You can obtain more room to work with the objects open in the Editor using autohide.
The tabs will immediately adopt the Standard tab style and will behave as follows for the Standard tab style.
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⇑ 1.5 Setting up Your Workspace
Visual LANSA User Guide |
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1. Getting Started with Visual LANSA |
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1.1 How Do I Get Started? |
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1.2 Before You Begin Checklist |
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1.3 How Do I Populate the Repository? |
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1.4 Using LANSA Other Products |
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1.5 Setting up Your Workspace |
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1.5.1 Editor Options |
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Setting the Editor Options |
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General |
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Source |
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Web - General tab |
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Web - Design tab |
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Debug |
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Compile |
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Version Control |
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Editor Style |
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Reset Editor |
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1.5.2 Using Tabs |
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Tab Style |
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Docking and Undocking Tabs |
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Button Options |
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Add or Remove Favorites |
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Can't Find a Tab? |
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Change Tab Locations |
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Quickly Resize Tabs |
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2. Editing Objects |
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2.1 Dialogs |
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2.1.1 Create Dialogs |
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2.2 Fields |
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2.2.1 Create Fields |
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2.2.2 Copy Fields |
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2.2.3 Field Definition Tab |
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2.2.4 Field Rules and Triggers Tab |
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Adopt Field Rules and Triggers |
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2.2.5 Field Visualization Tab |
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2.3 Forms |
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2.3.1 Create Forms |
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2.4 Functions |
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2.4.1 Create Functions |
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2.4.2 Copy Functions |
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2.4.3 Design Functions |
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2.4.4 Function Screen Designer |
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Screen Details Tab |
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Screen Representation |
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General Tab |
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Function Keys Tab |
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User Keys Tab |
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Fields, Groups and Lists Tab |
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Field Tab |
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Add Text |
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Create a Screen |
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2.4.5 Function Report Designer |
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2.5 Processes |
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2.5.1 Create Processes |
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2.5.2 Copy a Process |
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2.5.3 Functions Tab |
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2.5.4 Definition Tab |
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2.5.5 Attachments Tab |
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2.5.6 Special Entries Tab |
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2.5.7 Process Parameters Tab |
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2.5.8 Action Bar Table Tab |
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2.5.9 Menu Structure Tab |
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2.6 Resources |
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2.6.1 ActiveX |
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Register ActiveX Controls |
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2.6.2 Bitmaps |
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Create Bitmaps |
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2.6.3 Cursors |
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Create Cursors |
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2.6.4 External Resources |
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Register Individual External Resources |
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External Resource Definition Tab |
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2.6.5 Icons |
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Create Icons |
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2.6.6 Multilingual Variables |
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Create Multilingual Variables |
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Copy Multilingual Variables |
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2.6.7 System Variables |
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Create System Variables |
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2.6.8 Themes |
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Create Themes |
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2.6.9 Visual Styles |
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Create Visual Styles |
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2.6.10 Widgets |
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Create Widgets |
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2.6.11 .NET Components |
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Register .NET Components |
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2.7 Reusable Parts |
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2.7.1 Create Reusable Parts |
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2.8 Server Modules |
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2.8.1 Create Server Modules |
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New Base Server Module |
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New Application Server Module |
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New WEB API Server Module |
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2.8.2 API Definition Tab |
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URL Anatomy |
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Definition |
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Service Name |
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Partition Handling |
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Language Handling |
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Publish as Swagger V2 |
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Publish as OpenAPI V3 |
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Info |
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Security requirements |
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Paths |
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Name |
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Summary |
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Description |
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Path Parameters |
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Operations |
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Parameters |
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Request |
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Responses |
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Schema Object |
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Components |
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Schema |
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Types |
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Properties |
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Standard Types |
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Security Schemes |
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Drag/Drop |
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2.9 Tables |
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2.9.1 Create Tables |
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2.9.2 Copy Tables |
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2.9.3 Table Columns Tab |
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Add Columns to a Table |
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Add Multiple Columns to a Table |
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2.9.4 Indexes Tab |
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2.9.5 Table Rules and Triggers Tab |
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2.9.6 Access Route Tab |
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2.9.7 Batch Control Tab |
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2.9.8 Table Attributes Tab |
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2.9.9 Data Preview Tab |
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2.9.10 Relationships Tab |
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2.9.11 Cross References Tab |
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2.9.12 Virtual Derivation Tab |
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2.10 Views |
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2.10.1 Create Views |
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2.11 Web Pages |
