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Types Menu

The Types menu has the following options:

Option Description
Open Opens a class or interface browser on a type.
Open to Lets you select the page of the class or interface browser, and opens it to that page.
Go to Type Allows you to quickly locate a class or interface in the Types pane, by entering the first few characters of the type's name
Add Lets you add a program element to the workspace, either by creating a new one or by adding one from the repository.
References to Lets you search the workspace for references to a field, static field or constant within the class, or to the class itself.
Replace with Released tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Replace the edition in the workspace with the edition most recently released by the class owner.
Replace with Previous Replaces the edition in the workspace with the edition from which it was derived.
Replace with Another Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select an edition from this list to replace the edition that is in the workspace.
Delete Deletes the class or interface from the workspace. The class or interface will continue to exist in the repository.

tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Alters the team baseline for the package, by deleting the class or interface from it.

Reorganize Lets you copy, move, or rename the class.
Manage > Version Versions the open editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) You must be the developer to version a class or interface.
Manage > Release tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Releases the selected classes or interfaces into their containing package editions. You must be the class owner to release a class or interface.
Manage > Create Open Edition Creates open editions based on the versioned editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) You can only create open editions of classes and interfaces that you own.
Manage > Change Owner tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Changes the owner of the selected classes and interfaces to someone else in the package group. Any member of the package group can change class ownership.
Compare with Released Edition tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Compares the edition of the class or interface that is in the workspace, to the most recently released edition in the repository
Compare with Previous Edition Compares the edition of the class or interface that is in the workspace, to the edition from which it was derived
Compare with Another Edition Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select from this list to compare the selected edition of the class or interface that is in the workspace, to a specific edition in the repository.
Compare with Each Other Compares the contents of two selected classes or interfaces in the workspace
Run Lets you run the class (if the class is runnable) in the applet viewer or as a main program.
Document Lets you print the class or generate HTML documentation for it.
Tools Lets you access Enterprise Access Builders and other tools that are integrated with the IDE.
Properties Displays details including the edition status, the date the edition was created, and the edition from which it was derived.

If the class is runnable, the Applet or Program page lets you set attributes and parameters for running it.

tentergf.gif (577 bytes) The Properties dialog box also tells you who owns the selected class, and who is the developer of the selected edition

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Searching for a Program Element in the Repository
Browsing the Workspace
Adding Types and Methods From the Repository to the Workspace
Replacing Editions in the Workspace (Reloading)
Comparing Editions of a Program Element
Versioning a Program Element
Creating an Open Edition