Category Archives: Library Structure

Library Structure

Sub libraries

Adding libraries as Sub libraries of a library

Select Parent Library

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To select a library, left click on the library name. When the row goes white the library is selected.

Go to Sub libraries tab

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Click on the sub libraries option under options.

Sub Libraries Tab

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Here your will see two panels:

  1. On the left, available library objects
  2. On the right, Sub library’s of the previously selected library (in this case “undefined”)

 

 

Add Sub library to the selected library

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To add a sub library object to the selected library:

  1. click on the box next to the library object you would like to add as a sub library so it is ticked
  2. then click the arrow button in the middle that points to right panel.

To take a sub library object out of the selected library:

  1. click on the box next to the library object you would like to take out so it is ticked
  2. click on the arrow button in the middle that points towards the left panel.

Library Structure

Overview

Overview of the Library Structure

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This tool is used to view the libraries on the database and add,update or edit them. The work area is a table that has 5 columns:
1.Symbol
2.Object ID
3.Name
4.Visibility
5.Accepts Media

Each row is a separate library Object.

Refresh

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To Refresh the list of Library objects, press the Refresh button

Library Structure

View Library Object

Viewing a library object

Select Library object

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To select a library, left click on the library name. When the row goes white the library is selected.

Click View Library Object

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Once library is selected, click on the “View Library Object” under Options

Library Object Viewer

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A tab will open with:

  1. Library Object Structure
  2. The selected library Objects Attributes
  3. Fields in the library object

The Library Object Viewer is used to display, edit and create new library objects. The Library object tab is divided into two parts, the object structure panel and object attributes panel.

The object structure panel displays the data objects children as a hierarchy. All child data objects are displayed as branches of the tree. When clicking on a data object in the tree its attributes are loaded into the objects attribute panel.

The Objects Attributes panel displays the fields that describe the data object. Each row in the grid is an attribute. The Field Alias is the “name” given to that attribute which is used by forms and descriptions throughout the rest of the system. The Table column displays the data source table used by the attribute field and the Field column displays which of the data source table fields constitute the attribute. The Data Objects attributes can be reordered by dragging the desired row to its new position. ( Note: The data from the meta_data table must always precede all other data sources for the dynamic data object to be correctly built).

Library Structure

New Library Object

Adding a new library object to the library structure

Select New Library

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Select "new library object" under options

Enter Libraries Meta Data

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Enter the required data.

  1. Object Name : The name of the library you want to add.
  2. Icon : click on the arrow buttons on the side and select your preferred icon from the drop down.
  3. Object is visible : This field is a tick (yes) or no tick (no) and determines if the object is visible or not.
  4. Accepts User Data : This field is a tick (yes) or no tick (no) and determines if the object will accept user data input.
  5. Accepts Media : This field is a tick (yes) or no tick (no) and determines if the object accepts media to be added to it.
  6. Mime Filter :
  7. Load Module : This requires the module name that you want the library Object to load in.

Once you have added the data select save or if you would like to cancel select close.