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2.11.1 Create Web Pages |
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2.12 Organizers |
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2.12.1 Database Diagrams |
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Create a Diagram |
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2.12.2 Lists |
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Create a List |
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Static List |
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Dynamic List |
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Save Results of Search as List |
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Impact List |
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Add and Remove searches |
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Change the Impact List's Definition |
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Add Object Types |
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Specify Filters for your Objects |
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Filter Criteria |
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Save and Run an Impact List |
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Review the Results |
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Export the Impact List |
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2.13 System Information |
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2.13.1 Message Files |
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2.13.2 Partitions |
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Create Partitions |
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Partition Definition Tab |
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Language Settings Tab |
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Frameworks Tab |
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Groups Tab |
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2.13.3 Primitives |
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2.13.4 Remote Systems |
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Create Remote System |
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System Definition Tab |
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2.13.5 Templates |
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Create a Template |
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Copy a Template |
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Template Help |
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2.13.6 Users |
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New User |
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User Privileges Tab |
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2.13.7 Tasks |
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Create a Task |
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2.14 WAM Development Objects |
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2.14.1 Web Application Modules (WAMs) |
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Create a WAM |
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Copy a WAM |
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Outline tab – WAMs |
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Details Tab (Property Sheet) |
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Webroutine Output |
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Create a Web Page |
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Design Versions |
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Using External Resources with WAMs |
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Style External Resources with WAMs |
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Script External Resources with WAMs |
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2.14.2 Web Components |
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2.14.3 Weblets |
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Create Weblet |
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Copy Weblet |
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Create Weblet Design |
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Replace Visualization Weblet |
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2.14.4 Technology Services |
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Technology Services Definition Tab |
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Create Technology Service |
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3. Standard Editor Tabs |
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3.1 Editor Features |
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3.2 Check In Tab |
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3.2.1 Check In Details Dialog |
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3.3 Check Out Tab |
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3.3.1 Check Out Details Dialog |
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3.3.2 Refresh Master Object List |
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3.4 Compile Tab |
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3.4.1 Compile options |
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3.4.2 Compile Details Dialog |
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3.5 Controls Tab |
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3.6 Cross References Tab |
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3.7 Debug Tabs |
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3.7.1 Debug - Breakpoints Tab |
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3.7.2 Debug - Variables Tab |
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3.7.3 Debug - Call Stack Tab |
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3.8 Design Tab |
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3.8.1 Design Commands on the Ribbon |
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Home Tab Design Commands |
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Use Templates |
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Expose as ActiveX |
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Lock Design |
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Show Controls |
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Show Popups |
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Select All/None/Invert Selection |
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Bring Forward/Send Backward |
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Layout Tab |
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New Layout |
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Table Layout Row Height |
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Moving Table Layout Rows |
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Adding Table Layout Rows |
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Table Layout Column Width |
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Moving Table Layout Columns |
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Adding Table Layout Columns |
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Deleting the Table Layout |
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Attaching All Child Components to the Table Layout |
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Positioning an Object in the Table Layout |
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Theme Tab |
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Style Tab |
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3.8.2 Design Tab for Functions |
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3.8.3 Other Objects in the Design Tab |
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3.8.4 Saved Definitions |
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3.8.5 Copy Component |
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3.9 Deploy Tab |
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3.9.1 Deploy Any List |
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3.10 Details Tab |
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3.10.1 Component Details Tabs |
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Component Details - Properties tab |
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Component Details - Events tab |
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Component Details - Methods tab |
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3.11 Favorites Tab |
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3.12 Features Tab |
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3.13 Go To Tab |
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3.14 Outline Tab |
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3.14.1 Showing Layouts and Styles in the Outline Tab |
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3.14.2 Outline Tab Context Menu for Components |
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3.15 Propagation Tab |
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3.15.1 Connection History Dialog |
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3.16 Repository Details Tab |
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3.17 Repository Help Tab |
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3.17.1 Languages |
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3.18 Repository Tab |
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3.18.1 Show Repository Tab |
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3.18.2 Repository Tab Contents |
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3.18.3 Information about Objects |
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3.18.4 View Object Properties |
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3.18.5 Alphabetical Groupings |
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3.18.6 Object Cross-References |
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3.19 Samples Tab |
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3.20 Source Tab |
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3.20.1 Rules for the Editor |
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3.20.2 Find |
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3.20.3 Replace |
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3.20.4 Auto Complete |
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3.20.5 Assistant Tab |
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List of Commands |
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Specify Parameters |
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The Last Saved Command |
