Changes

The following arguments can be passed to and will be recognized by the UBIK.Studio.exe:

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| ''-CONNECTDB''|| Connects automatically to the most recently used database

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{{Attention|Setting these command line arguments might changes the expected behavior of a data model significantly!}}

=== Options ===

In the options you can configure your database connection by the following parameters

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| ''Language''|| Set the desired database language in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1 ISO639-1] syntax

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Additional options are

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| ''AutoSaveTime''|| Set how often {{UBIK}} Studio should save all unsaved objects automatically, in minutes; -1 to turn off

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===Database specific settings===

The following parameters can be read, respectively edited here

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| ''Root-Metaclass for metaclasses''|| readonly; The MetaClass where new MetaClass will derive from

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==Working with {{UBIK}} Studio==

The top area of {{UBIK}} Studio features a menu strip:

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| rowspan = "6" | ''File'' || ''New'' || {{key press|Ctrl|N}} || No purpose yet

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| ''Clear recent list'' ||-|| Clears the list of recently used database connections

| ''Exit'' ||-|| Closes {{UBIK}} Studio

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| ''{database name} settings...'' ||-|| Opens the [[#Database specific settings|specific settings dialog for the currently connected database]]; will only appear once you successfully connected to a database

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| ''Manage Database...'' ||-|| Opens the [[Database Manager|Management dialog for the current database]]; will also appear if connection to the database failed

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| rowspan = "2" | ''Build''|| ''Rebuild...'' ||{{key press|F6}}|| Assembles the entire customizing code and displays the result in the [[Compiler|compiler window]]

| ''Rebuild and download...'' ||{{key press|Ctrl|F6}} || Assembles the entire customizing code and attempts to deploy it according to the current database settings

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| ''ACM Manager...'' ||{{key press|F11}}|| Opens the [[ACM Manager]] window

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| ''Unsaved Objects Hierarchy'' ||{{key press|Ctrl|U}}|| Opens a window showing all currently changed, yet unsaved objects in a hierarchical style

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The very bottom of the {{UBIK}} Studio window displays a status strip, providing the following information, from left to right:

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! Initial value!! Purpose

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| ''CULTURE''|| Current language and culture in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1 ISO639-1] format

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| ''SESSION''|| Displays the name of the [[login|Login]] of the current [[session|Session]]; Right click on this item to switch into [[#Admin mode|Admin mode]]

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=== Working area and controls ===

====Using and connecting controls====

Each control provides different functionality for object creation/modification. Clicking the header of an empty tab strip in one of these areas with the left mouse button will bring up a context menu, that allows you to create a new tab page hosting one of the following controls:

[[File:UI_UBIKControlsOverview.png|thumb|220px|upright|alt={{UBIK}} Studio controls|{{UBIK}} Studio controls]]

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! Control !! Preview !! Purpose

| ''[[Workflow Editor]]''|| [[File:UI_WorkflowEditor.png|220x140px]] || View, design and run customer specific workflows

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All controls in the {{UBIK}} working area offer the following interaction functionality:

* Close a control by right clicking the tab header and selecting the ''Close'' menu item.

===User rights===

====Admin mode====

Right click on the user name in the status strip and select the menu item ''Admin mode'' to switch all active controls to [[Admin mode|admin mode]]. As long as you are in admin mode, the user name in the status strip will appear red.

{{Attention|Be careful, manipulating system objects might results in instability of {{UBIK}} Studio or other {{UBIK}} components!}}

==See also==