Important
If the table toolbars are not available in a server project, lock the table for editing. Make sure you have the right to edit the model of this project.
Basic toolbar buttons
The following table describes the toolbar buttons found in tables.
Button | Shortcut keys | Description |
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Navigation toolbar | ||
Alt+B | Opens the Containment tab in the Model Browser and selects the current diagram or symbol in the Containment tree. | |
Edit toolbar | ||
Add New > Create | Insert | Click to create a new element in the table. This element will also be added to the model. If several element types are available, a shortcut menu with available types will open. You will be able to select an element of the type you need. Note
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Add Existing | Ctrl+Insert | Click to add an element from a model. The Select Element dialog opens. Only elements of the type defined in a specific table will be listed. Note In Instance Table, expand to find this button. |
Delete | Ctrl+D | Click to remove selected elements both from the table and the model. Note In Instance Table, expand to find this button. |
Remove From Table | Ctrl+Delete | Click to remove only selected elements from the table. Note In Instance Table, expand to find this button. |
Layout toolbar | ||
Click to expand or collapse rows when the Display Mode under the Options button is selected as Compact tree or Complete tree. You may expand the command and select:
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Ctrl+Up Arrow | Click to shift selected elements (either grouped or non-grouped) up a row. The elements are automatically renumbered after moving. | |
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Click to shift selected elements (either grouped or non-grouped) down a row. The elements are automatically renumbered after moving. | |
Columns | N/A | Click to change the set of columns to show on the table. |
Publish toolbar | ||
Export | N/A | Click to export the contents of the table to an *.html, *.csv, or *.xlsx file. Note In the Metric Table this button also allows you export to *.xlsm file. |
Excel/CSV Sync | N/A | Click to open the Excel/CSV Sync menu:
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Find in Diagram | ||
Find in Diagram | Ctrl+F | Click to open the search bar allowing you to search for textual information in all types of diagrams, including tables, matrices, and maps. Use / to navigate the search results. |
View toolbar | ||
N/A | Click to update the contents of the table after specifying the scope. Note In the Instance Table, this button updates data after specifying the smart package as the scope criteria. | |
Validation toolbar | ||
| N/A | Click to validate the table against all validation rules stored in the model, except those that are ignored. |
Options toolbar | ||
| N/A | Click to open the Options menu. Each table contains different options under this button. Below are the meanings of all available options:
- Complete tree - displays elements hierarchically with all their owners in the column header.
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Suppress/Expand Criteria Area toolbar | ||
N/A | Click to hide the Criteria area. | |
N/A | Click to show the Criteria area. | |
Other buttons | ||
| Alt+Left Arrow | Click to navigate to the previously opened diagram, table, dependency matrix, or relation map. |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Click to navigate to the previously opened diagram, table, dependency matrix, or relation map. |
Specific toolbar buttons
The following table describes the toolbar buttons found only in specific tables.
Table name where button can be found | Button | Shortcut keys | Description |
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Edit toolbar | |||
Instance Table | > Create with Parts | Alt+Insert | Click to create a new instance with parts. |
Instance Table | > Delete with Parts | Alt+D | Click to remove selected elements both from the table and the model. |
Metric Table | Calculate Metrics | N/A | Click to open the Calculate Metrics menu and then select the needed command. |
Requirement Table | Add Nested | Alt+Insert | Click to add a nested Requirement in the model. |
Layout toolbar | |||
Metric Table | Show Metric Suites | N/A | Click to select the metric suites whose columns you need to show on the Metric table. |
Other buttons | |||
Glossary Table |
| N/A | Click to turn the glossary on/off in the project. |