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  1. Quick Starter Guide
    1. Introduction
    2. Installation
      1. Installing ODABA under Linux
        1. Compile and install the Linux Package
        2. Install documentation
      2. Installing ODABA under MS Windows
        1. Compile Windows version
        2. .Net features
          1. .Net installation
          2. .Net wrapper library
          3. MS Office document generation
            1. Call creating MS Office document
      3. Version upgrade
    3. Tutorial: 8 Steps to run an ODABA GUI application
      1. Create new project
        1. Create the Sample project (Linux)
        2. Create the Sample project (Windows)
      2. Load database schema
        1. Load Schema (Linux)
        2. Load Schema (Windows)
        3. ODL Script comments
      3. View or update schema definitions
        1. Initializing the ClassEditor (Linux)
        2. Initializing the ClassEditor (Windows)
      4. Create test data
        1. Create test data (Linux)
        2. Create test data (Windows)
        3. OSI Script comments
      5. Evaluate test data
        1. Evaluate test data (Linux)
        2. Evaluate test data (Windows)
        3. OShell Script comments
      6. Design a GUI application
        1. Starting Designer
          1. Calling Designer (Linux)
          2. Calling Designer (Windows)
        2. Create project resource
        3. Initialize project window from design pattern
        4. Standard application elements
        5. Defining data sources
        6. Create new design classes
        7. Virtual controls
        8. Design a complex control
      7. Define application rules
        1. Create new context class
        2. Edit context class
        3. [ Create application rules library (context class library) ]
          1. Update external resources
          2. Compile application context classes
            1. Create context library (Windows)
            2. Create context library (Linux)
          3. Update application context interface
      8. Run the application
        1. Run the Application (Linux)
        2. Run the application (Windows)
  2. Reference documentation
    1. Design references
      1. Application design
        1. Application layout
        2. Defining function actions
      2. Defining dialog properties
        1. Defining window properties
        2. Providing title and usage information
      3. Control design
        1. Control definition
          1. Defining control properties
          2. Adding control elements
            1. Field data source definition
          3. Adding visible action controls
            1. Action elements
          4. Assigning GUI context classes
        2. Text definitions
          1. Usage hints
          2. Content
        3. Control regions
          1. Column definitions
          2. Region definitions
        4. Hidden actions
        5. Control style definition
          1. Action controls
            1. Menus
            2. Tool bars
            3. Context menus
            4. Button actions
          2. Edit control styles
            1. Single-line edit
              1. Common default actions
              2. Default edit actions
              3. Single Line Edit default actions
            2. Multi-line edit
              1. Common default actions
              2. Default edit actions
              3. Multi-line Edit default actions
            3. Rich text edit
              1. Common default actions
              2. Default edit actions
              3. Multi-line Edit default actions
              4. Rich Text Edit default actions
            4. Check box
            5. Date
            6. Time
            7. Spin box
            8. Slider
            9. Image
          3. List box styles
            1. List
              1. Common default actions
              2. Default list control actions
              3. List control default actions
            2. Table
            3. Tree
            4. Combo box
            5. Radio button group
            6. Days calendar
              1. Default list control actions
            7. Month calendar
              1. Default list control actions
          4. Complex data styles
            1. Window
              1. Common default actions
              2. Frame default actions
            2. Splitter window
            3. Tab window
          5. Special control styles
            1. Progress bar
            2. Symbol
            3. Status bar control style
            4. HTML browser
            5. User-defined control styles
              1. Supported user controls
      4. Event action schema
        1. Action design
          1. Project and application action definition
          2. Application definition
          3. Window action definition
          4. Defining function actions
        2. Event action control
          1. Event action control properties
          2. Event action definition
            1. Action definition (1)
              1. Action design
            2. Event definition (2)
            3. Action layout (3)
            4. Action field (4)
          3. Event action elements
        3. Action controls
          1. Menus
          2. Tool bars
          3. Context menus
          4. Button actions
        4. Hidden actions
      5. Common resources
        1. Data source definition
          1. Data source definition
        2. Defining text data for GUI elements
          1. Usage hints
          2. Content definition
          3. Initializing text definitions
        3. Edit documentation
        4. Edit notices
    2. Design classes
      1. Context classes
        1. Administration context
        2. GUI Application context
        3. GUI control context
        4. GUI base context class
        5. GUI project context
      2. Resource classes
