Toolbars (Component Manager)

The toolbars in the component manager are divided into the following parts:

General Toolbar

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New

Opens the Select database or workspace or Select workspace file dialog window, in which you can specify a name for the new database or workspace. The current database/workspace is closed. The new database/workspace is created and opened.

Open

Opens the Select database or workspace dialog window, in which you can select the database or workspace you want to open.

Save

Saves all changes to the current database or workspace.

Cut

Moves the marked items to the clipboard. The items are not deleted immediately: they are deleted when they are pasted from the clipboard to another folder.

Copy

Copies the marked items to the clipboard.

Paste

Inserts the items in the clipboard in the current folder.

Delete

Deletes the marked items.

Expand

Expands all folders in the "Database" or "Workspace" list.

Collapse  

Closes all folders in the "Database" or "Workspace" list.

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Import

Opens the Select Import File dialog window, where you can select a file to import and specify import options.

Opens the import type selection menu. Import file can be used to import individual export files of any type, Import directory (see Importing a Directory Content for details) can be used to import all binary export files stored in a directory.

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Export

Opens the Select Export File dialog window, where you can define export format and export settings, and then export the selected database objects.

Insert Folder

Inserts a new folder.

Insert Project

Inserts a new project in the current folder.

Insert Module – <module type>

Inserts a new module in the current folder. The module type was previously selected via the button

Opens the module type selection menu.

Insert Class- <class type>

Inserts a new class in the current folder. The class type was previously selected via the button.

Opens the class type selection menu.

Insert State Machine

Inserts a state machine in the current folder.

Insert Enumeration

Inserts an enumeration in the current folder.

Insert Record

Inserts a record in the current folder.

Insert Container

Inserts a container in the current folder.

Edit Views

Opens the Views window.

Options

Opens the ASCET options window.

Open Online Help

Opens the ASCET Online Help.

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Search Toolbar

Search – <criterion>

Searches the database for a search string, using a defineable search criterion. The search criterion was previously selected via the button

The arrow can be used to select the search criterion.

Input field for the search string

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Navigation Toolbar

Back

Goes to the previous item that was opened during the current ASCET session.

Forward

Goes to the next item that was opened during the current ASCET session.

input field for the database/workspace path of an item

Go to

Goes to the item specified in the input field.

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You can

Create a Database

Create a Workspace

Load a Database

Load a Workspace

Save the current Database/Workspace

Manage Database/Workspace Items

Export a Folder or Database/Workspace Item

Import from AMD/AXL Files

Import from Binary Export Files

Import from ARXML or A2L Files