Context Menu in Configuration Tree

Context menu entry

Description

Opens a sub menu where you can choose from all configuration elements you can configure as child element of the currently selected element. E.g. for a Layer it is possible to create one of the child elements shown in the figure below:

List of configuration elements that can be created

Deletes the currently selected configuration element including all its sub nodes (children).

Note: Deleting a configuration element may cause validation errors if other configuration elements relate to the deleted one.

Resets the defined values of the node to the default values. Child nodes are not affected.

Reset values to default

Expands the full configuration sub tree from the selected configuration element onwards.

Expanded Layer element

Note: Support for expanding the nodes on the same hierarchical level is given by pressing the CTRL button while clicking on the '+' symbol of a node.

Collapses the full configuration sub tree from the selected configuration element onwards.

Collapsed Layer element

Cuts the currently selected configuration element. You can Paste the cut out configuration element somewhere else, even in another project. This way you can easily move parts of the project configuration from one project to another.

Copies the currently selected configuration element. You can Paste the copied configuration element somewhere else, even in another project. This way you can easily move parts of the project configuration from one project to another.

Pastes the copied or cut configuration element. You can Paste the configuration element somewhere else, even in another project. This way you can easily move parts of the project configuration from one project to another.

Note: You can only Paste copied configuration elements into a node that is able to store the specific type of configuration element, e.g. it is not possible to Paste a Layer element into the Map collection.

Moves the currently selected configuration element up one step in the list of elements.

Moves the currently selected configuration element down one step in the list of elements.

Only applicable for elements which contain lists of other elements (sub nodes/children). Advantage of the List view is that you can see various property settings of a list of elements at one glance. You can edit properties in the List view as well.

Standard view of listed elements

List view

Similar to List view. Is only applicable on the level of the list element itself (one level below List view function). Toggling the view for an e.g. Layer element results in:

Display Layer properties - before Toggle view

Display List of Layer elements - after Toggle view