Novell Doc: Designer 2.0 for Identity Manager 3.5

9.4 The Project View

The Designer Project view lists all of your projects so that you can quickly find, open, view, navigate, manage, close, or delete any project.

Figure 9-10 The Project view

9.4.1 Viewing and Editing Projects: The Project View

To open the Project view:

Click the Project tab in the upper left view of Designer.
If the view is not present, click Window > Show View from the main menu, then click Project.

9.4.2 Tasks You Can Perform from the Project View

You can perform the following operations in the Project view.

Table 9-1 Project View Operations

Operation	Description
Creating	You can create projects with an easy-to-use wizard. You can also import projects from the file system or an Identity Vault. Right-clicking a folder allows you to create a new folder or a new file within that folder.
Importing	You can import projects from the Identity Vault, from an iManager export file, or from the file system.
Opening	Double-clicking the System Model icon opens the project into the Modeler view. If more than one editor is registered for the item you are opening, you can select which editor you want to open it with. Double-clicking the Project Name tab in the Modeler expands the Modeler to full screen and double-clicking the Project Name tab again brings the Modeler back to its default view size. All tabs work this way, including the Project tab.
Deleting	To delete a project (or multiple projects), right-click the project, then select Delete. Or select a project, then press the Delete key.
Copying and Moving a Project	To copy a project, right-click the project, then select Copy Project. Give the project a name, select where to place the project contents, then click OK. To move a project, right-click the project, then select Move. In the Move Project window, select the location for the project, then click OK.
Copy and Paste	You can copy files from one project to another by using Copy and Paste. Dragging and dropping a file from one documentation folder to another works like a copy and paste menu selection.
Drag and Drop	You can drag and drop files from one project to another and from one documentation or resource folder to another.
Viewing Properties	You can view the properties of a project by right-clicking a project and selecting Properties. For convenience, the Properties view is located just below the Project view and allows you to edit the properties.
Saving	When a project is first created, it doesn’t need to be explicitly saved because it’s already created in the file system. Whenever a project changes (through modifications made in an editor) and you are exiting that project, you see a Save Resources dialog box, which allows you to save your work. To manually save after opening the project in an editor, do one of the following: From the Main menu, click File > Save (or Save All). On the main menu, click File > Close (or Close All) or click the X in the Modeler’s tab. If something was changed in the editor, you are prompted to save. Click the Save icon. For information on the file format, see What is XMI?.

Right-click any of the view tabs in the Project Group view to perform the following functions.

Figure 9-11 Options in the Project Functions

Table 9-2 Right-Click Operations

Operation	Description
Fast View	Places the Project view in the lower left corner of the Designer screen.
Detached	Detaches the Project pane from the upper right location. You can then move the pane to another location in the Designer window. The pane size adjusts to the area where you place it. This is a feature of Eclipse that allows you to design your own look and feel for the Designer utility. To reattach the pane to the upper left location, drag the detached pane to just below the Outline/Navigator panes, then position the pane just below the colored Project bar. When you see the folders icon appear next to the Outline/Navigator tabs, release the mouse button.
Restore	Restores a collapsed pane to its normal size.
Move	Move View allows you to move the selected tab to another location in the Designer window. Move Tab Group allows you to move all of the tabs connected to that group to another location in the Designer window.
Size	Allows you to adjust the size of the tab group’s pane.
Minimize	Allows you to collapse the selected tab’s pane. You can also click the Minimize/Maximize icons in the right corner of each tab.
Maximize	Restores a collapsed pane to its normal size. You can also click the Minimize/Maximize icons in the right corner of each tab.
Close	Closes the tab. To re-open a closed tab, select Window > Show View > Project (or whatever tab you want to open).

Icons to the right of the Project view tab change, depending on the tab you have open. With the Project tab selected, you see the following icons:

Figure 9-12 Project Tab Icons

Table 9-3 Project Tab Icons

Name	Description
Expand Selected Elements (+)	Allows you to see anything under the item that you have selected. For example, in the Project tab, selecting this icon shows all items in all of the projects. In the Outline tab, select a driver and click this icon to expand all of the items associated with that driver.
Collapse Selected Elements (-)	Allows you to collapse all of the items that you have selected. For example, in the Project tab, selecting this icon collapses all items to show only the project titles. In the Outline tab, select a driver and click this icon to collapse all of the items associated with that driver.
Minimize/Maximize	Minimize allows you to collapse the selected tab’s view. Maximize restores the collapsed pane to its normal size.

Name

Description

Expand Selected Elements (+)

Allows you to see anything under the item that you have selected. For example, in the Project tab, selecting this icon shows all items in all of the projects. In the Outline tab, select a driver and click this icon to expand all of the items associated with that driver.

Collapse Selected Elements (-)

Allows you to collapse all of the items that you have selected. For example, in the Project tab, selecting this icon collapses all items to show only the project titles. In the Outline tab, select a driver and click this icon to collapse all of the items associated with that driver.

Minimize/Maximize

Minimize allows you to collapse the selected tab’s view. Maximize restores the collapsed pane to its normal size.

9.4.3 What You See in the Project View

What you see when you click the Project tab depends on what is open. Below is an open Project tab showing most of the items you can see for a project.

