The Flow Engine has five menus, which are described in the following sections.
The Flow menu contains commands that process the design implementation flow. The following are the Flow menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Run | Executes the implementation flow until complete or until target process is complete |
| Step | Executes one process in the implementation flow |
| Step Back | Moves one step back in the implementation flow execution process |
| Abort | Aborts the currently executing process |
| Close | Closes the Flow Engine |
The View menu contains commands that control the font type of the Flow Engine message log window and the visibility of the toolbar and status bar in the Flow Engine main window. The following are the View menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Toolbar | Shows or hides the toolbar |
| Status Bar | Shows or hides the status bar |
| Font | Modifies the font type of the message log window |
The Setup menu contains commands that control and configure the design implementation flow. The following are the Setup menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Options | Controls the implementation flow |
| Stop After | Sets the processing break point |
| FPGA Re-entrant Route | Sets the re-entrant route options for a previously routed design |
| Advanced | Configures the implementation flow |
The Utilities menu contains commands that run utilities useful for gaining information about the selected project or implementation revision and setting options for design implementation and configuration. The following are the Utilities menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Report Browser | Opens the Report Browser on the current implementation revision |
| Command History | Displays the command and option history for the current implementation revision |
| Command Preview | Displays a preview of commands and options to be run for the current implementation revision |
| Project Notes | Edits notes for the current project |
The Help menu contains commands that invoke online help and display information about the Flow Engine. The following are the Help menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Help Topics | Displays help topics |
| About Flow Engine | Displays the program information and copyright |
