---
title: "Navigating IMS Main Menu Items"
slug: "basic-navigation-main-menu"
tags: ["Basic Navigation"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:28Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:28Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/basic-navigation-main-menu"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigating IMS Main Menu Items

The Main Menus and other items serve as the primary navigation through IMS.

## Main Menus

The Main Menus, which will differ depending on the module you are using, serves as primary navigation through IMS. You can click on any of the Main Menus to navigate to the desired [Main Screen (Grid List)](/v414/docs/basic-navigation-other-main-menu-options). From the Main Screens you can again navigate to the desired [Details Pages](/v414/docs/ims-details-page-options) by selecting items in the Grid List.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(258).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T13%3A35%3A25Z&se=2026-10-28T14%3A35%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=dkmGPZ%2FpDY0IfDX9rb5sdl0EIy304W0ur3g%2BooK5LF4%3D)The IMS PEI Menu.The following menus are available in IMS PEI:

| Menu Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Dashboard | Access shortcuts, system queries, KPI data, statistics, etc. |
| FLOC | Functions about FLOCs; displays FLOC list for specified criteria. |
| CMF | Functions about Corrosion Management Framework; displays list of Corrosion Loops and its threats and barriers. |
| Corrosion Loops | Functions about Corrosion Loops; displays list of Corrosion Loops for specified criteria. |
| Equipment | Functions about Equipment; displays list of Equipment for specified criteria. |
| Circuits | Functions about Circuits; displays list of Circuits for specified criteria. |
| CML | Functions about CMLs; displays list of CMLs. |
| Components | Functions about Components; displays list of Components for specified criteria. |
| Schedules | Functions about Schedules; displays list of Schedules for specified criteria. |
| Condition History | Functions about ECH's; displays list of ECH's for specified criteria. |
| RBI | Functions about RBI analyses; displays list of Corrosion Loops and Component-Failure Modes with RBI data. |
| Drawings | Functions about Drawings; displays list of Drawings from CML details. |
| Custom Reports | To create and view custom queries, filters, and reports. |

## Other Main Items

### Handbook

To enable you to use IMS to its full potential, you can always click on the Handbook icon to navigate to here...

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(259).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T13%3A35%3A25Z&se=2026-10-28T14%3A35%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=dkmGPZ%2FpDY0IfDX9rb5sdl0EIy304W0ur3g%2BooK5LF4%3D)To access the IMS Handbook, click on the icon. 

### My Account

The main menu items are configured per user. The default configuration is based on the user’s role. However, a user can modify the main menu configuration by clicking on **My Account**:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(260).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T13%3A35%3A25Z&se=2026-10-28T14%3A35%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=dkmGPZ%2FpDY0IfDX9rb5sdl0EIy304W0ur3g%2BooK5LF4%3D)Click **My Account** to configure the main menu.

Here you can also update some other settings, e.g., Language preference, Units Of Measure, Default module, Default main screen, etc.

If not using "Single Sing On" you can also change your Password here: Click **Ed****it**, then go to Other settings.

#### Showing and Hiding Main Menus

From here you can also show (activate) or hide (in activate) Main menus.

- Click **My Account**.
- Click **Edit**.
- Check / uncheck the desired menus in the Main Grid Settings.
- Click **Save**.

### Settings

From here you can access the [IMS Settings](/v414/docs/ims-settings-introduction-page).

### Unit system: Metrics / Imperial

Here you can choose Metrics or Imperial and choose to show or hide units in the column headers.

### Module

The IMS module is selected here.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(261).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T13%3A35%3A25Z&se=2026-10-28T14%3A35%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=dkmGPZ%2FpDY0IfDX9rb5sdl0EIy304W0ur3g%2BooK5LF4%3D)Select Module here.

### Currency

The currency can be selected here.

### Log off

Here you can log off.