Figure 9-13 Project View Icons

Table 9-4 Project View Icons

Icon Name	Description
Project Name	The name of the created project. It is the name of the project stored in the selected workspace directory. Double-clicking the Project name expands and collapses the entries under the project. Right-clicking a project name allows you to do the following: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Refresh the project. Make a copy of the project. Move the project to another workspace. Delete the project. View the project’s properties window.
System Model	Double-clicking the System Model entry puts the project into the Modeler view. You can create or import driver sets, drivers, channels, or policies into the Modeler to modify the project as needed. Then you can deploy the driver set, drivers, channels, or policies into an Identity Manager system. Right-clicking the System Model allows you to: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Open the project in the Modeler.
Documentation	Shows all of the files that have been saved under the documentation folder. For example, under Blanston1 you see XML Source files (icon), PDF documents (icon), and the log file. In addition, Blanston2 contains a Document Generator style ( .docgen with the * icon) that can be used as a template for all documents generated, as well as PDF, RTF, and text files. Right-clicking the documentation folder allows you to: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Create a new file. Open a wizard to create a document export template wizard. The wizard generates a style (template with a .docgen extension) that displays under the documentation folder. (See Section 17.0, Documenting Projects for more information.) Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Import a file or a folder. Copy the documentation folder. Paste items into the documentation folder. Refresh the folder’s view. Right-clicking an entry under Documentation allows you to open the file in a text or a system editor, where you can do the following: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders. Refresh the folder’s contents. On Windows machines, .txt files are opened by default in a text editor in the Modeler view. On Windows machines, .pdf files are opened in Adobe^* Reader if it is available on the machine. Open the file with the Text or System Editor. You can also double-click the file to use the default editor assigned to the file type. Rename a file. Delete a file. Right-click a . docgen file to run the Document Generator for this style. See Editing by Using a Related Editor for more options.
Resources	The new resources folder under each project allows you to place any files that you want included with your Designer projects. For example, you can place DSTrace, HTML, XML, OpenOffice, etc. files in this folder and then double-click the file to use the default editors within Eclipse or on the file system to edit those files. You can drag and drop files from the desktop or from your favorite file browser. Right-clicking the resources folder allows you to: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Add a new folder. Add a new file. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Import a file Import a folder Copy, paste, open, rename, and delete subfolders. Refresh the folder’s view.
. docgen File	Right-clicking the .docgen file entry allows you to: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Copy and delete the .docgen file. Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders. Refresh and rename the file. Open the .docgen file with the Style Editor. You can also do the same by double-clicking the .docgen file. Generate a document for this style.
Additional File Types	Because the resources folder can contain many different files, you can see different icons displayed, depending on the file extension. Right-clicking these any of these files allows you to: Create a new Identity Manager Project. Import an Identity Manager Project from: An Identity Vault An iManager Export file A file system Copy and delete the file. Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders. Refresh and rename the file. Open the file or open the file with a text or system Editor. You can also double-click the file and have Designer choose an editor for the file. Delete the file.

Icon Name

Description

Project Name

The name of the created project. It is the name of the project stored in the selected workspace directory. Double-clicking the Project name expands and collapses the entries under the project.

Right-clicking a project name allows you to do the following:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Refresh the project.
Make a copy of the project.
Move the project to another workspace.
Delete the project.
View the project’s properties window.

System Model

Double-clicking the System Model entry puts the project into the Modeler view. You can create or import driver sets, drivers, channels, or policies into the Modeler to modify the project as needed. Then you can deploy the driver set, drivers, channels, or policies into an Identity Manager system.

Right-clicking the System Model allows you to:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Open the project in the Modeler.

Documentation

Shows all of the files that have been saved under the documentation folder. For example, under Blanston1 you see XML Source files (icon), PDF documents (icon), and the log file. In addition, Blanston2 contains a Document Generator style ( .docgen with the * icon) that can be used as a template for all documents generated, as well as PDF, RTF, and text files.

Right-clicking the documentation folder allows you to:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Create a new file.
Open a wizard to create a document export template wizard. The wizard generates a style (template with a .docgen extension) that displays under the documentation folder. (See Section 17.0, Documenting Projects for more information.)
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Import a file or a folder.
Copy the documentation folder.
Paste items into the documentation folder.
Refresh the folder’s view.

Right-clicking an entry under Documentation allows you to open the file in a text or a system editor, where you can do the following:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders.
Refresh the folder’s contents.
On Windows machines, .txt files are opened by default in a text editor in the Modeler view.
On Windows machines, .pdf files are opened in Adobe^* Reader if it is available on the machine.
Open the file with the Text or System Editor. You can also double-click the file to use the default editor assigned to the file type.
Rename a file.
Delete a file.
Right-click a . docgen file to run the Document Generator for this style. See Editing by Using a Related Editor for more options.

Resources

The new resources folder under each project allows you to place any files that you want included with your Designer projects. For example, you can place DSTrace, HTML, XML, OpenOffice, etc. files in this folder and then double-click the file to use the default editors within Eclipse or on the file system to edit those files. You can drag and drop files from the desktop or from your favorite file browser.

Right-clicking the resources folder allows you to:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Add a new folder.
Add a new file.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
- Import a file
- Import a folder
Copy, paste, open, rename, and delete subfolders.
Refresh the folder’s view.

. docgen File

Right-clicking the .docgen file entry allows you to:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Copy and delete the .docgen file. Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders.
Refresh and rename the file.
Open the .docgen file with the Style Editor. You can also do the same by double-clicking the .docgen file.
Generate a document for this style.

Additional File Types

Because the resources folder can contain many different files, you can see different icons displayed, depending on the file extension.

Right-clicking these any of these files allows you to:

Create a new Identity Manager Project.
Import an Identity Manager Project from:
- An Identity Vault
- An iManager Export file
- A file system
Copy and delete the file. Use Copy and Paste to copy documentation files to different projects or folders.
Refresh and rename the file.
Open the file or open the file with a text or system Editor. You can also double-click the file and have Designer choose an editor for the file.
Delete the file.