Optional: Working with Context Perspective

Use

The context perspective is a view in the ES Builder, which provides faster access to objects, improves navigation, and enables you to perform your tasks easily. In this view, you can perform the same set of operations as with the classic view.

You can use this perspective to:

  • Access recently used objects

  • Create folders based on filter criteria

  • Access information from multiple user interfaces on one user interface

  • Run applications using widgets

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ES Builder .

  2. To switch to the context perspective, choose Start of the navigation pathPerspective Next navigation step Select Perspective Next navigation step ContextEnd of the navigation path.

  3. Based on the action you want to perform, proceed as follows:

Working with Recently Used Objects

  • To access objects that you recently created, edited, and viewed, expand the Work Context node under My Workplace .

  • To access objects that you recently activated:

    1. Expand, My Work History node.

    2. Select the required object and choose from the following option in the context menu:

      • Open : To view the selected object.

      • Open Latest Version : To view and edit the last activated version of the object.

Defining Folders Based on Filter Criteria

To define a folder based on specific filter criteria, such as software component version, namespace, object type, or object name, perform the following steps:

  1. Select the Search Folders node under My Workplace .

  2. From the context menu, choose New Search Folder .

  3. Enter a name for the search folder.

  4. If you want to filter objects based on object names, enter the object name in the Object Filter field.

    For example, to view a list of objects with the name employee, enter *Employee* .

  5. Select the required software component versions and namespaces on which you want to define search filters.

  6. For the software component versions and namespaces selected in the above step, select the corresponding object types on which you want to define search filters.

  7. Choose Create .

    A folder containing objects filtered by the defined search criteria is available under the Search Folders node.

Accessing Information on Multiple Screens

  • To view the referenced objects and where-used list for a specific object, select an object from My Workplace or My Work History and expand the References node.

  • To view the properties of an object, select an object from My Workplace or My Work History and expand the Properties node.

  • To switch to the design objects, change list or conflicts tab page, choose the required option from the tool bar on the left.

  • To locate the opened object in the navigation tree of My Workplace , choose the Link Work Context with Editor icon.

Working with ES Repository Widgets

To run specific applications that suit your needs, perform the following steps:

  1. Click ES Repository Widgets .

  2. Choose Add or Customize Widgetsand select the required widget below: