3.2  Catalog editing modes : Catalog Window and Class Window

The Catalog window and Class window

Catalyzer has two editing modes - Catalog Window and Class Window. Most of the time you use the Catalog Window, which lets you edit the content of a catalog - typing values into fields, and adding records. The Class Window is used for editing the structure of a catalog - adding new classes, and adding/removing fields from classes.

See the section Records and Classes for a definition of the difference between records and classes.

You can switch between the two modes using the toolbar:

Select the Catalog Window to edit catalog content

Select the Class Window to edit catalog structure

Select the Catalog Window to edit catalog content

Select the Class Window to edit catalog structure

Catalog Window - for editing catalog content. A record of class 'Photo' is displayed.

Class Window - for editing catalog structure. This example shows how one could edit the 'Photo' class by editing the fields - in this example the 'Image' field is highlighted.

The left panel displays an expandable tree view of the catalog, showing the records within it. If a record has a folder icon, this means it may contain one or more sub-records. You can expand these records to view the sub-records.

Each record has a name displayed in the tree view. Select a record in the tree view to display the contents in the right panel. You can rename a record by double-clicking on its name in the tree.