The List Editor is used to display result lists and to quickly edit objects and object relations. Object properties are displayed in tabular form but there is no additional information about each property as in the Object Editor.
The List Editor is used to display result lists and to quickly edit objects and object relations. Object properties are displayed in tabular form but there is no additional information about each property as in the Object Editor.
When the editor starts, the following menu items are available in the Designer.
Menu | Menu item | Meaning |
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Object |
New |
Creates a new object. |
Delete |
Deletes current object. | |
Reload object |
Updates the object view. | |
Filter |
Define filter |
Opens a dialog window for creating an ad hoc filter. |
Delete filter |
Deletes the filter. | |
Manage filters |
Opens a dialog window for creating permanent filters. | |
View |
Properties |
Shows or hides the edit view |
Select columns... |
Opens a dialog window for selecting columns to be displayed in the list. | |
Select table relations |
Opens a dialog box for selecting object relation to view. | |
Help |
List Editor help |
Opens the editor help. |
Icon | Meaning |
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Creates object. |
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Deletes object. |
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Copies object to the clipboard. |
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Paste the object or relation from the clipboard. Next to the icon there is a menu to select the type from. |
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Updates object view. |
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User-defined filter for displaying objects. |
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Resets custom filter. |
The entries in the result list of the List Editor are displayed with a valid name tag. If an object is selected in the result list, the object properties and object relations are shown in the edit view. You can limit the number of entries in the result list by setting a filter. For this you can use an ad hoc filter or a permanent filter.
Context Menu Item | Meaning |
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New |
Inserts a new object. |
Delete |
Deletes selected object. |
Copy |
Copies the selected object into the clipboard. |
Paste |
Inserts the copied object from the clipboard. |
Properties |
Displays the object properties of the selected entry. |
Select columns... |
Opens a dialog window for selecting columns to be displayed in the list. |
Navigation |
Shows all other editors that can be used with the selected object. |
TIP:
In the table header for the result list, click on a column to sort it by the selected column.
You can display further object properties in the result list.
To display object properties
In the Designer, select the View > Select column menu item.
You specify which object properties should be additionally shown in which order in the result list. You can also enter the column width and alignment of the column description.
Icon | Meaning |
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Inserts column in view. |
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Removes column from view. |
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Moves column up. |
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Moves column down. |
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Specifies how columns are labeled. If selected the column names are displayed. If this option is not active, the identifiers from the data model are shown. |
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The column display is reset to the default settings. |
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