Object Editors 

Use

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

Integration

The object editors are displayed on the right of the navigation area and beneath the main menu bar and standard toolbar. 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. Scrolling between the various tab pages is another navigation option.

Prerequisites

You can open an object by:

●      Creating a new object

●      Executing one of the following actions in the navigation area:

○       Double clicking the selected object

○       Choosing Open ( ) from the context menu

●      Dragging the object from the navigation bar to the work area of the application window by using drag and drop

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

This means you can open a service from the party editor.

Structure of the Object Editors

All object editors have the same basic structure (starting at the top):

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

●      Status

Displays the status for the object (in the PCK this is also active)

Work Area

In this area you can display and edit the object. This area contains the object-type-specific functions and information.

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

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.

<Object> Menu

Function	Description
Display/Edit	Switches between display and edit mode
Save	Saves the object
Copy Object…	Copies the object
Delete	Deletes the object
Close	Closes the object editor

Edit Menu

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

View Menu

Function	Description
Header	Shows/hides the header area of the object editor
Detach Window	Detaches the object editor from the application window
Reattach Window	Attaches the object editor back onto the application window