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| <h1 class="title topictitle1">Opening OData Perspective</h1> |
| <div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc"/> |
| <p class="p">The OData Perspective is a customized view, which is recommended to be used to create |
| OData models. This section will describe the default views available in the OData |
| Perspective.</p> |
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| <ol class="ol" id="loiof4a962fc49d94c05b6e44ab9b5fd7a8c__ol_oxh_rqr_wj"><li class="li">Open Eclipse.</li> |
| <li class="li">Navigate to <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Window</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Open Perspective</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Other</span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span>. |
| <p class="p">The <span class="ph pname">Open Perspective</span> window appears.</p> |
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| <li class="li">Locate and choose <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData</span> from the list of |
| perspectives.<p class="p">The OData Perspective opens.</p> |
| The table |
| below summarizes the views that are available in the OData |
| Perspective.</li> |
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| <div class="tablenoborder"><table summary="" id="loiof4a962fc49d94c05b6e44ab9b5fd7a8c__table_gn5_jjm_z3" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap">Table 1: |
| OData Perspective-Views</span></caption><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" width="20.40816326530612%" id="d126274e55">Views</th> |
| <th class="entry" valign="top" width="35.306122448979586%" id="d126274e57">Description</th> |
| <th class="entry" valign="top" width="44.285714285714285%" id="d126274e59">Actions</th> |
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| <tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="20.40816326530612%" headers="d126274e55 ">Project Explorer</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="35.306122448979586%" headers="d126274e57 ">The project explorer displays all the project(s) created in the |
| current workspace. </td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="44.285714285714285%" headers="d126274e59 ">The project folder holds folders, packages etc. The OData file |
| created using the OData Model Editor will be stored in the relevant |
| folder and when expanded, the underlying artifacts of the OData |
| model can be seen. Furthermore, you can select an OData artifact and |
| the properties view will show the properties of this artifact, which |
| can then be edited. </td> |
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| <tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="20.40816326530612%" headers="d126274e55 ">Properties View</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="35.306122448979586%" headers="d126274e57 ">This region displays the properties of the artifacts selected in |
| the OData Model Editor/Project Explorer.</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="44.285714285714285%" headers="d126274e59 ">Select either the Properties or Problems views to view the |
| appropriate information .</td> |
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| <tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="20.40816326530612%" headers="d126274e55 ">Problems</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="35.306122448979586%" headers="d126274e57 ">OData model validation errors are displayed in the Problem view. |
| On saving a OData model validation will be triggered for the |
| underlying model.</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="44.285714285714285%" headers="d126274e59 ">On selecting an error message, the corresponding erroneous |
| artifact will be highlighted. </td> |
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| <tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" width="20.40816326530612%" headers="d126274e55 ">Miniature View</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="35.306122448979586%" headers="d126274e57 "> This view displays a copy of the OData Model Editor in a very |
| small scale.</td> |
| <td class="entry" valign="top" width="44.285714285714285%" headers="d126274e59 ">You can also activate/deactivate the Miniature View from the <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Windows</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Show View</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Others-</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">General </span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span> menu.</td> |
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| <div class="topic concept nested1" id="concept_ddg_syr_wj"><h2 class="title topictitle2">Properties and Problems Views</h2> |
| <div class="body conbody"><p class="p">The Properties View is the region that is below the OData Model Editor. This region |
| has a customized view, and you can select the views to be displayed here from the <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Windows</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Show View</span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span>.</p> |
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| <img class="image" id="concept_ddg_syr_wj__image_vtm_yqd_tp" src="90194a0df65145a68a7626801f1b6f7a.image"/><ul class="ul" id="concept_ddg_syr_wj__ul_or5_j1s_wj"><li class="li"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Properties</span>- Choose either the element or the OData |
| model element in the OData Model Editor to view its property. You can also |
| edit the values for the selected elements here, and the changes will be |
| reflected in the OData model element.<img class="image" id="concept_ddg_syr_wj__image_vrd_3rd_tp" src="339c222d34684a1089df2762df4fa95a.image"/></li> |
| <li class="li"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Problems</span>- On saving a OData model, the underlying OData |
| errors are displayed in the OData Model Editor. The details of error can be |
| viewed by selecting the Problem tab. On selecting an error message and |
| corresponding erroneous elements are selected in the OData model element. |
| The Problems view displays all the existing errors and warnings and |
| information of all the existing projects in the eclipse workspace. Any java |
| or xml validation errors are also listed here. <img class="image" id="concept_ddg_syr_wj__image_bx2_3sd_tp" src="f772dd81768a4be4b91ac319e907c168.image"/></li> |
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