The Activity Editor interface

Figure 47 shows a typical view of Activity Editor.

Figure 47. Activity Editor


Activity Editor has four main windows: the Activity Workbook window, the Library window, the Content window, and the Properties window.

The following sections describe the views, menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts that are part of the Activity Editor interface.

Activity Editor views

Activity Editor has two views: Graphical and Java. The Graphical view, as shown in Figure 47, enables you to drag and drop function blocks to create activity definitions.

The Java view can be used to add traditional Java code to an activity definition. Use this view if you prefer to write code instead of representing it graphically, or if the function blocks in the Graphical view do not provide sufficient functionality for your activity definition. If you have created an activity definition in the Graphical view, the Java view displays the Java code that is equivalent to the graphical function blocks.

Important

After you enter or modify code in the Java view, you cannot use the Graphical view. All further work on the activity definition must be done in Activity Editor's Java view, or directly in the Code Fragment window of the Action Properties dialog box.

Activity Editor menus

This section describes the functionality available from the Activity Editor menus.

File menu

The Activity Editor File menu provides the following options:

Edit menu

The Activity Editor Edit menu provides the following options:

View menu

The Activity Editor View menu provides the following options:

Tools menu

The Activity Editor Tools menu provides the following options:

Help menu

The Activity Editor Help menu provides the following options:

Context menu

The Activity Editor Context menu is accessed by right-clicking on the editing canvas. It provides the following options:

Activity Editor toolbars

Activity Editor has three toolbars: the Standard toolbar, the Graphics toolbar, and the Java toolbar.

The Standard toolbar provides functionality for saving and printing activities, cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting elements in the activity, and accessing help.

The Graphics toolbar provides functionality for navigating within activities. The buttons correspond to the View --> Zoom and View --> Go To menu items.

The Java toolbar provides functionality for editing Java code, enabling you to quickly find and replace code, check for unmatched delimiters, and open Expression Builder.

Activity Editor keyboard shortcuts

Table 41 lists the Activity Editor menu items and the keyboard shortcuts associated with them.

Table 41. Activity Editor keyboard shortcuts

Menu Menu item Keyboard shortcut
File menu Save Ctrl+S
Print Setup Ctrl+Shift+P
Print Preview No shortcut available
Print Ctrl+P
Close No shortcut available
Edit Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+P
Delete Del
Select All Ctrl+A
Find Ctrl+F
Replace Ctrl+H
Goto Line Ctrl+G
View Design Mode No shortcut available
Quick View Mode No shortcut available
Go To/Back Alt+Left Arrow
Go To/Forward Alt+Right Arrow
Go To/Up One Level No shortcut available
Go To/Home Alt+Home
Zoom In Ctrl++
Zoom Out Ctrl+ -
Zoom To Ctrl+M
Library Window No shortcut available
Content Window No shortcut available
Properties Window No shortcut available
Toolbars No shortcut available
Status Bar No shortcut available
Preferences Ctrl+U
Tools Translate Ctrl+T
Edit Code Ctrl+E
Check for Unmatched Delimiters No shortcut available
Expression Builder No shortcut available
Help Help Topics F1
Documentation No shortcut available

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