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  • Objects can only be dragged/dropped between compatible forms i.e. only if it makes sense for the object to be dropped onto the target location.
  • Many forms support drag/drop for multiple selected items.
  • Items can be reordered by dragging and dropping on ordered lists i.e. lists where the order of the items is important e.g. the list of Stream Attributes for a Stream. Note that the list should be ordered in the (default) ordered state.
  • On Analysis Model panes, single or multiple objects can be dragged off the modelling pane and onto another object by selecting the objects you want to drag and then holding down the Shift key and dragging the item(s). If the Shift key is not held down, the selected objects are just moved on the modelling pane.
  • Stream Views can be dragged onto Dashboards to create your own layout.

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These concepts are explained in a little more detail below, but to start watch this short video:

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Undocking - creating floating windows

It is often useful to create a stand-alone window, outside of the main repository browser. To do this, simply select the tab of the object you want to pull out, and drag it to somewhere on the PhixFlow background. A new floating window will appear.

Re-docking windows

If you open a new repository browser for an object, but want to re-dock it in the main repository browser area:

  • hold the shift key down
  • drag the banner of the window over the banner of the main repository browser

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windows 

To open a form in a new tab, drag the tab header onto the modelling pane. This will create a new pane for the form. To move a form to another pane, drag the header tab onto the destination pane.

Deleting Items

PhixFlow will always ask for confirmation that you really do want to delete an item or selected list of items before actually deleting it. Note that you will not be able to delete an item that is referenced by other objects within PhixFlow (an message box will appear indicating the number and types of referencing items).

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Note that all objects that appear on Analysis Models have a context menu entry "Show Models" which will display a list of all the models that contain that object.

Forms

Forms within windows all have the usual minimise, maximise, restore and close icons. Note that you can find a link to all forms (including minimised forms) on the Form Bar which appears when the mouse is near the bottom edge of the screen.

Double clicking the form header region is a fast way to toggle between maximised and restored states.

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The following functional icons are common to many forms:

Save any changes and close the form. Note that an error message will pop up if there are any problems and the form will remain open with each problem field flagged with . Note that if you hover over this icon, the error message relating to that field will appear.

Save any changes but keep the form open. Again any errors will be reported.

Back - go back to the previous object

Forward - return to the next object (after going back one or more objects)

Find in Explorer - show the object within the object hierarchy, in a repository browser.

Open the help page for the form.

Image AddedShow hidden icons - if the pane is not wide enough to display all icons in the header. 

Note that the Audit trail is a useful way of reversing changes made by mistake as each audit entry shows both the new and old values. In the case of text fields, simply copy the old value and paste it into the form field.

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