This document provides reference information on each menu command that is available from the main application window of the Tamino X-Plorer.
- New Collection
Creates a new collection in the selected database. See Creating a New Collection.
- Open
Opens the selected schema or instance using the default tool. See Opening a Schema or Instance.
- Update
Updates the selected schema or instance so that your modifications are stored in the database. See Updating a Schema or Instance.
- Delete
Deletes the selected collection or instance permanently from the database. See Deleting a Collection or Instance.
- Save As
Saves the selected schema or instance (which is stored in the database) in your local file system. See Saving a Schema or Instance in Your File System.
- Save Shadow As
Saves the shadow document of the selected non-XML instance (which is stored in the database) in your local file system.
- Print Preview
Shows a print preview of the selected instance in a preview window. See Printing Instances.
Prints the selected instance. See Printing Instances.
- Exit
Closes the main application window of the Tamino X-Plorer. Any open query window that has been started from the Tamino X-Plorer is automatically closed. See Leaving the Tamino X-Plorer.
The entries in this menu are the standard operations for working with text, namely Cut, Copy, Paste, Select, Find, Replace.
- Content
Toggles the display of the Content pane at the top right of the main application window. See Content Pane.
- Properties
Toggles the display of the Properties pane at the bottom right of the main application window. See Properties Pane.
- Toolbar
Toggles the display of the toolbar in the main application window. See Toolbar in the section Elements of the Main Application Window.
- Refresh
Refreshes the content of a database, collection, schema or instance in the navigation tree. See Refreshing the Display.
- Connect
Connects to a specific database. See Connecting to a Tamino Database.
- Disconnect
Disconnects the selected database. See Disconnecting from a Database.
- Remove from Tree
Removes the selected server or database from the navigation tree. See Removing a Server or Database from the Navigation Tree.
- Define Schema
Defines a new schema in the selected collection. See Defining a Schema.
- Undefine Schema
Undefines the selected schema and thus deletes it with all of its doctypes and instances from the collection. See Undefining a Schema.
- Instance Descriptor
Defines the instance descriptor (i.e. the information that is to be shown in the navigation tree) for a specific doctype. See Specifying an Instance Descriptor.
- Instance Fetch Options
Defines the number of instances that can be shown in the navigation tree at the same time and the number of instances that are to be fetched with each pack. See Specifying the Instance Fetch Options.
- Insert Instance
Inserts a new instance in the selected collection. See Inserting a New Instance.
- Filter
Defines a filter for the currently selected group of instances. This reduces the number of instances shown in the navigation tree. See Filtering Instances.
- Query > XQuery
Invokes the Tamino XQuery tool. The currently selected object in navigation tree is provided as a query expression. See Starting the Tamino XQuery Tool.
- Query > X-Query
Opens an X-Query window. The currently selected object in navigation tree is provided as a query expression. See Invoking an X-Query Window.
- Customize
Defines external tools, for example, for editing the selected schema, doctype or instance. See Customizing the Tools.
- Options
Controls the behavior of certain features of the Tamino X-Plorer. See Setting the Tamino X-Plorer and X-Query Options.
- Contents
Invokes the online documentation.
- About Software AG Tamino X-Plorer
Displays information about the Tamino X-Plorer in a dialog box (for example, the version number). When you choose the button in this dialog box, system information (for example, the Java Runtime Environment version which is used by the Tamino X-Plorer) and Tamino X-Plorer information is shown.