        1. Action item
        2. Data cell in a table or tree
        3. Color
        4. Region column
        5. Font
        6. GUI resource
        7. Icon (pixmap set)
        8. Image
        9. Key input
        10. Layout
        11. Table or tree line
        12. Pixmap
        13. Point
        14. List region
        15. Size of rectangle
    3. GUI Model reference
      1. Constant resource elements
        1. Constant resource
        2. Pixmap resource
        3. GUI Icon resource
        4. Text constant
        5. Sound constant
        6. Video constant
      2. Action Resources
        1. Action
        2. Project action
        3. Application action
        4. Window action
      3. Style resources
        1. Style resource
        2. Button group box
        3. Days calendar
        4. Month calendar
        5. Check box
        6. Date control
        7. Edit styles
        8. List box styles
        9. Progress Style
        10. Radio button group
        11. Scroll area
        12. Slider
        13. Spin box
        14. Splitter window
        15. Tab controls
        16. Time control
        17. User control Style
        18. Window
      4. Component resources
        1. Defining and using components
        2. Component class reference
        3. Component control
        4. Component window
      5. Common data types
        1. Element allignment
        2. Button control
        3. Context style
        4. Data format options
        5. Designer data source
        6. GUI element style
        7. Event action
        8. Event action control
        9. Field context
        10. Field control
        11. Font
        12. Frame style
        13. Key event
        14. Label position
        15. GUI element margins
        16. Mouse event
        17. GUI resource
        18. Style action
        19. Style element
        20. Text definitions
        21. Time events
        22. Tool bar resource
        23. Window resource
        24. Database definition
    4. ODE options
      1. ODE option hierarchy
    5. Action reference
      1. Default actions
        1. ActionLogPause - Pause action log replay (Ctrl+Alt+F11)
        2. ActionLogRecord - Start recording actions in action log (Ctrl+Alt+F10)
        3. ActionLogRun - Start replaying action log (Ctrl+Alt+F12)
        4. ActionLogStop - Stop recording actions in action log (Ctrl+Alt+F9)
        5. Associate - Associate entry from base collection (Ctrl+Shift+F5)
        6. AppendEntry - Append (new) entry (Shift+Ctrl+A)
        7. BrowseDirectory - Browse directories (Shift+Ctrl+B,D)
        8. BrowseFiles - Browse file for processing (Shift+Ctrl+B,F)
        9. BrowseManyFiles - Browse many file for processing (Shift+Ctrl+B,M)
        10. BrowseWriteFiles - Browse new file for processing (Shift+Ctrl+B,F)
        11. CopyEntry - Copy entry within a collection (F5)
        12. CopySelected - Copy selected entries within a collection (Shift+F5)
        13. CSVExport - Export list/table content to .csv file (Ctrl+E,C)
        14. DeleteEntry - Delete entry from reference (Del)
        15. DeleteSelected - Delete selected entries from reference (Shift+Del)
        16. DeleteSet - Delete all collection instances (Ctrl+Del)
        17. EditEntry - Edit currently selected entry (F4)
        18. Exit - Exit application (Ctrl+Q)
        19. ExportFile - Export text to file (Ctrl+Shift+E,F)
        20. FindEntry - Find next entry (F3)
        21. Goto - Go to line or paragraph (Ctrl+G)
        22. Help - Display context related help (Shift+F1)
        23. ImportFile - import text from a file (Ctrl+Shift+I,F)
        24. InsertEntry - Insert (new) entry before current position (Shift+Ctrl+I)
        25. Maximize - Maximize multi-line edit control (Ctrl+F11)
        26. MoveDown - Move instance upwards (Shift+Down)
        27. MoveUp - Move instance upwards (Shift+Up)
        28. NewFindEntry - Find text entry in list or text field (Ctrl+F3)
        29. NextVersion - Select next version (Ctrl+Shift+Right)
        30. NextEntry - Select next entry (Ctrl+Right)
        31. PlainText - Display and edit plain text (Ctrl+F10)
        32. PreviousEntry - Select previous entry (Ctrl+Left)
        33. PreviousVersion - Select previous version (Ctrl+Shift+Left)
        34. ProcessAction - Process action
        35. Refresh - Refresh list items
        36. RemoveEntry - Remove entry from reference (Del)
        37. RemoveSelected - Remove selected entries from reference (Shift-Del)
        38. RemoveSet - Remove all instances from collection (Ctrl+Del)
        39. RenameSelected - Rename all selected entries
        40. RenameSelected - Rename all selected entries
        41. ResetSelection - Reset previously set selection filter
        42. RestoreDefaults - Enable list default settings
        43. SetSelection - Set selection filter for collection
        44. Store data to data source
        45. TextBackColor - Set text background color
        46. TextBar - Show text edit bar (F10)
        47. TextBold - Use bold face style (Ctrl+B)
        48. TextCenter - Center text (Ctrl+T,C)
        49. TextColor - Set text color
        50. TextFont - Change text font
        51. TextFontBigger - Increase text size
        52. TextFontSmaller - Decrease text size
        53. TextItalic - Use italic style (Ctrl+I)
        54. TextJustify - Justify text (Ctrl+T,J)
        55. TextLeft - Allign text left (Ctrl+T,L)
        56. TextRight - Allign text right (Ctrl+T,R)
        57. TextStrikeOut - Strike out text (Ctrl+O)
        58. TextStyleCircle - Set circle list style (Ctrl+L,C)
        59. TextStyleDecimal - Set number list style (Ctrl+L,N)
        60. TextStyleDisc - Set disc list style (Ctrl+L,D)
        61. TextStyleIndent - Increase text indent level