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Specify Attribute Values for Parameters |
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3.21 Version Control Tab |
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3.22 Web Design Tab |
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4. Editor Features |
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4.1 Open an Object |
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4.2 Delete Objects |
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4.3 LANSA Import Facility |
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4.3.1 Import Tab |
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4.4 Version Control |
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4.4.1 Visual LANSA Actions |
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4.4.2 Version Control Actions |
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4.4.3 Viewing Version Control Status |
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4.4.4 Version Control Commands |
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4.4.5 Version Control – Git Integration |
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Git Repository |
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Create a Git Repository |
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Remote Repositories |
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Existing Git repositories |
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Git Actions on Objects |
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Commit |
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Resolve Conflict |
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Show History |
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Show Version Control Differences |
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Show Changes |
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Change Colors |
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Map of Changes |
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Show in Folder View |
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Show Repository |
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Git Repository Actions |
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Pull |
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Push |
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View Branch |
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New Local Branch From |
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Checkout |
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Merge From |
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Merge - Abort |
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Rebase Onto |
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Rebase - Abort |
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Rebase - Continue |
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Rebase - Skip |
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Viewing Git Status |
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4.5 Import Excel Worksheets |
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4.5.1 Installing the Driver |
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4.6 Export a List to Excel |
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4.7 Search Facilities |
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4.7.1 Repository Find |
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Find Results |
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4.7.2 Text Search |
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4.7.3 Source Code Find and Replace |
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4.8 Interface Indicators |
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4.9 Printing in Visual LANSA |
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4.9.1 Print Dialog |
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4.10 Help Text |
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4.10.1 LANSA Online Documentation |
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5. Executing Applications |
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5.1 Execute Process |
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5.2 Execute Function |
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5.3 Execute Form |
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5.4 Execute Web Page |
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5.5 Execute WebRoutine |
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5.6 Execute Options |
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5.6.1 As Client to Any Server (manual connection) |
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5.6.2 As Client to RDML IBM i Server |
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5.6.3 As Client to RDMLX IBM i Server |
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5.6.4 As Client to Linux Server |
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5.6.5 As Client to Windows Server |
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5.6.6 As Windows Application |
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5.6.7 In Web Browser |
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5.6.8 XML Java Client |
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5.6.9 Prompt for additional execution Parameters |
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5.7 Additional Execution Parameters |
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5.7.1 Default Printer |
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5.7.2 Debug |
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5.7.3 Debug Host |
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5.7.4 Trace |
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5.7.5 Max Trace Lines |
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5.7.6 Trace Level |
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5.7.7 Trace Categories |
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5.7.8 Heap Validation |
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5.7.9 Show command line |
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5.7.10 Render Type |
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5.7.11 Graphics Processing |
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5.8 Fatal Errors |
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5.8.1 Visual LANSA Error Log Viewer |
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5.8.2 Web Runtime Error Log Viewer |
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6. Debugging Applications |
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6.1 Start Debugging |
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6.2 Set Breakpoints |
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6.2.1 Breakpoints |
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6.2.2 Breakpoint Properties |
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6.3 Variables |
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6.3.1 Include/Exclude Fields |
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6.3.2 Changing Values |
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6.4 Call Stack |
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6.5 Run Parts of the Application |
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6.6 Exclude/Include Applications |
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6.7 Animate Application Execution |
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6.8 Debug Web Pages |
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6.9 Debug WAMs |
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7. Tracing Applications |
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7.1 Create a Trace Handler |
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7.2 Example Trace Handler |
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7.3 Use the Trace Handler |
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7.4 Example Use of Tracing |
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7.5 Trace Output |
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7.6 Trace Handler Guidelines and Performance |
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8. Editor Basics |
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8.1 The Ribbon |
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8.1.1 Home Tab |
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8.1.2 Tools Tab |
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8.1.3 Navigate the Ribbon with Access Keys |
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8.2 Quick Access Toolbar |
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8.3 Mini-Toolbars |
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8.4 Context Menus |
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8.5 Commands |
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8.6 Keyboard Shortcuts |
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8.6.1 Keyboard |
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8.6.2 Close Tabs |
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8.6.3 Move the cursor in the Source tab |
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8.6.4 Position the current line |
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8.6.5 Tag and comment lines |
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8.6.6 Collapse and expand code |
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8.6.7 Format text |
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8.6.8 Deletions |
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8.6.9 Copy, cut and paste |
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8.6.10 Help |
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8.6.11 Selection |
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8.6.12 Undo/Redo |
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8.6.13 Find and replace |
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8.6.14 Command Assistant Keystrokes |
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8.6.15 Menu editor |
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8.6.16 Select with the mouse |
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8.7 Product Information |
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8.7.1 About LANSA |
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8.7.2 Installation Details |
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8.7.3 Privileges |
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