Navigation in the DMWB

All objects in the DMWB are called model objects of a content model. In this documentation, the shorter term model objects is also used. A model object is a concrete or abstract object in the content model that is uniquely identifiable and for which various types of information are stored. A model object has either the status active or inactive. An active entity is converted to the internal format of the Knowledge Provider runtime layer. The total amount of entities as represented in the DMWB in a hiererchical structure is called the entity tree.

In the DMWB, there are three views for representing entities. The sorting criteria for the views are as follows:

  • Document Areas

  • Development Classes

  • Virtual Classes

When you first open the DMWB, the Document areas view opens by default.

Screen Areas of the DMWB

Double-click on an entity in the entity tree to display the data associated with it in the right-hand part of the screen. If you are executing several navigation steps in a row, you can choose Start of the navigation pathUtilities Next navigation step Display Navigation WindowEnd of the navigation path to see a list of the steps in the lower right-hand part of the screen.

Here, you can use the arrow keys to move backwards or forwards through the steps.

To see a context-sensitive menu of the functions available for a particular object, right-click on the object.

There are also three tools available that are independent of the entities and that allow you to switch from the entity view in the right-hand section of the screen to tabulation or connections. You can use these tools for the following model objects:

  • From LOIO, PHIO and relationship classes you can switch from the model object properties view to the tabulation, by choosing Tabulation. If you choose Properties, return to the display of the model object properties .

  • The same applies when you want to switch from the connections display back to the entity Properties view. If you choose Connections, you are taken back to the connections view.

To navigate forwards, double-click on the fields in the right-hand part of the screen. The field you click on is displayed as the main entry in its current environment. Again, you can go to another field by double-clicking on that field. Choose the arrow pointing left to return to the previous entry.