        62. TextStyleLowerAlpha - Set lower case letter list style (Ctrl+L,L)
        63. TextStyleNoList - Reset list style (Ctrl+L,X)
        64. TextStyleSquare - Set square list style (Ctrl+L,S)
        65. TextStyleUnIndent - Decrease text indent level
        66. TextStyleUpperAlpha - Set upper case letter list style (Ctrl+L,L)
        67. TextTopMarginLess - Decrease top margins
        68. TextTopMarginMore - Increase top margins
        69. TextUnderline - Underline text (Ctrl+U)
        70. ZoomIn - ToDefault - Restore default size for multi-line edit control (Ctrl+F12)
        71. UpdateEntries - Update collection instances
      2. Action elements
      3. Common ODE actions
        1. Document actions
          1. Create LibreOffice document
          2. Create one or more HTML documents
          3. Create MS Office document
    6. Error classes
      1. ODE Tools errors
      2. GUI framework errors
  3. ODABA Development Environment (ODE)
    1. Initialize development database
      1. Create project manually (Linux)
      2. Create project manually (Windows)
      3. Run CreateProject (Windows)
    2. Test Framework
      1. Rules and principles for test frameworks
        1. Principles for arranging tests in test frameworks
          1. Test suite and test case
            1. Hierarchical test suites
          2. Running a test
          3. Managing tests within a test run
          4. Advanced concepts
            1. Test suite patterns
            2. Test suite templates
            3. Test suite inheritance
            4. Test suite version control
            5. Interface to test management
        2. Common example
          1. Running a test
          2. How to use the example frame work
            1. Preparing tests
            2. Making use of data inheritance
            3. Executing tests
            4. Test evaluation
      2. Test framework actions (Linux)
      3. Test framework actions (Windows)
      4. Test Browser
        1. Using TestBrowser
          1. Creating a new test environment
            1. Update environment specific actions
            2. Create new test suite
            3. Creating a new test case
            4. Create expected data
            5. Create a test run
            6. Execute test run
          2. Rebuild test database from directories
        2. Action reference
          1. Main menu and main toolbar
            1. Show/hide message area
            2. Show/hide selection tree
            3. Edit common and user-defined settings
            4. Exit application
          2. Test suite tree
            1. Create or extend test run
            2. Create test environment directory
            3. Copy test environment directory
            4. Rename test environment directory
            5. Delete test environment directory
            6. Update test environment directory status
            7. Relaod test environment directory structure
            8. Import test environment from CSV file
            9. Export test environment to CSV file
          3. Edit test suite, test case and other directories
            1. Edit test environment directory properties
            2. Edit test environment actions and directory files
            3. Edit test environment data
            4. File list actions
          4. Edit file content
          5. Test run tree
            1. Create a test run
            2. Run selected tests from test run tree
            3. Provide test data in work area
            4. Delete selected tests from tree hierarchy
            5. Update test and test run status
            6. Reload test runs and tests
            7. Export test environment to CSV file
            8. Create test summary for selected test run
          6. Run entry
            1. Run entry Properties view
            2. Run entry Files view
              1. File list actions
              2. Edit file content
          7. Test run
            1. Test run Properties view
            2. Test run References view
        3. Database access
          1. Database model
          2. Accssing data in TestBrowser database
            1. Database acces via OShell
            2. OSI script for data exchange
            3. Common features
              1. ODABA Access functions
              2. ODABA service classes
              3. TestBrowser functions
    3. Browser applications
      1. Message Browser
        1. Running Message Browser
        2. Using the Message Browser
      2. Option browser
        1. Running Option Browser
        2. Configuration templates
      3. Action Browser
        1. Running Action Browser
        2. Using and configuring actions
      4. Directory Browser
        1. Running Directory Browser
    4. Common Features
      1. Initialize Application Options
      2. User administration and user groups
      3. Notifications in ODABA
        1. Attach notices to development resources
        2. Sending notices as email
        3. Tracking changes and activities
        4. Searching notices
        5. Themes for defining milestones or project tasks
        6. Assigning notices to team members (users)
        7. Release notes and change logs
        8. Viewing all notices
      4. Fixed text variables
        1. Defining text entries
        2. Fixed text translation
      5. Component resources
        1. Defining component resources
        2. Installing components
    5. Terminology builder
      1. Introduction
      2. Running Terminus
      3. Terminus concepts
        1. Using documentation topics
        2. Concept definitions
        3. Terminus views
      4. Terminus Tools
        1. Terminus application
          1. Common Features
            1. Translating topics
            2. Index services
            3. Text search
          2. Theme view (problem analysis)
          3. Concept View
