Main Menu

The main menu includes options for working with your models, customizing the Storyboard display, and defining general modeling options.

The following table describes each menu item:

Main Menu	Menu Item	Description
Model	New	Displays the Create New Model dialog box, in which you specify information about the model that you want to create. More information: Create New Model Dialog Box Creating a Model and Development Component
	Open	Displays the Open Model dialog box, in which you select the model that you want to open. More information: Open Model Dialog Box Opening a Model
	Close	Closes the currently-active model. If there are unsaved changes in the model, you are prompted to save them before closing the model. More information: Closing a Model
	Save	Saves the changes made to the currently-active model since the last save operation. More information: Saving a Model
	Save As	Displays the Save As Local Copy dialog box, in which you specify a new name under which to save a copy of the model in the local repository. More information: Save As Local Copy Dialog Box Saving a Copy of a Model
	Save All	Saves the changes made to all open models since the last save operation. More information: Saving a Model
	Manage Models	Opens the Manage Models dialog box, in which you manipulate the models and development components in the Visual Composer development environment. For example, you can create new models and development components, and perform source control operations such as check in and check out. More information: Manage Models Dialog Box Managing Models
	Import	Imports a model from the file system to the local repository. More information: Import Dialog Box Importing a Model
	Export	Export a model from the local repository to a compressed zip file on the file system. More information: Export Dialog Box Exporting a Model
	Print	Not currently supported.
	Recently-Used Models	List of recently opened models. Choose a model to open it in Storyboard. You can define the number of models displayed in the list using the Options pane ( Tools Options ).
	Log Off	Closes Visual Composer. If there are unsaved changes in any open models, you are prompted to save them before exiting Visual Composer.
Edit	Cut	Not currently supported.
	Copy	Not currently supported.
	Paste	Not currently supported.
	Rename	Activates edit mode for the name of the currently-selected element, so that you can change its name.
	Delete	Deletes the currently selected elements.
	Duplicate	Not currently supported.
	Select All	Selects all elements on the Design board.
View	Task Panel	Displays the specific task panel that you choose from the Task Panel submenu.
	Console	Shows or hides the console area.
	Show Task Panel	Shows or hides the task panel area.
	Zoom In	Zooms in to display the model elements on the Design board at a greater magnification level.
	Zoom Out	Zooms out to display the model elements on the Design board at a smaller magnification level.
	Fit Window	Changes the magnification level of the Design board to fit all elements in the display.
	Actual Size	Changes the magnification level of the Design board to show elements at their original size.
Tools	Manage System Aliases	Displays the Manage System Aliases dialog box, for organizing and reassigning back-end systems from which data services have been added to the model. More information: Manage System Aliases Dialog Box
	Find All Expressions	Searches for all expressions defined in the component. More information: Find All Expressions Dialog Box
	Service Component Wizard	Opens a wizard that enables you to model a service component and add data and input ports to it. More information: Service Component Wizard
	Customize Toolbars	Not currently supported.
	Options	Displays the Options pane, for customizing the operation of Storyboard. More information: Options Pane
Help	SDN Online	Displays the Visual Composer home page on SDN in a new browser window.
	Modeler's Guide	Displays the Visual Composer Modeler's Guide in a new browser window.
	Reference Guide	Displays the Visual Composer Reference Guide in a new browser window.
	About	Displays information about the currently-installed Visual Composer version.
	Create an Error Report	Generates a zip file containing a comprehensive report of system errors. More information: Creating an Error Report