Object Browser

The Object Browser provides an at-a-glance overview of all communication point, filter and route components in Rhapsody. It also enables you to make changes to one or more components at a time. You can check multiple components out or in, stop or start selected components, and make bulk changes to component properties:

Viewing Components

To launch the Object Browser:

• From the View menu, select Object Browser.
• Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+O.

The following component details are displayed in the Object Browser:

Configuring How to Display Components

You can rearrange the columns in the Object Browser by dragging them. You can also hide or show columns by right-clicking on the header row and deselecting or selecting the column names in the menu.

You can arrange the rows in the Object Browser through the following actions:

Selecting Components for Display

You can select the component types to display through the Component Selection dialog:

To select (or deselect) components:

1. In the Components selector, select the browse button to display the Component Selection dialog.
2. To filter the list of components displayed, enter a filtering term in the Filter field.
3. Select (or deselect) the components you want to search on by checking the relevant checkboxes. You can use the Select All and Deselect All links to select or deselect all components, respectively.
4. Select the Show selected  only checkbox to show only the components you have selected.
5. Select the OK button to save your changes, or the Cancel button to discard them.

Managing Components

Header Bar

You can perform the following basic actions to manage components from header bar in the Object Browser:

If multiple items are selected in the Object Browser, actions are only be applied to those items that the user has permissions to edit.

Right-click Menu

You can perform the following additional actions through the right-click menu depending on whether you select a folder, route, or communication point:

Making Bulk Changes to Components

The Object Browser enables you to make bulk changes to the following components:

Routes

To make changes to the general configuration properties of multiple routes simultaneously:

1. Multi-select the routes whose configuration properties you want to modify.

2. Select the Modify Properties button (or select Modify Route Properties in right-click menu) to display the Modify Route Properties dialog:

   

3. Edit the properties via the following drop-down lists:

   Field	Description
   Route Priority	The route priority for one or more selected routes.
   Startup State	The startup state for the selected routes.
   FIFO Mode	The FIFO mode for the selected routes.

   When a property for multiple selected components has different settings, the property is displayed as a 'blank' field. Properties displayed as 'blank' are not modified when a bulk change is executed.

4. Set the Start only of previously running checkbox for the routes as required.
5. Select the OK button to save your changes, or the Cancel button to discard them.

Communication Points

To make changes to the general configuration properties of multiple communication points simultaneously:

1. Multi-select the communication points whose configuration properties you want to modify.

2. Select the Modify Properties button (or select Modify Communication Point Properties in right-click menu) to display the Modify Communication Point Properties dialog:

   

3. Edit the properties. Refer to:

   1. General for details on General properties you can edit.

   2. Connection for details on Connection properties you can edit
   3. Management for details on Management properties you can edit.

   When a property for multiple selected components has different settings, the property is displayed as a 'blank' field. Properties displayed as 'blank' are not modified when a bulk change is executed.

4. Select the OK button to save your changes, or the Cancel button to discard them.