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WebEA Main View - Object List
If the WebEA browser is not currently displayed, then selecting a Package will display the Package contents in the central Main View of WebEA. This is referred to as the 'Object List'. The Object List can be displayed in one of three viewing styles: Icon, List or Notes view.
It is possible to define a default viewing style for a model in the configuration file. However, you can also change the style via the icons in the upper right of the Object List.
Icon View
In Icon view, each object is represented by an image and an object name. As an example, a root node with the name 'ASA Finance' would be represented by:
A View object with the name 'Class Model' would be represented by:
List View
In List view, each object is represented as a row in a table, which includes columns for name, type, author and modified date. The two examples would be represented in List view as shown:
Notes View
In Notes view each object is represented by the object name and any text from the object's 'Notes' field.
Display Order
In the Object List, objects are displayed in the predefined order: Packages, diagrams and elements; if there are multiples of any object type then they will be sorted in alphabetical order. This is different to Enterprise Architect's behavior, which can allow elements to be manually ordered.
As an example:
Additional Symbols
While navigating the model structure with WebEA you might see a number of symbols applied to the object images. Each symbol has a meaning; for example, the 
symbol indicates that the object contains children, whilst the 
symbol indicates the object is locked to the current user.
The action taken when an item is selected is dependent on the object type of the item.
- For Packages, the default action is to navigate down one level of the Browser window and display the child objects contained within that Package
- For diagrams the default action is to open the diagram image
- For elements the default action is to display the properties for the selected element
To view the properties of a Package while viewing it in the Object List, click on the 
button in the status bar to display the Properties View. Alternatively, on lower resolution screens (less than 800 pixels wide), where the Properties View is not available, you can use the 
button to switch to the Package's properties.
If you navigate to a Package that does not have children, the message 'No child element(s)' will be displayed.
Adding New Elements
If the model has been configured to allow the addition of elements and the current user has the required permissions, the 
icon will be shown as the last element of a Package's Object List. For more details see the Object Creation in WebEA Help topic.
Notes
- WebEA's WebEA - Browser acts as an alternative to the Object List; if the WebEA Browser is displayed then the Object List is not accessible