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CfgExplorer menus

Popup menus
File menu
View menu
Actions menu
Transactions menu
Tools menu
Windows menu
Help menu

File menu

File menu contains foolowing commands:

Numeric List (Ctrl+N)
Opens browser window with the "list view" of the numeric database.
Numeric Tree (Ctrl+T)
Opens browser window with the "tree view" of the numeric database.
Alias List (Ctrl+L)
Opens browser window with the "list view" of the alias tree database.
Alias Tree (Ctrl+R)
Opens browser window with the "tree view" of the alias tree database.
Print (Ctrl+P)
Prints the contents of the active browser window.
Close (Ctrl+W)
Closes current open browser window.
Quit (Ctrl+Q)
Quits application.

View menu

View menu contains commands which control how and when different things are displayed:

Error Logging
Opens submenu controlling the error logger. From this submenu you can set the logging level or clear the error logger window.
Command History
Opens the pop-up window which displays the list of the commands apllied to the alias database. The commands have format suited for BdbCfgTools command.
Configuration
Opens configuration dialog wrom where you can control various aspects of the program GUI and behavior, see also here.

Actions menu

Actions menu is context dependent and is empty on startup. Every browser window puts there its commands which will be enabled/disabled depending on current context. See browsers' documentation for descriptions of what is put into this menu.

Transactions menu

Transactions menu contains commands which control database transactions:

Start update
Starts update transaction. If you have currently open transaction in the read mode, it will be committed and all browser windows will be closed. Then new transaction will be started in update mode.
Commit transaction
Commits current transaction and closes all browser windows.
Abort transaction
Aborts current transaction and closes all browser windows. All changes you've made to database since last commit will be lost.

Tools menu

Tools menu contains commands which perform various operations on the database contents:

Verify alias tree
Checks the integrity of the alias trees database.
Update numeric tree
Updates contents of the numeric tree database from the alias trees.

Windows menu

Windows menu contains commands which manipulate browser windows:

Cascade
Places all browser windows in the browser area one behind another in a cascade-like fashion.
Tile
Fills up browser area with the browser windows placing them side-by-side.
Below these items there is one entry per open browser window, selecting an entry makes corresponding window active.

Help menu

Using the help menu you are supposed to get whatever assistance is needed for you:)