Anzeige und Aktionen im Objekt-Browser
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Anzeige
Wird in einem Diagramm oder Tabelle etc. ein Objekt ausgewählt, so wird dieses als Referenz für die Anzeige im Objekt-Browser genutzt. Der Kasten dieses Objekts wird dabei mit orangem (bzw. der in [Hervorhebungsfarbe des ausgewählten Kastens] gesetzten Farbe) Rand angezeigt und wird mit Ecken in der gleichen Farbe hervorgehoben.
The boxes of objects are displayed on the left and right of the corresponding box. The objects displayed on the left and right are set with an expression in the display settings.
Between the left and right boxes a solid blue connection line is displayed, indicating the object connections. The connection lines directly connected to the selected box are displayed in orange (selected box color). The boxes adjacent to the selected box are displayed with an orange (selected bar color) border.
An object box is also displayed below the corresponding box. The object displayed below is set with an expression in the display settings. Connection lines consisting either of a green dotted line or solid line are displayed for the bottom boxes.
The connection lines directly connected to the selected box are displayed in orange (selected box color). The boxes adjacent to the selected box are displayed with an orange (selected box emphasis color) border.
The bottom boxes are displayed only for the selected box. Changing the box selection causes the display of the bottom boxes to change accordingly.
Replacing with object when selected
You can display different objects from those selected in a chart or table in the Object Browser. This is done by making a setting in the display settings of the Object Browser.
For example, to display an operation in the Object Browser when you click on the use instruction bar of a resource Gantt chart, set ME.Operation in “Replace to this object if clicked use instruction” located in the Use instruction tab of the display settings of the Object Browser.
ME.Operation
Objects to be displayed left, right, below
The objects to be displayed left, right or below the selected object are set with the following expressions in the display settings:
- Object left of XXXX
- Object right of XXXX
- Object below XXXX
XXXX is the class of the selected object, and the tab of the Properties window is also the basic class name. However, when there is no tab for the corresponding class, it belongs to the Others tab.
Let’s take the default style, “Operation/Output instruction/ Input instruction/Peg”, as an example. The selected box above is an operation (1). “Input instruction” is set for the operation class “Object left of operation” property, and “Output instruction” for the “Object right of operation” property. Therefore, the box of the input instruction (2) is displayed to the left of the selected box (operation), and the box of the output instruction is displayed to its right.
“Right peg object” is set for the output instruction class “Object right of output instruction” property. Therefore, the peg object box is displayed to the right of the output instruction box (4). Further, the “Object left of output instruction” property is “operation”.
“Input instruction” is set for the peg class “Object right of peg” property. Therefore, the input instruction box is displayed to the right of the peg box (5).
Further, “Child object” is set for the operation class “Object below operation” property. Therefore, a task box is displayed below the operation box (6). No boxes are displayed to the left and right of the object that is displayed below. Only a below box is displayed.
For tasks, there is no tab in the display settings. Thus, in the case of a task, make the setting in Others tab. “Use instruction if it’s task” is set for the “Object below other class object” property. Therefore, a user instruction box is displayed below the task box (7).
Redrawing the object
The objects to the left, right, and below the selected box are redrawn when either “Refresh left/right/below boxes based on this box” is selected in the right-click popup menu on the box, or Ctrl+Enter is pressed.
Restrictions on objects to be displayed
Restrictions can be applied on the number of layers or objects to be displayed, in order to prevent an excessive number of boxes from being displayed in the Object Browser.
left and right level limit, Below level limit
Set the number of levels of objects to be displayed left, right, below. The default value of the standard style is 10 for left and right, and 2 for below. For the other built-in styles, the value is 100 for left, right and below.
If the upper limit for levels to be displayed is exceeded, a button is displayed as follows (part corresponding to circle). You can expand the display by clicking the button.
Object number limit
Set the upper limit for the object boxes to be displayed in the Object Browser. The default value for this is 150.
Filtering object display
Filter the boxes of the objects to be displayed. Describe the conditions in an expression and display only those boxes for which the conditions are TRUE. If the expression is left blank, all the boxes are displayed.
Aktionen
Moving the focus for object boxes
Left-clicking a box in the Object Browser selects that box and displays its focus. The underside of the box is also displayed. Also, the information of the selected box appears in the properties window.
You can move the focus with the keyboard.
Pfeiltasten
Pressing the arrow key causes the focus to move to the box connected by a connection line. If there are multiple connected boxes in the direction of movement, the focus moves to the box whose center-to-center distance with the currently selected box is the closest. If there several nearest boxes, the focus moves to one of them.
If the box has an Explode button, move the focus after exploding the box.
STRG + Pfeiltaste
Pressing the Ctrl key while pressing the arrow key makes the focus move based only on the positional relationships of the boxes, regardless of whether the boxes are connected by connection lines.
Scrolling the boxes display of objects
Scrolling is possible by drag-and-drop operation of the body or boxes in the Object Browser. If a box is outside the display area of the Object Browser, a scroll bar is displayed, so the display can be scrolled with the scroll bar.
You can also move the object display area with the keyboard.
Pos1
Pressing the home key causes auto-scrolling of the Object Browser so as to display the box serving as drawing reference, and moves the focus to the box serving as drawing reference.
STRG + Pos1
Pressing this key combination causes auto-scrolling of the Object Browser so as to display the box that is currently selected.
Chart and table linking (auto-scroll)
Doing one of the following actions in the Object browser causes the currently displayed chart or table to auto-scroll so that the corresponding object is selected and displayed:
- Double-click a box
- Select a box and press the Enter button
- Select “Scroll on Chart/Table” from the popup menu displayed by right-clicking on a box
In the case of a chart, the focus is displayed on the corresponding bar.
Text display on boxes
The string on the box of an object can be set with an expression in the display settings. Such settings can be made separately for each class.
Labels can be displayed separately from the above strings. Labels can be set with an expression in the display settings, too. Label display can be switched also by setting in the “Display label for boxes” property.
The display color of the string of a box can be changed in the “Operation text color expression” property. For example, you can display lateness with red characters.
Moreover, you can set the string for the data tip to be displayed, which is shown by placing the mouse cursor over the box of an object, and also the string for the status bar with an expression separately for each class.
Searching text
You can search for objects by string in the Object Browser. Either select “Edit/Find” from the menu or press the Ctrl+F keys to open the Search dialog.
Then input the search string and press the “Find Next” button to automatically scroll to the found box.
Box color mode
You can switch the display color mode for boxes in the Object Browser by switching between
- Class Color
- Class Color Expression
in the “box color mode” property. If you select “Class Color”, the fixed color for each class is automatically used. If you select “Class Color Expression”, the display color in the display color expression for each class is set.
Kontextmenü
Details zum Kontextmenü im Objekt-Browser finden Sie hier.
