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  • Add a new model: right click on Analysis Models in the repository browser and select Add Analysis Model
  • Open details for an existing model: double click on the select a model view in the repository browser

HELPDEVTODO: open these details in the repository browser from an open model view

  • and select Display
FieldDescription
NameName of the model view.
PublicIf ticked, all users can view and edit the model view. If not ticked, only the owner can view or edit the model view.
DescriptionOptional: Description of the model view.

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The default mode for the cursor in the model pane is select. Pressing this button sets the mode to drag. Alternatively, while in select mode, keep the Ctrl key pressed on your keyboard, and with the left mouse button pressed move the pointer.

If you are in drag mode, pressing this button puts you back into select mode (the default mode when you open a new Analysis Model View pane). While in select mode, keeping the left mouse button pressed and dragging over an area of the pane, you can select several items in the model. Press the Alt key on your keyboard to include Pipes in the selection.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Organise selected objects in a grid.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Align all selected objects left.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Align all selected objects right.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Align all selected objects to top.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Align all selected objects to bottom.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Distribute all selected objects horizontally.

HELPDEVTODO: new icon Distribute all selected objects vertically.

Object Types

Add a new Datasource to the Analysis Model.

Add a new FTP Site to the Analysis Model.

Add a new HTTP Datasource to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Database Collector to the Analysis Model.

Add a new File Collector to the Analysis Model.

Add a new HTTP Collector to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Database Exporter to the Analysis Model.

Add a new File Exporter to the Analysis Model.

Add a new HTTP Exporter to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Stream with function Aggregate to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Stream with function Calculate to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Stream with function Calculate By Set to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Stream with function Cartesian to the Analysis Model.

Add a new Stream with function Merge to the Analysis Model.

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HELPDEVTODO: show Show model details

By pressing this you get a slider which allows you to zoom out from the Analysis Model View pane. This is useful if you have a complex model and want to get a high-level overview.

Open the Analysis Model View details. HELPDEVTODO - have we still got this button?

Make a copy of the model and all its contents

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HELPDEVTODO: not in model view Export a copy of the model and all of its contents to an XML file so that it can be imported into another system (or saved as a backup)

Hover Menu

In the Analysis Model View pane a hover menu is also available for any object. To get this menu, move your pointer over the object and the hover menu will appear. The hover menu provides a number of the same buttons that appear in the menu bar, described above. It also provides the following buttons:

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The right click menu on objects in a model view contains many of the same options as in the menu bar or the hover menu. A few addition options are also available:

  • Show Models: show a list of all the models that contain this object
  • Copy Object: Create a copy of the object
  • Export Object: Export a copy of the object
  • Show All Predecessors: bring all objects that are used to build this object in the underlying model into the pane.
  • Show All Successors: bring all objects that use this object in the underlying model into the pane.
  • Enable Objects: Enable objects.
  • Disable Objects: Disable objects.
  • Switch The Static Flag On: Switch the 'static' flag on.
  • Switch The Static Flag Off: Switch the 'static' flag off.
  • Rollback Stream/Alarms: rollback data in the Stream. This brings up the Rollback form.
  • Permanently Delete: permanently delete the object from the underlying model in PhixFlow. This removes the object from PhixFlow completely - only do this if you are certain that you never want to use this object again.

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  • Rollback Selected Objects: Rollback the data in the currently selected Streams and Alarm Generators.
  • Copy Selected Objects: Create copies of the currently selected objects.Export Selected Objects: Export copies of the currently selected objects.
  • Delete Selected Objects: Delete selected objects.
  • Enable Selected Objects: Enable selected objects.
  • Disable Selected Objects: Disable selected objects.
  • Switch The Static Flag On In The Selected Objects: Switch the 'static' flag on in the currently selected Streams and Pipes.
  • Switch The Static Flag Off In The Selected Objects: Switch the 'static' flag off in the currently selected Streams and Pipes.Merge Selected Streams: Create new Merge Stream in order to merge selected Streams and configure it.

Keyboard support

If you are in select mode, there are keyboard commands available:

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