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Model views can include datasources, database collectorcollectors, database exporters, FTP sites, file collectors, file collectorexporters, streams, alarm generators, database exporters, file exporters and FTP sites HTTP datasources, HTTP collectors, HTTP exporters and streams, which can be connected by pipes.
Model views can be saved, or built on request.
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You can drag objects that have already been created onto a model view pane. For example, if you want to include a stream, open the list of streams in the repository browser, select the stream and drag it onto the pane. Similarly, objects can be added from the list of datasources, file collectors, database collectors, alarm generators, file exporters, database exporters and FTP sites.
When you drag an object onto an model view in this way, if this it linked (via one or more pipes) to other objects on the view, PhixFlow will draw in the links.
If an object dragged onto a model view is not from the same application as the analysis model a small application icon will be visible on the top left of the object's icon.
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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. | ||||||
Organise selected objects in a grid. | ||||||
Align all selected objects left. | ||||||
Align all selected objects right. | ||||||
Align all selected objects to top. | ||||||
Align all selected objects to bottom. | ||||||
Distribute all selected objects horizontally. | ||||||
Distribute all selected objects vertically. | ||||||
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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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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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| Disable/ enable this object. |
Bring up a list of attributes for the object. Attributes can be selected from this list and dragged into an attribute list window for another object, so this is useful when building new objects in the model. | |
Show the list of views configured on this object. | |
Show the list of Stream Sets for this object. This brings up the Stream Set viewer. | |
Bring into the pane all objects in the model that are inputs to this object. | |
Bring into the pane all objects in the model that are outputs of this object. | |
Run the Analysis Engine on this object. All objects required to build the object selected will be run, but only these objects; so this may run Analysis on objects that are not in the pane, and Analysis may not be run on some of the objects that are in the pane. | |
Remove this object from the Analysis Model View pane. This does not delete the object from the underlying model in PhixFlow. |
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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
- 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
Moving Model Pane
If some objects are not visible on the Model Pane (i.e. are positioned outside the currently displayed area), arrows will be displayed. Arrows indicate that there are objects outside the display area and allow the user to quickly move the Model Pane and display those objects.
Keyboard support
If you are in select mode, there are keyboard commands available:
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