Menu | Command | Description |
File | Operations for opening, saving, and closing dashboards. | |
New | Create a new dashboard. | |
Open | Open an existing dashboard file by browsing. | |
Save | Save the dashboard file. | |
Save As | Save the dashboard to a specific file, possibly different to where it has been saved before. | |
Background Properties | Display the Background Properties dialog for setting the size and background color or image for the dashboard. | |
Print | Print the current contents of the dashboard. | |
Exit | Exit Dashboard Builder. | |
Edit | Operations for editing and manipulating dashboard objects | |
Add | Displays the Object Palette if not currently displayed. | |
Object Properties | Displays the Object Properties panel if not currently displayed. | |
Undo | Un-does the last Builder operation (that has no been undone already). | |
Redo | Re-does the last undone operation (that has not yet been re-done). | |
Copy | Copy the currently selected object into the copy buffer. | |
Paste | Paste the object in the copy buffer onto the dashboard. | |
Paste Data Attachments | Paste the data attachments of the object in the copy buffer onto the selected object. Only properties common to both objects will be pasted onto the selected object. | |
Paste Static Properties | Paste static properties only; do not include those properties that are attached to data. | |
Paste All Properties | Paste all properties, that is, those that are attached to data as well as static properties. | |
Align | Align the specified feature of the currently selected objects. For example, Align | Top aligns the tops of all currently selected objects with one another. The object that was selected first among all the currently selected objects does not move; all other objects are aligned with the first-selected object. Top, Bottom, and Center Horizontal arrange the objects horizontally, one next to the other. Left, Right, and Center Vertical arrange the objects vertically, one above the other. | |
Distribute | Distribute the currently selected objects so that they are spaced evenly, either horizontally or vertically, between the first-selected object and the last-selected one. The first and last objects do not move. | |
Order | Move the selected object in back of or in front of all other dashboard objects. | |
Select All | Select all objects on the current dashboard. | |
Delete | Delete the selected object. | |
View | Operations for zooming in and out on the dashboard. | |
Zoom In | Zoom in on a location in the dashboard. This will switch the pointer to zoom mode as indicated by the pointer changing to a crosshair ![]() | |
Zoom Out | Zoom out on a location in the dashboard. This will switch the pointer to zoom mode as indicated by the pointer changing to a crosshair ![]() | |
Zoom Rect | Zoom in on an area in the dashboard. This will switch the pointer to zoom mode as indicated by the pointer changing to a crosshair ![]() | |
Pan | Pan the dashboard to show areas not currently displayed. This will switch the pointer to zoom mode as indicated by the pointer changing to the pan pointer ![]() | |
100% | Make the entire dashboard visible. | |
Tools | Operations for defining dashboard options and changing preferences. | |
Options... | Displays the Application Options dialog for defining data sources and setting other runtime options for deployed dashboards. | |
Builder Options... | Displays the Builder Options dialog for setting Dashboard Builder, such as grid characteristics. When snap-to-grid is enabled, object can be positioned only along grid lines, which facilitates object alignment and distribution. | |
Functions | Displays the Functions panel for defining dashboard functions. | |
Variables | Displays the Variables panel for defining dashboard variables. | |
Include Files | Displays the Include Files dialog for including dashboard files in the current dashboard. | |
Object List | Displays the Object List panel, which lists the name, class name, and position of each object on the current dashboard. | |
Preview Window | Preview the current dashboard, so you can test interactive functionality such text entry. Save your changes to enable this item. | |
Pause Display | Pause the automatic update of the dashboard. When not paused, the dashboard automatically updates as data changes; when paused, the dashboard does not. When paused, clicking on the dashboard causes it to update. | |
Reset Window Layout | Reset window size and panels to their default configuration. | |
Help | Information about Apama and Dashboard Builder. | |
Help Contents | Opens the Apama documentation to the Introduction in Building Dashboards. | |
Command Line Options | Displays a list of the Builder options that you can supply at the command line. | |
About | Displays information about this version of the Dashboard Builder. |