From the Tools menu, select Manage templates:
The default Template Manager is displayed and the dialog enables you to create templates for query and DDL generation, and placeholder templates for usage in model conversions.
Search and Filters
Use this section to find templates or filter them according to different criteria. As you type on the search field matching results start to populate the Templates Pane.
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Deploys a series of search options. Refer to Search and Filtering for information on the available options. | |
Deploys additional filtering options. |
Template Pane
Available templates (default and custom) are listed in this left-hand pane. Select a template to display its content in the centre pane.
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Click to Add a template. | |
Click to Edit the selected template. | |
Click to make a Copy of the selected template. | |
Click to Delete the selected template. | |
Click to Move up a template. | |
Click to Move down a template. | |
Click to Import a template. | |
Click to Export a template. |
Editor Pane
The editor pane displays the content of the selected template which can then be edited, with assistance of the tools provided via icons in the toolbar.
Use the appropriate icon or check box in conjunction with the entered string when to locate and edit the content of a selected template.
A special keyboard function Ctrl+space activates a pop-up dialog that may be used to assist with auto-completion of variables and tags.
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Find | |
Find and Replace | |
Click to Goto a line. | |
Whitespace | |
Compare and merge the script or template with another script or template. | |
Reset |
Meta Tags Pane
Manage key pair values to be used as variables within the template or as additional information to the template.
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Click to Add a meta tag. | |
Click to Edit the selected meta tag. | |
Click to Delete the selected meta tag. |
Preview Pane
The preview pane on the right provides a preview of the output for the chosen entity.
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Click to Refresh the contents of the template. | |
Auto-refresh | Select the checkbox to automatically (after a short delay) refresh the content when the editor pane has detected a change in the content. |
Choose entity to preview template | Select an entity for refining the variables used to run the previewer. |
Choose preview item | Select an item to preview from the drop-down list. |