Adding and editing views

Views maintain the config spec that provides a rulebase for accessing a VOB. These config specs are text-based. JBuilder provides the View Editor so you can edit the config spec of your views and create new views to use.

Editing existing views

JBuilder lets you edit the config spec of any of your views from within the IDE. This allows you to change the default access level (checked out or latest), the default branch to use, and so on.

To edit the config spec of an existing view,

  1. Select a view from the table in the top part of the View Editor. The config spec appears in the editable pane below.
  2. Modify the view by typing directly into the editable pane.
  3. Click OK when you're done.

You may click Cancel if you change your mind about editing the view. JBuilder will discard all changes and the view will remain unchanged.

Adding new views

To add a new view to the list,

  1. Click the Add button in the middle of the dialog. The Create New View dialog box appears:

    Create New View dialog box

  2. Type in a name for the new view.
  3. Select a path to where the new view will reside. Either type the path in or click the ellipsis button to browse.
  4. Click OK or press Enter to create the view and close the dialog box.

You may click Cancel if you change your mind about creating the new view. JBuilder will discard it completely.

Use the Edit button on the View Editor to change the path of the view you've just added.

Note: Once you click OK in the View Editor and close the dialog box, the new view's path is no longer editable.