RUNTEMP in Template Editor

The RUNTEMP primary command is to make "on-the-fly" changes to template without permanently saving those changes, and using the temporary changes during edit/view sessions. The user can optionally save the changes at the end of the edit/view session.

In Template Editor this function will be enabled only when invoking the template editor associated with resource edit/view session.

File ManagerĀ® for Eclipse plug-in allows you to work with RUNTEMP below:

Editor Option:

Before starting edit/view session, user allows to make changes in template editor and apply the changes to the upcoming edit/view session without saving to the template editor.

When user invokes Template editor from Editor options dialog, makes changes in template and clicks Apply button. The changes will not save to the template editor and editor dialog will close and returns to the Editor option dialog.

Template editor from Editor Option

If user starts edit/view session, the formatted editor will open with applied temporary template changes.

If user clicks Cancel in Editor Option dialog, the RUNTEMP changes will not save to the template.

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Formatted Editor:

During the Formatted editor session, if user edits the template and clicks Apply button in the template editor, that will close the template editor dialog and reload the formatted editor with applied template changes.

Until user ends the edit session or cancel the changes, user allows to view/update the temporary changes.

If user make changes to the data of the resource and tries to apply RunTemp changes, below save prompt will be shown to save/discard the data changes.

Data Save prompt when apply RunTemp

If user chooses Yes to discard the changes, the data editor changes will lost and formatted editor will reload with applied RUNTEMP changes.

If user clicks No, formatted editor window will show to save the current data changes. After save, user can apply the RUNTEMP changes to the editor.

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Editor close or Discard changes

When user close the edit/view session by clicking File->Close or X icon, normal processing will occur i.e formatted editor session will close. With the addition of it to see if a RUNTEMP changes exists for the session. If so, prompt will show to save the unsaved template changes.

RunTemp save prompt when exist

If user clicks OK, normal template editor will show which will enable users to save the changes and Cancel option will discard the RunTemp changes.

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