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Figure 31.8.
A RON property sheet.


The Toolbar

The RON provides a toolbar just below the menu to provide shortcuts that map directly to menu items for Repository actions. Table 31.1 lists the RON-specific buttons on this toolbar.

Table 31.1. The RON toolbar buttons.

Button
Function
Find Next Finds the next string occurrence in the hierarchy tree
Find Previous Finds the previous string occurrence in the hierarchy tree
Create Object Creates an object
Delete Object Deletes an object
Copy Properties Transfers similar properties to another object
Paste Properties Updates the property sheet with copied properties
Requery Requeries the Repository tables
Expand Expands the hierarchy tree by one level
Collapse Collapses the hierarchy tree by one level
Expand All Expands all levels of the hierarchy tree
Collapse All Collapses all levels of the hierarchy tree
Mark Object Marks an object, such as a bookmark
Go to Marked Object Goes to a marked object
Go to Referenced Object Goes to a referenced object

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TIP
You can hold the mouse cursor over a toolbar button to see a small caption that describes the button's action.

The RON Menus

The RON menus enable you to initiate all actions available in the RON. The menus also provide a driver for initiating any of the other Designer/2000 tools.

The File Menu

The File menu provides basic application options, which you've seen with other Windows applications, and these Repository actions:

Load Loads object definitions from a text file into the current application hierarchy
Unload Creates a text file record of all owned Repository entries and records any associations or shared entries
Unload for Exchange Creates an input file for Oracle*Exchange to import Repository items into third-party products a text file
Check Out Unloads user -defined sets and the elements in them to a text file
Check In Loads user-defined sets ”updated or new entries ”in a file into the Repository
Lock Set Locks elements in a user-defined set so that they cannot be updated
Unlock Set Unlocks elements in a user-defined set so that they can be updated
Change Connection Logs on as a new user

The Edit Menu

The Edit menu provides basic editing capabilities, plus these RON-specific options:

Copy Properties Copies selected properties to the clipboard
Paste Properties Pastes copied properties to the current property sheet
View Copied Properties Provides a dialog box to preview properties that have been copied prior to pasting
Preferences Specifies RON preferences

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The View Menu

The View menu provides some Repository-viewing preferences. Table 31.2 lists these options.

Table 31.2. View menu options.

Option
Function
Requery Requeries the Repository for the current definitions of all objects under the currently selected object type
Sort by Type Sequence Sorts the hierarchy by normal entry sequence
Sort by Type Name Sorts the hierarchy alphabetically
Toolbar Turns on and off the property sheet toolbar
Status Bar Turns on and off the RON status bar
TIP
If you have made modifications to the Repository via one of the tools, and the changes do not appear in the Repository, you need to choose View Requery. If these modifications still do not appear, do the same thing from the application-level name at the top node of the hierarchy tree.
The Navigator Menu

The Navigator menu enables you to perform all hierarchy navigation. Table 31.3 lists these options.

Table 31.3. Navigator menu options.

Option
Function
Expand Expands the tree object by one level
Collapse Collapses the currently expanded object
Expand All Expands all objects under the currently selected object
Collapse All Collapses all objects under the currently selected object
Set Mark Marks the current object for later use
Go to Mark Navigates to a previously set mark
Go to Referenced Object Navigates to the object identified as referenced
Find Finds the next occurrence of a text string in the hierarchy

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The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu enables you to execute all Repository utilities. Table 31.4 lists these options.

Table 31.4. Utilities menu options.

Option
Function
Database Design Wizard Starts the Database Design Wizard utility
Application Design Wizard Starts the Application Design Wizard utility
Generate DLL Starts the Server DDL Generation utility
Generate Module Starts one of the Client Application Generation utilities for Oracle Forms or Oracle Reports modules
Generate Module As Generates Oracle Forms from report modules or Oracle Reports from form modules
Regenerate Module Regenerates a form module using new changes
Generate Reference Tables Creates text Help tables for use by end users
Reverse Engineer DLL Starts the Database Reverse Engineering utility
Reverse Engineer Form Starts the Forms Reverse Engineering utility
Reverse Engineer Report Starts the Reports Reverse Engineering utility
Table Entity Retrofit Creates entities for tables not linked to current entities
Reconcile Starts the Server Reconciliation utility
Create Function Displays a dialog box for creating a
Attribute Matrix function/attribute matrix
Create Default Module Creates module data usages from summary
Data Usages usages or function usages
Update Attributes in a Domain Updates changed attributes in a domain
Update Columns in a Domain Updates changed columns in a domain
Transfer Ownership Transfers object ownership to another user
Share Allows access to an object by another application
Unshare Revokes access to an object from other applications
Copy Copies elements to specified applications
Force Delete Deletes an object and all references to it from all applications

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NOTE
Some elements can be shared between applications in the same Repository instance. The application owning the object must share it with the application requiring the object. In the application that does not own the object, the object appears differently (according to
the preferences) and is not updatable. The application owning the object may not delete the object as long as it is shared; however, it may transfer the ownership to the other application to absolve it of any future maintenance regarding the object.
WARNING
You should use Force Delete only when absolutely necessary. This option is permissible only on primary elements, such as tables.
The Application Menu

The Application menu enables you to perform application-specific operations and maintenance. This menu requires the Manager role to be set in the Repository Administration utility for the user. Table 31.5 lists the Application menu options.

Table 31.5. Application menu options.

Option
Function
Freeze/Unfreeze Locks/unlocks an application to prevent or allow modification
Rename Gives a new name to the application if owned by the user
Transfer Transfers application ownership to another user
Grant Access Grants, revokes, and specifies user access to defined applications
New Version Creates a new version of the application; freezes the previous version
Delete Deletes an owned application
Archive Archives a specified application
Export Exports archive tables to a file
Import Imports an exported application
Restore Restores an archived application
Reset Clears archive tables
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Oracle Unleashed
Oracle Development Unleashed (3rd Edition)
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