            1. Concept definitions
          4. Developing a terminology model
            1. Terminology Models and modules
            2. Define object types
            3. Global classifcations
            4. Global collections
          5. Create documents
            1. Document actions
              1. Create LibreOffice document
              2. Create one or more HTML documents
              3. Create MS Office document
            2. Generating documents outside ODE
              1. Call creating LibreOffice document
              2. Creating HTML documents
              3. Call creating MS Office document
            3. Customize document actions
      5. Edit additional resource objects
        1. Terminus resource objects
          1. Edit document references
          2. Defining text entries
        2. Common objects
          1. Defining component resources
    6. Class Editor
      1. Introduction
      2. Create projects
      3. Administrating the ClassEditor
        1. Initialize Application Options
        2. Customizing code generation
        3. Build support
          1. Using and configuring actions
      4. Defining an ODABA object model
        1. Definition wizards
          1. Defining enumerations
          2. Data type wizard
            1. Base type wizard
            2. Attribute Wizard
            3. Reference Wizard
              1. Defining large text or binary object references
              2. Defining complex data type references
              3. Defining transient references
              4. Defining temporary or transient reference
              5. Defining virtual reference
            4. Relationship wizard
            5. Key definition dialog
          3. Extent wizard
            1. Defining persistent extents
            2. Defining temporary or transient extent
            3. Defining virtual extent
        2. Object Model Built Wizzard
        3. Object model definition by using edit forms
          1. Common resource features
          2. Defining enumerations
          3. Defining complex data types
            1. Defining base types
          4. Defining extents
        4. Creating UML class diagrams
        5. Data model conversion
        6. Edit development objects
          1. Development resources
          2. Common objects
            1. Defining component resources
          3. Administration objects
            1. Defining component resources
      5. Implementing methods
        1. Context classes
          1. Assign context class
            1. Assigning database context classes in ClassEditor
            2. Assigning GUI context classes
            3. Createing context classes manually
          2. Implementing Context classes
            1. OSI context functions
            2. C++ Context Class factory
            3. C# Context Classes
            4. Provide context class action interface
        2. Debugging OSI context functions
          1. Running the OSI debugger
          2. Message output
      6. Edit resource objects
        1. Common objects
          1. Defining component resources
      7. Create reference documentation
        1. Document actions
          1. Create LibreOffice document
          2. Create one or more HTML documents
          3. Create MS Office document
        2. Generating documents outside ODE
          1. Call creating LibreOffice document
          2. Creating HTML documents
          3. Call creating MS Office document
        3. Customize document actions
    7. Designer
      1. Introduction
      2. General feaures
        1. GUI resource documentation
        2. Defining component resources
        3. Notices for GUI resources
          1. Tracking changes and activities
          2. Themes for defining milestones or project tasks
          3. Viewing all notices
        4. Translating labels and tool tips
        5. List fields and data sources
        6. User administration and user groups
        7. Reset resource cache
      3. Design GUI elements
        1. Starting Designer
          1. Calling Designer (Linux)
          2. Calling Designer (Windows)
        2. Defining a project or application actions
          1. Create project resource
        3. GUI Classes
          1. Create GUI class and window
          2. Initialize project window from design pattern
          3. Naming classes, windows and controls
          4. Windows based on transient data types
            1. Create a transient class
        4. Dialog design
        5. Control design
        6. Defining actions
      4. Design patterns
        1. Apply Design Patterns
        2. Update pattern classes
          1. Change existing design pattern
        3. Special design patterns
          1. Pattern for simple dialog froms
          2. Pattern for extended dialog froms
          3. Pattern for list dialog forms
          4. Project window template
          5. Pattern for virtual list dialog
          6. Virtual tab control pattern
          7. Pattern for virtual tree dialog
          8. Wizard pattern
            1. Designing wizard patterns
            2. Implementing wizard patterns
      5. Edit resource objects
        1. Style definitions
        2. Designer resource objects
    8. Object Commander
    9. Activity log
      1. Prepare activity log
      2. ACTIVITY_LOG - Settings for activity log file
        1. Path for the acivity log file
        2. Replay activities
        3. Session number
        4. Replay speed
        5. Start time for replay
        6. Number of lines for stepwize execution
        7. User name
      3. Activity log debugging support
  4. ODABA GUI Framework - Concepts
    1. Active data link (ADL)
    2. Three Component Architecture
    3. Application Logic Manager (ALM)
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