Modeler:8/ExpressionViewer

Repository Window

The Repository Window contains all information related to the model at hand. A Repository (Window) needs to be openend before any work can be done.

The list on the left can be altered from detailed view to a list view. Additionally a inheritance tree can be shown to view all supertypes and their subtypes (since v8.1).

Detail panel

The right pane can be collapsed but shows detailed information on the selected object / fact types.

• Label type level
• Object type level
• Label level
• Business rules
• Diagrams
• Rule violations
• Played by and Part of information

Toolbar buttons

The toolbar buttons are:

• Edit (only active when a fact type or object type is selected) which opens the OT/FT Editor
• New which opens the Expression Input Window
• Edit Population (only active when a fact type or object type is selected) which opens the Edit Population Window
• Wizard list, containing different kind of wizards to update or edit your model.

• Subset Constraint Editor which opens the Subset Constraint Editor
• Integrity Check which opens the window with the results of the well-formedness tests
• GLR list, required to transform your conceptual model. It also allows to define which transformation steps are being used. Transformation settings.

• Delete to either delete the selected FactType, or a specific line from the details list.
• Edit to rename a FactType or edit the text of a specified line from the details list.
• Tree to display the expression tree based upon the expression and the level selected.

• Query allows more advanced sql querying of your model.
• Highlight this puts the object and fact type names in black or gray, depending on your settings, to easily recognize information.

• Filter show of hide certain information in your model in/from this window.

Behaviour

Drag and drop

You may drag and drop the object / fact types onto diagram windows to visualize the information structures.

Statusbar

The statusbar will show the total number of object / fact types, including any hidden items (due to defined filters).

Shortest path

Since v8.1 the shortest path can be determined. This is a feature which will only work using the following procedure:

• select only two object / fact types
• use the context menu and choose "shortest path"
• all items on this path are added to the selection

It is useful by dragging this newly calculated selection into a diagram for viewing purposes.