of the pane should start from either:

  • beneath the VerinTop, aligned with the top element in the header area, or

  • beneath full-width header area.

• where a Ribbon is also used, the height of the details pane should reduce when the ribbon is expanded. The top of the pane should align to the bottom of the ribbon. (See example image in the Description).

Default state

Where the pane is collapsible, the default state will be determined for each application separately.

Content

The content area may contain any combination of elements, such as text, lists, cards, tables, forms, graphs, links etc.

Examples

Internal logic

Where the details pane content relates to selected items within the main page:

• the pane’s title, secondary title, and thumbnail image may all be inherited from the selected item(s).

• when no items are selected, the details pane will show an empty state (see States below).

• when two or more items are selected, depending on the application the pane may show either:

  • the number of selected items, or

  • a combined view, aggregating data from all items.

States

Where the details pane is collapsible, it has three basic states:

Interaction

Interaction only applies to collapsible panes.

The Pin Icon

• Clicking the pin icon will:

  • switch its state from pinned to unpinned and vice versa (see image below),

  • when unpinned - switch the pane to expanded, pinned state (see States above),

  • when pinned - switch the pane to expanded, unpinned state (see States above).

The Collapse/Expand Area

• Hovering the collapse/expand area switches it to the hover state.

• When the pane is expanded, clicking the area switches it to the collapsed state.

• When the pane is collapsed, clicking the area switches it to the expanded state.

When unpinned, clicking anywhere outside of the pane will close it.

Selecting items within the main page content

A collapsed pane may automatically expand when items are selected within the main page content, where the details pane contains extra information related to that item. See Table actions for more information.

Validations and Errors

• The details pane itself does not require special validations.

• For validations and errors related to content, see Field validation.

Transitions

• When the details pane is expanded from collapsed mode, the pane will slide from right to left.

• When the details pane is collapsed, the pane will slide from left to right.

Best Practices

Use:

• Where items in the main page content have a lot of related information that needs to be displayed.

• Where there is a need to perform actions on sub-elements of items (e.g. cards).

• Where there is additional content related to the main workspace.

Accessibility Compliance

Unless otherwise specified, see our general compliance information in Fundamentals - Accessibility.

Responsive Design

Verint products should support all devices down to the common tablet size (960px width). For general guidelines, see Fundamentals - Responsive design.

Pane width

• The details pane has a fixed width, and does not respond to the width of the screen.

• A static details pane may become collapsible at smaller screen widths, where appropriate.

• Where the details pane is collapsible, the default state of the details pane may change at different widths.

  • For screen sizes of 1366 px and below, it is recommended that it is closed and unpinned by default.

  • For screen sizes of 1367 px and above, the default state will be determined for each application separately.

• At 960px and below, the pin and expand options should be disabled.

Pane height

• When the screen height changes, the details pane height should also respond.

  • the pane header and tabs should not move.

  • the content should remain fixed to the top of the pane.

  • an internal Scrollbar should be used if the content does not fit vertically.

  • where they exist, action buttons and additional information in the pane footer should remain fixed to the bottom.

Design

Collapsible details pane examples

Static details pane examples

Code