Master File Shortcut Commands
The following shortcut menu options are available for
a Master File:
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Open. Opens
the Master File in the Metadata canvas.
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Create Report. Opens the Report Wizard, where you can
create a new report.
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Create Chart. Opens the Chart Wizard, where you can create
a new chart.
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Open in Text Editor. Opens
the Master File in the Text Editor canvas.
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Refresh Synonym. Regenerates
the synonym. Use this option if the underlying object has been altered.
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Sample Data. Displays
sample output for the Master File in the Developer Workbench Viewer.
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Impact Analysis. Enables
you to generate a report that identifies the procedures that access
a specific Master File or field within a Master File.
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Print. Prints
the Master File.
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Check. Tests
the validity of the Master File.
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Edit Access File as Text.
Enables you to view and manually edit the Access File synonym.
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New. Creates
a new folder or file. The following shortcut menu options are available
when pointing to New:
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Procedure using InfoAssist. Creates
a new procedure folder in the your current application folder.
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Report. Creates
a new report.
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SQL Report. Creates
a new SQL report.
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Chart. Creates
a new chart.
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SQL Chart. Creates
a new SQL chart.
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HTML File. Creates
a new HTML page.
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Synonym. Creates
a new Master File after you have selected a configured adapter,
or configure a new adapter.
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Synonym via Metadata Canvas. Creates
a new Master File in the Metadata canvas.
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Define Function Library. Creates
a user-defined function library. Any user-defined functions created
in this library are available for use in any content created within
the same folder as the library. After the creation of the first
function, you can create additional functions or edit existing ones.
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Web Query StyleSheet. Creates
a template Web Query StyleSheet.
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Text Document. Creates
a text document that can be stored to a local project. You can use
the add or remove comment to comment the file.
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Application. Creates
a new application folder in your current application folder.
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Duplicate. Creates
a copy of the selected file.
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Copy. Copies
the selected file to the clipboard where you can paste it to a different
node.
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Rename. Changes
the name of the selected file.
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Delete. Deletes
the selected file. You will be prompted to confirm your deletion.
Click No if you do not want to delete an
item, or click Cancel to abort the delete
operation. If you choose to abort the delete operation while deleting
a list of items, Cancel will prevent all subsequent items from being
deleted.
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Properties. Displays
the folder properties in the File/Folder Properties panel.
Note: When a Master File is opened in the Text Editor
canvas or the Metadata canvas, all other open options from the shortcut
menu are unavailable.