Use Case 13: User launches multiple apps from same platform in one container

ACCEPTED

User Goal

To launch a set of applications within a single container for improved windows management. 

Persona(s)

Portfolio Manager 

Preconditions

On the desktop the user is running:

• Third party research and analytics platform eg Eikon 
• Portfolio Management system 

Workflows

Workflow 1: 

• From a button next to a holding in the portfolio management system a user launches four applications from the research and analytics platform into the open workspace 
• The applications open within a single container and all show information on the holding 

Workflow 2 

• From a button next to a holding in the portfolio management system a user launches four applications from the research and analytics platform into the open workspace 
• The applications open within a single container and all show information on the holding 
• Selecting a different holding in the portfolio management system updates the launched layout automatically (it is linked when it is launched ) 

Workflow 3

• The user wants to open 4 apps from the research and analytics platform to find more information on a particular holding 
• A menu shows all the available apps that accept the holding in context that can be launched into the workspace
• The user selects four and has the option to open as floating apps or within a single container 
• The user decides to launch them in a single container 
• An Eikon layout opens with the four apps that the user has selected showing information on the current holding 

Interoperability Points

• API WG 
• Context data wg 
• App Directory wg