Panels

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Similar to the ribbon tabs, App Studio features open panels that provide additional options to assist in the development of your application. Not all panels open at the same time, nor do they provide the same options. When you launch App Studio for the first time, only the Configured Environments panel appears docked to the edge of the canvas. The File/Folder Properties panel also appears, but is auto hidden.

All panels, except the Configured Environments panel, are auto hidden by default. You can control the visibility of the panels in the View groups on the Home tab and Utilities tab. You can also customize the appearance and placement of each panel around your canvas. For more information, see Customizing the Interface.

The following panels are available in App Studio:


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Environments Tree Panel

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From the Environments Tree panel, you can:

The Environments Tree panel is shown in the following image.

Configured Environments panel



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Environments Tree Toolbar

The Environments Tree toolbar contains the buttons and menus that you need to navigate, filter, and sort the information that appears in the Configured Environments tree.

The following table identifies each of the Environments Tree toolbar commands.

Option

Name

Function

View Items Sorted Alphabetically Decending sort option

View items sorted in Alphabetical order

Sorts the files alphabetically from A to Z.

View Items Sorted Alphabetically Ascending sort option

View items sorted in reverse Alphabetical order

Sorts the files alphabetically from Z to A.

View items sorted in Chronological order

Sorts the files by the last saved time, in descending order.

View items sorted in reverse Chronological order

Sorts the files by the saved time, in ascending order.

View Items Grouped by File Type sort option

View Items grouped by File Type

Sorts the files by file type.

View Items Titles sort options

View items by Title

Displays the files by title and sorts the files by title. If an item does not have a title, its name is shown.

View Items Names sort options

View items by Name

Displays the files by name and sorts the files by name.

Show All Files in Associated Project Paths sort option

Show All Files in Associated Paths

Toggles between showing files that belong to the Project or folder, or files that are visible in paths associated with the Project or folder.

Available only in the Local Projects and repository nodes.

Note: A red line appears to the left of the files that are not added to a Project or folder, but are visible in the paths associated with the Project or folder.

Refresh View

Refreshes the files and folders that you see in the Configured Environments tree. Refresh View also shows the dependencies of the file or folder that you have selected.

Show All files

Filters the tree to show all file types.

Show only Procedure files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only Master files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only HTML files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only Maintain files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only Image files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only ReportCaster files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only Library files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

Show only procedure files filter

Other files

Filters the tree to show only this file type.

The Configured Environments toolbar also contains the Refresh View option. From the View Options menu, click Refresh View to refresh the files and folders that you see in the Configured Environments tree. Refresh View also shows the dependencies of the file or folder you have selected.



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Configured Environments Tree

The Configured Environments tree displays the Configured Environments, Data Servers, Local Projects, and Web Applications nodes. If you have the Managed Reporting version of App Studio and WebFOCUS Release 8.0 Version 05 or higher installed on your machine, or configured a remote WebFOCUS 8 environment, a repository node also appears.

Note: By default, the Configured Environments tree sorts files and folders by title. If you change the sorting options to View items by Name, the names of your files and folders will display. Whether you display content by title or by name, the Content, Data Servers, Local Projects, and Web Applications nodes do not display differently.

You can expand the nodes on the Configured Environments tree to view your configured environments, projects, folders, and application files. Use the filtering commands on the toolbar to sort files alphabetically, display by name or title, or include the associated paths.

To open a file from the Configured Environments tree, you can double-click or right-click the file and select one of the options in the shortcut menu. You can select Open, Open in Text Editor, or Edit in Windows Associated Tool, if it available. The availability of these options depends on the type of file that you open.

To create new content, right-click the area in which you want to develop, and select one of the options in the shortcut menu. The options available to you are determined by the development area. For more information, see Development Areas Under WebFOCUS Environments.


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