Section 1

Using the SSTPA Tools GUI

The desktop is the home surface for architecture edits and for launching Add-on Tools. Learn the chrome before diving into methodology steps.

Sign in and connected state

Open the GUI, enter your user name and password, and choose Sign in. When the Backend is reachable, the branding bar shows a green status with the backend host. A disconnected status means the GUI cannot call the API (often a TLS trust or URL issue).

Login screen before authentication. — Light theme — Login screen before authentication.

Login screen before authentication. — Dark theme — Login screen before authentication.

Credentials. Use the account your administrator provided. Do not embed passwords in documentation, scripts you publish, or project notes that leave your machine.

Branding bar

Top left: product mark, SSTPA Tools title, and version. Top right: connection status, signed-in user, Message Center shortcut, gear menu, theme affordance, and (on the Control Panel far right) Shutdown.

Main GUI after selecting Fire Detection Payload as the System of Interest. — Light theme — Main GUI after selecting Fire Detection Payload as the System of Interest.

Main GUI after selecting Fire Detection Payload as the System of Interest. — Dark theme — Main GUI after selecting Fire Detection Payload as the System of Interest.

Control Panel

The horizontal tool ribbon lists Add-on Tools left-to-right. Click a tool to open its window over the Main Panel. The red Shutdown control is separated at the far right. Admin-only tools are hidden from non-admin users.

System of Interest (SoI) panel

Shows the current SoI HID, name, short description, parent navigation, and child System chips. With no SoI selected, the panel prompts you to choose one (Capability children appear as chips). Every SoI-scoped Add-on Tool assumes a current SoI.

SoI panel for Fire Detection Payload with child System chips. — Light theme — SoI panel for Fire Detection Payload with child System chips.

SoI panel for Fire Detection Payload with child System chips. — Dark theme — SoI panel for Fire Detection Payload with child System chips.

Main Panel sections

Progressive disclosure of SoI node types: Environment, Connection, Interface, Function, Element, Purpose, State, Views, Asset, Security, plus Analysis for remaining types. Expand a section to see entity cards; expand a card for relationship groups; use + Add to create; use Edit in Data Drawer to stage property changes.

Data Drawer

Slides in from the right without covering Branding or Control Panel. Fixed identity fields stay read-only; editable properties and associations are staged until you Commit (with confirmation). Cancel discards the staged edit.

Data Drawer editing Asset Fire Detection Data. — Dark theme — Data Drawer editing Asset Fire Detection Data.

Gear menu and Light / Dark

Open the gear for product/license information, Hover help & definitions, and the Style selector:

Light — default parchment / ivory Technical Art Nouveau Control Room look.
Dark — bluish-grey nocturne slate for low-light work.

The choice persists per machine. Add-on Tools inherit the active theme.