The Format Editor consists of a number of views:
- Editor view - This is the primary view of the Format Editor. It consists
of a set of tabbed pages in which you can edit values:
- FMTE - This page displays format hierarchy trees that describe the relationships
between various format definitions. Each node in the hierarchy tree is a rectangular
container that contains a format element. Additionally, the Editor panel has
a set of palettes:
- Select - This palette contains a tool to select format definitions.
- Format - This palette contains tools to create a format definition, format
elements for CHA contexts, or format elements for data in the Editor panel.
Note: You
can only use this palette to create format elements for new CHA contexts or
data elements. You cannot use this palette to create format elements for existing
CHA contexts and data elements. To create format elements for existing CHA
contexts or data elements, use the context menu in the Outline view or in
the main editing area of the FMTE page.
- Add format decorator - This palette contains tools to add format decorators
in the Editor panel
- Configuration - This page displays the contents of the Format Editor's
configuration file.
- Format file - This page displays the contents of the format definition
file. The page displays the format definitions in the order they are created.
The tab displays the name of the file. For example, if the default file is
used, the name in the tab is dsefmts.xml.
- Outline view - Lists all of the format definitions in alphabetical order.
You can expand each format definition to display its structure.
- CHA Editor view - Provides a graphical user interface for you
edit CHA contexts. This is the primary view of the CHA Editor.
- CHA view - Lists all the CHA contexts in alphabetical order. You can expand
each CHA context to display its structure.
- CHA Data view - Lists all the data elements. It lists all
the simple data elements first, and then the compound data elements. Both
the simple data elements and the compound data elements are in alphabetical
order. You can expand each compound data elements to display its structure.
- Format Hierarchy View - Displays the hierarchical structure
of the format you selected in the Outline view. The Format Hierarchy View
consists of two sub-views: The Data/CHA sub-view displays the structure of
a data element on the left, and the Format sub-view displays the structure
of its format on the right. This view does not display the decorators. If
this view is not visible, you can make it visible by selecting .
- Format View - Lists all of the format definitions in alphabetical order.
You can expand each format definition to display its structure. If this view
is not visible, you can make it visible by selecting .
- Search view - List the search results of format definitions
referencing a specific format definition.
In addition, the Format Editor uses the following standard Application
Developer views:
- Properties view - This view displays the properties of the selected format
definition, CHA contexts, data definition, and so on. These properties map
to XML tag or tag attributes such as id, type, and parent.
- Package Explorer view- This view displays the files created
and used by the Format Editor.
The following figure shows the views of the Format Editor:
Note: Do not close the CHA Editor when you use the Format Editor. If you close
the CHA Editor, the Format Editor will not be able to synchronize with the
CHA view, CHA data view and CHA Type view.