Manufacturer-specific Autoline modules typically access one or more data files. The generic file editor enables you to view and amend such files directly.
Note: You must have priority 9 access to use this facility.
What do you want to do?
Load a file in the Edit File (...) form
See help about the Edit File (...) form
To load a file in the Edit File (...) form:
Note: This procedure assumes that you have displayed a form with a Utilities option in its menu bar. Its sub-options load the files accessed by the manufacturer-specific module, denoted by [file] in these help pages.
Select Utilities > [file] from the menu bar.
The Edit File (...) form is displayed with the selected file's records listed in the grid.
Note: This procedure assumes that you have loaded the required file in the Edit File (...) form.
To delete a record:
On the Edit File (...) form, do one of:
Right-click the grid line representing the record to delete and select Delete record from the context menu.
Select the grid line representing the record to delete and select Edit > Delete selected record from the menu bar.
Select the grid line representing the record to delete and click the Delete selected record toolbar button 
A Delete Record dialog box is displayed containing the message:
Are you sure that you want to permanently delete this record?
Click Yes.
The record is deleted from the file and the grid is redisplayed, the line for the deleted record being omitted.
Note: This procedure assumes that you have loaded the required file in the Edit File (...) form.
To export data to an XML file:
Select the grid line representing the records to export and select Tools > Export to XML from the menu bar or click the Export selected data to an XML file toolbar button 
The Export Data To XML File form is displayed.
Click Start.
The number of records to be exported and the estimated file size are displayed.
Click Next.
You are prompted to select the directory to contain the XML file.
Select the required directory and click Select.
The data is exported, and indications of the estimated time remaining and the proportion of the export completed are displayed. Click Cancel at any time to stop the export process.
Click Close.
The Export Data To XML File form is closed and you are returned to the Edit File (...) form with the exported XML file in your chosen directory.
This form is displayed when you select Utilities > [file] from the menu bar on a form in a manufacturer systems Autoline module. It enables you to edit a file accessed by that module.
Menu Bar and Toolbar
| Menu bar | Toolbar | Action |
|---|---|---|
| File > Exit |  |
Returns you to the form from which you invoked this editor |
| Edit > Add record |  |
Creates a new blank record and enables you to enter its contents |
| Edit > View and edit selected record |  |
Displays the record represented by the selected (highlighted) row in the grid and enables you to amend it |
| Edit > Delete selected record | |
Deletes the record represented by the selected (highlighted) row in the grid after prompting you to confirm the deletion |
| Tools > File Information |  |
Enables you to view file information, extend, re-index, verify, and initialise the file |
| Tools > Change path > ... |  |
Redisplays the grid with lines sorted according to predefined combinations of sort fields (indicated by Path 1 or Path 2, and so on, in the second panel of the status bar) |
| Tools > Set file direction to [backwards/forwards] |  |
Redisplays the grid with lines in reversed sort order (using the selected key path) |
| Tools > Filters > Apply |  |
Enables you to apply new filters to displayed records (grid lines) or edit existing filters |
| Tools > Filters > Reset |  |
Clears all filters and hidden columns |
| Tools > Filters > Set start/finish points > Set |  |
Enables you to select the first and/or last records to be listed in the records grid |
| Tools > Filters > Set start/finish points > Clear |  |
Clears start and finish points, listing all records (the whole file) in the grid |
| Tools > Export to XML | |
Exports the records represented by the selected (highlighted) row in the grid to an XML file |
| Tools > Import from XML |  |
Imports data from an XML file |
| Help > Help |  |
Displays this help page in a web browser |
| Help > About | Displays version and copyright information | |
Grid:
The grid's top two rows are column headings containing field names of the file's records, in English and in code, respectively. Subsequent rows contain the file's records.
The left-most column, in grey, is the main sort field and any yellow columns are secondary sort fields.
The grid displays a maximum of 100 records at a time, more being displayed by row request when you reach the bottom. The fourth panel of the status bar at the bottom of the form states how much of the file is displayed.
Tip: Use the Tools > ... options on the menu bar to reorder, filter, and/or crop the list of displayed records.
Grid COLUMN HEADING Right-Click Context Menu:
Global edit: Enables you to update all records within the selected filter criteria with new data.
Grid LINES Right-Click Context Menu:
Edit record: Enables you to view and amend the selected record.
Delete record: Removes the selected record after prompting you for confirmation.
STATUS BAR:
Panel 1: Status of the form, for example Ready
Panel 2: Indicates which of the predefined sort orders to which the grid conforms; Path 1 or Path 2, and so on, referring to the Tools > Change path > ... menu bar options (also selectable by clicking the Change the path of the file toolbar button
Panel 3: Indicates whether filter criteria are applied to the grid. One of:
- Filter: No: Filter criteria are not applied
- Filter: YES: Filter criteria are applied
Panel 4: States how much of the file is displayed as two pairs of two figures; absolute and percentage. The first pair is the number of records read so far as an absolute total and as a percentage of the file. The second set indicates the number actually displayed excluding any records omitted by filter criteria. If no filters have been set, both pairs should be the same.