Object Tools
Object Tools are Tools that are associated with specific Object Types.
An Application Interface Object tool for XML editing may be associated with the CompoundAscii Object and the DataModule Object, but not the CompoundBinary Object. When a user selects an Object in Contenta Explorer, the Tools available for the specific Object type are shown on the menus or toolbar. Tools are only available however, if the user has been granted permission to use them.
The Object Creation Tools enable users to create new Objects, reuse, paste, paste reference, forward, or drag an Object into other Objects. Examples of creation Tools include New Project, New CompoundBinary, and New DataModule. Each time you create a custom Object, a creation Tool for the Objec t is created.
Every Object has a set of System Tools that determine the basic Contenta Explorer functions available for the Object. For example, Rename Object and Read Notes are System Tools. You cannot modify the System Tools that are defined for an Object but you can specify which Tool Boxes contain the System Tools. The table lists the System Tools, the corresponding Contenta menu selections, and the Objects for which each tool is available.
| Tool Name | Contenta Menu Selection or Function | Object |
|---|---|---|
| Admin Enable | Displays Override button on the Forward dialog box. | Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Check In | Default check-in tool | BinaryHybrid, CurrentContent, EPS, Excel, ExternalLink, FixedFormat, Graphic (and other graphic Objects), Hybrid, Module, MSAccess, PDF, PowerPoint, Word, ZIP |
| Check Out | Default check-out tool | BinaryHybrid, CurrentContent, EPS, Excel, ExternalLink, FixedFormat, Graphic (and other graphic Objects), Hybrid, Module, MSAccess, PDF, PowerPoint, Word, ZIP |
| Delete | Edit > Delete | All |
| Dereference | Edit > Convert to Object | All |
| Duplicate | Edit > Copy, then Edit > Paste | All except ContentRoutingProject, Desktop, Project, ProjMan, Workpool |
| Edit Lock | Edit > Lock Edit > Unlock | All |
| Forward | Project > Forward | Project |
| Modify AppData AllUsers | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Desktop Names where Desktop Names are the Contenta user Desktop Names. Allows a user to modify all users appdata. | |
Modify AppData CurrentUser | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Desktop Name where Desktop Name is the current user’s Contenta Desktop Name. Allows a user to modify their own appdata. | |
Modify AppData Global | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Global Allows a user to modify Global appdata. | |
| Modify Postlist | Project > Workflow Perform Remove, Mark Unmark, Post from the Post list. | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Modify Data | Allows users to modify the contents of an Object. | All |
| Modify History | View > Info Perform Latest, Delete, and Restore functions on the History tab. | All |
| Modify Postlist | View > Info Perform Remove, Mark, Unmark, Post on the Post List tab. | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Modify Properties | Edit >Property Sheet Modify Property Sheet fields and attributes. | All |
| Modify Notes | View > Info Perform New and Delete functions on the Notes tab. | All |
| Modify Templates | Project > Workflow Templates...Modify workflow templates. | Desktop, ProjMan, Sysadmin |
| Modify Workflow | Project > Workflow View > Info Modify workflow of an existing project. | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Move | Edit > Cut, then Edit > Paste | All except ContentRoutingProject Desktop, ProjMan, standard Project, Workpool |
No Password Required | Allows sysadmin to create a user desktop without a password, or change a user desktop to allow no password. | Desktop, ProjMan, Sysadmin |
| Open | File > Open Object | All Objects that contain children— that is, container Objects and compound/hybrid Objects only. Not available for data-only Objects— e.g. Module, PDF, Excel, FixedFormat, etc. |
| Owner Lock | Not available from Contenta Explorer. | All data Objects such as Compound Ascii, Compound Binary. |
| Post | Project > Post | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
Read AppData AllUsers | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Desktop Names where Desktop Names are the Contenta user Desktop Names. Allows a user to read all users appdata. | |
Read AppData CurrentUser | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Desktop Name where Desktop Name is the current user’s Contenta Desktop Name. Allows a user to read their own appdata. | |
Read AppData Global | Tools > Options > Tool Preferences > Global Allows a user to read the Global appdata. | |
| Read Data | Allows you to view the contents of an Object | All |
| Read History | View > Info Perform the View function on the History tab. | All |
| Read Notes | View > Info Perform the View function on the Notes tab. | All |
| Read Postlist | View > Info Access Post List tab. | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Read Properties | Edit > Property Sheet View Property Sheet fields. Required for most Application Interface (AI) Tools. | All |
| Read Templates | Project > Workflow Templates... View workflow templates | Desktop, ProjMan, Sysadmin |
| Read Workflow | Project > Workflow View > Info View workflow of an existing project | standard Project ContentRoutingProject |
| Reference | Edit > ReUse, then Edit > Paste Reference | All except ContentRoutingProject, Desktop, ProjMan, standard Project, Workpool |
| Rename Object | Edit > Rename Object | All except ContentRoutingProject, Desktop, ProjMan, standard Project, Workpool |
| Reorder Contents | Edit > Reorder Contents | All |
| Toggle Readonly | Edit > Read Only | All |