Object Properties

The Object properties dialog box shows the properties of the files that are generated by Web Designer and that are saved as objects in the DialogAEDS table. Each module, component, project file and web project is represented as a separate file.

To open object properties

1. Select the relevant object in the navigation view.
2. Click in the toolbar.

   This opens the Object properties dialog box. There are three tabs available. You can edit the data on the tabs Properties and Access permissions if you have the right access permissions.

Change Labels for Web Projects

With change labels for web projects, you can move a web project to another database. To do this, all web project database objects are booked to a change label. Database Transporter is used for moving the web project. You can create and edit change labels in different One Identity Manager tools.

In the Web Designer toolbar, you can use to open the dialog box for managing change labels. The following functions are available here.

Table 32: Functions for managing change labels

Icon	Function
	Open/close edit view. Displays the edit fields for the change label. You can edit the change label.
	Create a change label. Is the only button enabled after clicking . Opens the edit fields for a new change label.
	Delete change label. This button is enabled once you have selected a change label. After clicking the message "Do you really want to delete the change label?" is shown. Confirm with Yes or No.
	Save change label. This button is only enabled when you have modified change label settings or created a new change label.

To create or edit change labels

1. Click next to the Change labels list.

   A dialog box for creating and editing change labels opens.

2. Perform one of the following tasks.
   1. Create a new change label using .

   2. Select a change label from the list and open the edit view using .

3. Enter the change label data.

   Table 33: Properties of Change Labels

   Property	Meaning
   Change labels	Change label name. This name is used to select the change label for allocating the changes or creating a customer transport package.
   Description	Detailed description of the change label.
   Parent change label	Optional parent change label entry.
   Status	Status of object changes, for example: development, test, production.
   Status comments	Additional status comments.
   Comments	Additional information to be able to trace changes to change label.
   Label type	Label type for further classification. Label type "Change" is used by default.
   Locked	Indicates if the change label is locked. If a change label is locked, no further changes can be booked to this label.

4. Save the changes.

   This closes the dialog box. The change label is preselected in the Change label.

To delete a change label

1. Click next to the Change labels list.

   A dialog box for creating and editing change labels opens.

2. Select the change label you want to delete and click the button.
3. Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
4. Close the dialog box using Cancel.
5. Click OK to close the Edit change labels... dialog box.

To apply a change label to a web project

1. Click in the toolbar.
2. Select the group of database objects you want to link to a change label:
   1. Modules, components and configuration

      This option links database objeWeb Designercts generated by to a change label.

   2. Captions

      This option links all required multilingual captions required by the web project to a change label. For more information, see Multilingual Captions.

      If any of the selected objects are already linked to one or more change labels, these links are not changed or deleted. In fact, another link is added.

3. Click Next.
4. Select a change label and click OK.

   The change label is copied.

Detailed information about this topic

• One Identity Manager User Guide for One Identity Manager Tools User Interface and Default Functions

Web Designer in a File Based Workflow

File-Based Workflow in Web Designer

With Web Designer, custom objects can be edited locally on your computer. To do this, export all existing custom objects from the database. All object types are taken into account and copied to the hard drive.

After exporting these objects, they can be edited, removed, or supplemented by additional objects on your computer. Object editing on your computer is no different from editing in the database project.

To edit files in Web Designer

1. Start Web Designer and click the Solution project option in the Select project save type dialog box.
2. Select the Load existing work folder option.
3. Perform one of the following tasks.
   1. In the Windows dialog box, Select the MyWebDesignerSolution.wds file from the folder in which the solution is stored.
   2. Select the name of the last opened solution project.
4. Select the file you want to work on from the navigation options.

   NOTE: Files that come from the local system are found in the From file system node.

5. Edit the objects that you want to change and save the modified objects to the hard drive.

To open the folders of the edited file

1. Mark the tab for your custom module and select the Node editor view.
2. Open Windows Explorer and click .

   The associated folders for the edited file are show in your Windows Explorer.

To open the Windows Explorer's context menu in the Web Designer

1. Mark the tab for your custom module and select the Node editor view.
2. Mouse over and open the context menu with right mouse button.

   This displays the Windows Explorer's context menu.

Detailed information about this topic

• Exporting a Module from the Database to the Hard Drive
• Importing from a Solution to the Database

Exporting a Module from the Database to the Hard Drive

To export data from the database to a local computer, you require read permissions for specific database tables. Read permissions are needed for the following tables.

• DialogAeds
• DialogAedsAction
• DialogAedsActionType
• DialogAedsActionHasObject

During export, all objects in the selected module are copied to the hard drive. This includes the following objects.

• Modules
• Components
• Layout definitions
• Web projects
• Project files
• Form types

In the steps below, the Create new work folder option is selected.

To export files to a local computer

1. Start Web Designer and select the Solution-Project option in the dialog box as the type of storage for the project.

   The following options are displayed under the Solution-Project option.

   Table 34: Selection options for Solution-Project

   Option	Description
   Create a new work folder	Creates a new work folder containing all the necessary objects.
   Load existing work folder	Loads an existing work folder.
   File path to MyWebDesignerSolution.wds	Opens the file containing the solution settings.

2. Create a new work folder using the Create new work folder option.
3. Select the file path for the new work folder via the Path to output folder option on the Export current project page and enter a name in the Work folder name text field.
4. Create the new work folder with Next.

   The work folder is created containing the following objects.

   Table 35: New work folder objects

   Object	Description
   Export module objects	All custom files
   MyWebDesignerSolution.wds	Solution settings
   Project.xml	Project file, for organizing individual files
   ActionTypes.xml	File for references

5. Close the wizard using Finish.

When the wizard is closed, you can continue working with the Web Designer as before. In addition, you can perform other tasks for file-based editing.

To disable the "Use selected project as default" setting

1. Open the Global settings dialog box in Menu | Settings.
2. Open Editor and enable Ask for save type after every start up.

   When you next start up, Select project save type is displayed.