While looking at a large message set that contains a number of message definition files that have different namespaces, or multiple message definition files that have the same namespace, you might want to view the information in alternative ways to make it easier for you to visualize the structure of the message set. If you double click on the global construct, you open the message definition file in which the global construct is defined.
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Group by namespace and then by collections | Button | Selecting this view groups the global constructs by namespace and then by collection (for example, Messages, Types, Groups, or Elements and Attributes). Using this view you can visualize all of the constructs that belong to each of the defined namespaces. |
Group by collections and then by namespace | Button | Selecting this view groups the global constructs by collection (for example, Messages, Types, Groups, or Elements and Attributes) and then by namespace. Using this view you can visualize which global construct in the message set is defined in which namespace. |
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Show base complex types | Check box | Where your complex type is based on another complex type that is derived by an extension, selecting this will display the base complex type in the outline view. |
Click Tab Extensions to display check boxes that allow you to determine what tabs are enabled for the Message Set Editor, the Message Definition Editor, and the Message Category Editor. All these check boxes are always selected and cannot be cleared.
Editor | Tab Extensions |
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Message Set Editor |
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Message Definition Editor |
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Message Category Editor |
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A control is provided that allows you to choose the order in which the tab extensions for each of the editors are displayed.