The database explorer

The database explorer is displayed in the left pane of the web client. Use the database explorer to browse through the projects, folders, and modules in the database. The database explorer has two views: Database view and Project view.

In Database view, the database explorer contains a single top-level item (Database database icon), which can be expanded to display the database hierarchy. Projects project icon and folders folder icon are displayed, and can be expanded and collapsed.

In Project view, you see every project in the database explorer, regardless of its position in the hierarchy. Expand a project to see the hierarchy that it contains.

To display the Database view, select Switch to Database View, and to display the Project view, select Switch to Project View. Switch to Database View and Switch to Project View are in the AdministrationAdministration menu menu.

Projects and folders can contain modules module icon. If modules have views view icon or baselines baseline icon that have been created in Rational® DOORS®, you can click expand expand icon to see a list.

If you cannot see views or baselines in the database explorer, select Show Views or Show Baselines. Show Views and Show Baselines are in the Administration menu.

To display the most up-to-date version of the database explorer, right-click the Database icon, and select Refresh.

Single-click an item to select it. You can see the properties of the item in the Details panel.

Double-click a module, a module view, or a module baseline to open it in the middle pane. You can display any number of modules at any time.

To open a list of the modules that you recently worked on, click the Rational DOORS Web Access icon Rational DOORS Web Access icon, and select Recent Items.

Related concepts:
Favorites
The Details panel
Viewing information in modules
Related tasks:
Selecting packages

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