Diagram and Toolbars

The Diagram window is the main working area in the Fabric Studio. When multiple functional windows are open in the same working area, you can switch between different windows using the tabs on the top of the main working area.

Below are some examples of Fabric components which have a Diagram window working area:

Action

What is Displayed

Displaying the Logical Unit Schema

Logical Unit Schema window.

Creating a new function

Function Manager window.

Creating  a new translation

Translation  Manager window.

Creating  a new Broadway flow

Broadway flow window.

Creating a new global

Globals  Manager window

Editing the data mapping and transformations of different database entities

Table Mapping window.

Viewing Data

Data Viewer window.

Creating new specific data retrieval procedures

Query Builder  window.

Creating and editing a parser

Parser  Map window.

Creating and deploying environments

Environments  window.

Diagram Toolbars

A Diagram window may have several toolbars. To customize the Diagram window, right click the upper toolbar and then select one or more of the following options:

  • Edit
  • Alignment
  • Zoom
  • Export
  • Lock the Toolbars
  • Customize

Edit Toolbar Icon

The image Edit icon is displayed in the bottom right corner of the Diagram window.
Click image to display the following options:

  • Undo icon
  • Redo icon
  • Delete icon
  • Edit toolbar
  • Zoom toolbar
  • Alignment toolbar
  • Print & Export toolbar

Edit Toolbar Items

Undo last change.

Redo last change.

Copy selected item to clipboard.

Paste item from clipboard.

Cut selected item and copy to clipboard.

Delete selected item.

Select all.

Add note to an object.

Add balloon note.

Layout menu, Layered Layout or Tree Layout options.

Filtering (Translation , Globals, Data Viewer, User Preferences)

Alignment Toolbar Items

Left/middle/right alignment.

Top/center/bottom alignment.

Size alignment.

Zoom Toolbar Items

Current zoom factor.

Zoom out.

Zoom in.

Cancel zoom.

Fit to page.

Focus on selection.

Export Toolbar Item

Print Preview / Print.

Export to Bitmap / Export to SVG.

Exports Translation , Globals, Data Viewer, User Preferences items to Excel.

Logical Unit Toolbar Items

Group sub graph.

Ungroup sub graph.

Update tables from database.

Refresh items from implementation.

Click for more information about Logical Units.

Table Population Toolbar

Enable / Disable debug.

Select instance to debug or a enter new instance.

Select saved file or generate new.

Display the current record in process.

drawing

Debug / Execute.

drawing

Debug next record.

drawing

Debug next instance.

Click for more information about Creating Tables.

How Can I Customize the Toolbar?

Toolbars can be added, removed or customized in a Diagram window. The new toolbar will be available in the current session after you close the Diagram window and then reopen it.

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Diagram and Toolbars

The Diagram window is the main working area in the Fabric Studio. When multiple functional windows are open in the same working area, you can switch between different windows using the tabs on the top of the main working area.

Below are some examples of Fabric components which have a Diagram window working area:

Action

What is Displayed

Displaying the Logical Unit Schema

Logical Unit Schema window.

Creating a new function

Function Manager window.

Creating  a new translation

Translation  Manager window.

Creating  a new Broadway flow

Broadway flow window.

Creating a new global

Globals  Manager window

Editing the data mapping and transformations of different database entities

Table Mapping window.

Viewing Data

Data Viewer window.

Creating new specific data retrieval procedures

Query Builder  window.

Creating and editing a parser

Parser  Map window.

Creating and deploying environments

Environments  window.

Diagram Toolbars

A Diagram window may have several toolbars. To customize the Diagram window, right click the upper toolbar and then select one or more of the following options:

  • Edit
  • Alignment
  • Zoom
  • Export
  • Lock the Toolbars
  • Customize

Edit Toolbar Icon

The image Edit icon is displayed in the bottom right corner of the Diagram window.
Click image to display the following options:

  • Undo icon
  • Redo icon
  • Delete icon
  • Edit toolbar
  • Zoom toolbar
  • Alignment toolbar
  • Print & Export toolbar

Edit Toolbar Items

Undo last change.

Redo last change.

Copy selected item to clipboard.

Paste item from clipboard.

Cut selected item and copy to clipboard.

Delete selected item.

Select all.

Add note to an object.

Add balloon note.

Layout menu, Layered Layout or Tree Layout options.

Filtering (Translation , Globals, Data Viewer, User Preferences)

Alignment Toolbar Items

Left/middle/right alignment.

Top/center/bottom alignment.

Size alignment.

Zoom Toolbar Items

Current zoom factor.

Zoom out.

Zoom in.

Cancel zoom.

Fit to page.

Focus on selection.

Export Toolbar Item

Print Preview / Print.

Export to Bitmap / Export to SVG.

Exports Translation , Globals, Data Viewer, User Preferences items to Excel.

Logical Unit Toolbar Items

Group sub graph.

Ungroup sub graph.

Update tables from database.

Refresh items from implementation.

Click for more information about Logical Units.

Table Population Toolbar

Enable / Disable debug.

Select instance to debug or a enter new instance.

Select saved file or generate new.

Display the current record in process.

drawing

Debug / Execute.

drawing

Debug next record.

drawing

Debug next instance.

Click for more information about Creating Tables.

How Can I Customize the Toolbar?

Toolbars can be added, removed or customized in a Diagram window. The new toolbar will be available in the current session after you close the Diagram window and then reopen it.

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