Browsing Object Stores
There are two views that can be used for browsing the object stores: the Object Stores view or the Object Store Favorites view. Most of the actions described here are available for both views. Changes made in one view will also be visible in the other view.
You can open both views by switching to the Content Engine perspective or by using the Window > Show view >Other command. Both views are located in the Content Engine category. Selecting the Object Stores view will show the following window:
First you have to make a connection to the Object Store using either the context menu of
the Object Store or the toolbar button (
)
of the view. Double clicking will also connect the Object Store. When the Object Store is connected the
Object Store can be browsed, showing folders, documents and custom objects. Also additional
Object Stores can be added to this view using the toolbar button
(
). In this view you can
perform the operations possible on Object Store items.
New
One of the ways new Folders, documents and Custom Objects can be created is using the New command of the context menu when an Object Store or a Folder is selected. This command will open the new objects wizard.
Checkout, Cancel Checkout, Save and Checkin
See the editing content page for more details.
Edit
The properties of an Object Store item can be edited using the Edit command of the context menu. This command will open the properties editor window.
Edit document version
The properties of a specific version of a document can be edited using the Edit document version command of the context menu. This command will first prompt for a version and next opens the properties editor window.
Refresh
An Object Store item can be refreshed using either the File > Refresh command or the Refresh command of the context menu. This command will get a fresh copy of the item on the server.
Add to Favorites
An Object Store item can be added to Content Engine Favorites view using the Add to Favorites command of the context menu. The item is now also visible in the Object Store Favorites view directly under the Object Store the item belongs to. The Remove from Favorites command of the context menu can be used to remove the item from the Object Store Favorites view.
Rename
An Object Store item can be renamed using either the File > Rename command or the Rename command of the context menu. A dialog will appear where a new name for the item can be entered:
Move
An Object Store item can be moved using either the File > Move command or the Move command of the context menu. A dialog will appear where a new folder location for the item can be selected:
Delete
Object Store items can be deleted using either the Edit > Delete command or the Delete command of the context menu. This command will open the delete wizard.
Delete Versions
An Document Version can be deleted using the Delete Versions command of the context menu. First a dialog is shown, displaying all the versions of the document. All the versions selected in this dialog will be deleted.
View
Documents can be viewed using the View command of the context menu. This menu contains three sub items:
- Released Version: this will show the released version of the document. If the latest major version is zero the current version is shown. Otherwise the version with a zero minor version and the highest major version is shown. If a document is double clicked then also the released version is shown.
- Current Version: this will show the version with the highest major and minor version.
- View Document Version: this will show specific versions of a document. First a dialog is shown, displaying all the versions of the document. All the versions selected in this dialog will be shown.
When viewing starts, first a read only local copy of the content of the document is made. Next the file is opened, either in the available Eclipse editor or in an external system editor. If the document has no content then a message is shown. If the document contains multiple content elements then specific content elements of the document can be selected. If possible the local copy will be deleted when the editor closes. If this is not possible for the specific editor then the file will be deleted when Eclipse terminates or restarts.
Download
The content of documents can be downloaded using the Download command of the context menu. This menu contains the same three sub items as the View command, but instead of opening a viewer the content can be downloaded into the current Eclipse workspace. The user is prompted for a filename and a location in the workspace. If a existing document in the workspace is about to be overwritten then a confirmation is asked.
Compare
Documents can be compared using the Compare command of the context menu. This menu contains four sub items:
- Released Version With Local File: this will compare the released version of the document with a local file in the Eclipse workspace.
- Other Versions With Local File: this will compare other versions of the document with a local file in the Eclipse workspace. First a dialog is shown, displaying all the versions of the document. All the versions selected in this dialog will be compared with a local file.
- Versions With Each Other: this will compare two version of the same document with each other. First a dialog is shown, displaying all the versions of the document. If there are not two versions selected then an error message will be displayed.
- Released Versions With Each Other: this will compare the released versions of two documents with each other. If there are not two documents selected then an error message will be displayed.
The contents of the documents are compared using the standard text compare engine of Eclipse.