E.3. Table Editor

The Table Editor provides a table-based object type structured view of the contents of a model. The figure below shows a relational model viewed in the Table Editor. Common object types are displayed in individual folders/tables. All base tables, for instance, are shown in one table independent of their parentage.

You can customize Table Editor properties via Table Editor Preferences.

These are the primary features of the Table Editor:

When a Table Editor is in focus, the Insert Table Rows action is added to the application's main toolbar.

A few Table Editor actions are contributed to the right-click menu for selected table rows. These actions, described and shown below include:

You can edit properties for an object by double-clicking a table cell.

For String properties, the table cell will become an in-place text editor field.

If a property is of a boolean (true or false) type or has multiple, selectable values, a combo box will be displayed to change the value.

For multi-valued properties where the available values are dynamic (i.e. can change based on available models or data), a picker button .... will be displayed.

An example of this type is the relational column datatype property. Editing via the table cell and clicking the ... button for datatype will display the following dialog.

The Insert Rows action provides an additional way to create objects in a model. Insert Rows action performs the same function as Insert Sibling action, but allows you to create multiple children at the same time. All new rows will correspond to an object of the same type as the selected object and be located under the same parent as the selected object.

To Insert Rows in a table:

The desired number of rows (new model objects) will be added after the original selected table row.