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Project Browser Toolbar

The Project Browser toolbar provides access to a range of operations you can perform on your project structure and content.

Access View | Project Browser

Options

Option

Action

See also

New Model from Pattern

Click on this icon to create a new Model Package in the project, from a predefined UML or Technology pattern.

The list of available Model Pattern Technologies includes the MDG Technology Builder, which creates a Model Package containing templates that you can use to generate a new MDG Technology containing a set of Profiles.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+M

 Model Wizard

New Package

Click on this icon to create a new child Package under the selected Package.

 Add a Package

New Diagram

Click on this icon to create a new child diagram under the selected Package or element.

 Add New Diagrams

New Element

Click on this icon to create a new child element under the selected Package or element.

 Add Elements Directly to Packages

Find in Project Browser

Click on this icon to perform a simple search for a text string in the Project Browser.

Documentation

Click on this icon to display options to generate, on the selected Package in the Project Browser, a:

  • Document report
  • Web report or
  • Diagram Only report

Shortcut: F8

Shift+F8

Ctrl+Shift+F8

 Web Reports Diagrams Only Report Generate Document Reports

Code and DB Generation

Click on this icon to display options to:

  • Generate source code
  • Generate DDL
  • Import a source directory
  • Import a binary module
  • Import a database schema
  • Generate Package contents to synchronize with Package code
  • Reset the source code language

All these options operate on the selected Package.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+K

Ctrl+Shift+U

Ctrl+Alt+M

 Reset Options Generate DDL For Objects Update Package Contents Import Binary Module import a Directory Structure Generate a Package Import Database Schema

Move Element Up

Click on this icon to move the selected Package or element further up the Project Browser, within its parent Package.

Move Element Down

Click on this icon to move the selected Package or element further down the Project Browser, within its parent Package.

Help

Click on this icon to display the Help topic on the Project Browser.

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