Object Navigator

The Object Navigator, located by default to the right of the dqMan screen, provides easy, fast and comprehensive access to the properties and relations (such as name, relations, lifecycles and so on) to any other object in the Vault Navigator.

You can edit any editable field directly in the Object Navigator by selecting the field value and clicking F2. You can also follow connections to other objects similar to a web browser by simply clicking the link to open the dependent object in the Object Navigator.

You can open Object Navigator and load new objects in any of the following ways:

• Use any explicitly identifiable object anywhere within dqMan, such as ids in any text area such as lists, logs, tails and so on, or Any object in the Veeva Vault, or Distinct values in the VQL result list, such as id. After selecting an identifier, you can load the object into Object Navigator either by pressing F12, by selecting Extras menu>Navigate Object or by long-clicking the object and then releasing the click when the cursor changes.

• Follow a link to a dependent object, as described earlier in this publication.

• Press Alt+O or click View menu>Object Navigator to open it without selecting any object.

After any of these procedures, the Object Navigator will open if it is not already visible.

For handling objects, the Navigation Bar has functions that you can identify by the tooltips displayed after hovering your cursor above the desired icons:

The attribute area displays all the attributes of the object and their values. The context menu of the attribute area provides additional functionalities, as follows:

The tabs at the top of the attribute area provide various ways to order the attributes.

The relations area contains more links to other objects, depending on the object type.

When the document id is clicked for a duration of 3 seconds, the relationships are presented in a grid format within the Object navigator.

These relationships are organized based on their relation type. The grid includes the following relation fields: id, target_doc_id__v, created_by__v, and created_date__v.

If the major_version_number__v and major_version_number__v are present, the relations of the selected version are shown.

However, if either major_version_number__v or major_version_number__v is not available, the grid displays the relationships of the latest version.

Configuration

The Object Navigator configuration is stored in the file ObjectNavigator.xml in the /config subdirectory of the dqMan home directory.

The configuration is done in different sections within the file, as follows:

• Section <copy_attributes>

Copy attributes fill the submenu of the Copy Value of function from the Attributes area. It is a simple list of all possible values. The submenu is filled with all attribute names that are valid for the currently loaded object.

<copy_attributes> <attribute name="id" /> <attribute name="name__v" /> <attribute name="document_number__v" /> <attribute name="filename__V" /> </copy_attributes>

This chapter describes only the basic principle of the Object Navigator configuration. There are many more examples to be found in the ObjectNavigator.xml.