In the Schema Editor, you can use the various user interface features to view the schema, tool map schemas, and data files. You can also edit the schema, tool map schemas, and data files using the Schema Editor.
The commands and Workflows dialog box that you have access to in the Schema Editor depend on your personalized
menu configuration. For more information about user personalized menus and the default
Schema Editor roles, see Personalized Menus and Schema Editor Roles.
Some of the key user interface features that you will use frequently in the Schema Editor include the following:
Menu Bar
The Schema Editor menu bar appears across the top of the Schema Editor application window.
Depending on your personalized menu configuration, you may not have access to specific
menus or commands. For more information about user interface configurations, see Personalized Menus.
The File menu provides standard file-based commands, such as New, Open, and Save.
The Edit menu allows you to undo and redo recent commands, edit and delete selected objects, and locate objects in the Schema Editor. You can use the Cut, Copy, Paste/Create Relationships, and Paste/Copy and Edit commands to modify open files. You can use the Transaction Log command to start and stop transaction logging and view processed transactions.
The View menu allows you to view the meta schema, schema, tool map schemas, and data files in a variety of ways. You can also display the Editor views, which allow you to modify the schema, tool map schemas, and data files, from the View dialog boxes displayed by commands on the View menu.
The Tools menu provides access to various data-specific, non-viewing commands. For example, you can validate files and set various viewing options using commands on the Tools menu.
The Window menu provides access to standard window manipulation commands, such as Cascade, Tile Horizontally, and Tile Vertically.
The Workflows menu allows you to open different workflows windows and dialog boxes to help you work in the Schema Editor more efficiently.
The Help menu provides access to the Schema Editor online Help, the printable user's guide for the Schema Editor, and information about the Schema Editor application.
Toolbars
Schema Editor toolbars provide easy access to the most commonly used commands. You can move the toolbars around in the Schema Editor window and dock them wherever you want. For descriptions of the commands on the Schema Editor toolbars, see Schema Editor Toolbars.
Workflows
When you open the Schema Editor, a dialog box or window containing the most common workflows typically appears by default in the Schema Editor application window. This dialog box or window provides quick access to many of the same commands that appear on the Schema Editor menu bar.
You can use the following workflows in the Schema Editor:
-
Standard Workflows
-
Overall Workflows
-
Basic Workflows
The Workflows dialog box or window that you see when you open the Schema Editor depends on your
personalized menu configuration and what Start menu link you used to open the Schema Editor.
View Windows
In the Schema Editor, the view windows allow you to view the meta schema, schema, tool map schemas, and data files in a variety of different way. For example, you can see data in the Schema Editor in tree views, table views, properties tables, UML views, and so on. For more information about the various view windows, see example view topics for the meta schema, schema, tool map schemas, and data files.
Shortcut Menus
When you right-click any object in any of the view windows, the software displays a shortcut menu. This menu displays context-sensitive commands for the selected object. These commands also appear on the Actions menu when an object is selected.
You can use shortcut menus to do everything from editing and creating objects and relationships in the schema, tool map schemas, and data files to changing UML views.