Object Editors 

Use

To display or edit an object, open it in an object editor.

Integration

The object editors are displayed to the right of the navigation bar and beneath the main menu bar and the standard toolbar (see: Application Window: Overview). If you have opened multiple objects, the different object editors are displayed as tab pages. The tab page index (with the names of the objects and icons for the object types) is positioned at the bottom of the window.

Prerequisites

You can open an object by

·        Creating a new object

·        Selecting it in the navigation area and either

¡        Double clicking the selected object

¡        Choose Open () from the context menu

·        Dragging the object from the navigation bar to the work area of the application window by using Drag&Drop

·        Double clicking (in another object editor) on an object reference

This means that you can open a message type from the object editor for a message interface.

General Structure of the Object Editors

All object editors have the same basic structure for all object types (see graphic). The header area contains the object key and a description. In design objects, the object key comprises the software component version, the namespace, and the name. The object key of configuration objects depends on the respective object type.

The work area contains the object-type-specific functions and information.

Functions of the Object Menu Bar

Each object editor has an object menu bar, which you can use to access all functions that relate to the object you have opened. You can call the most important functions in the object menu bar from the toolbar as well.

The following table lists the functions that you can call in all object editors. Functions that are only available for particular object types are described in the documentation for the relevant object type.

<Object> Menu

Function	Description
Display/Edit	Switches between display and edit mode
Save	Saves the object
Delete	Deletes the object
Check	Checks the object
Copy Object	Copies the object
Properties	Displays the object properties
History	Displays the object history
Where-Used List	Calls the where-used list
Help	Calls the online help for the relevant object type.
Close	Closes the object editor

The Copy Object function is not available for imported objects (Integration Repository).

Edit Menu

Function	Description
Cut	Cuts out the selected text
Copy Text	Copies the selected text
Insert	Inserts the selected text

View Menu

Function	Description
Header	Shows/hides the header area of the object editor
Documentation	Shows or hides the documentation editor
Processing Log	Shows/hides the processing log (see: Checking an Object)
Detach Window	Detaches the object editor from the application window
Reattach Window	Attaches the object editor back onto the application window

Header

The header displays the following information about the object.

·        Object key

The object key depends on the object type and is defined when you create an object

·        Description

In change mode you can enter a language-dependent short description for the object (see also Original Language).

·        Status

Displays the status of the object (see: Change Lists)

Work Area

In this area you can display and edit the object.

The work area is specially adapted to the individual object type. For more details, see the documentation for the object type.

See also:

For an overview of the object types in the Integration Repository, see Navigation Area (Integration Repository).

For an overview of the object types in the Integration Directory, see Navigation Area (Integration Directory).

Documentation Area

·        This area displays the documentation for the object. You can show or hide this area as required.

Maintenance Log Display Area

·        This area displays the maintenance log. You can show or hide this area as required. For more information, see: Checking an Object.