Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.6

Opening an instance

In the Design explorer view, you can open an instance in the PDP formatted editor specific to its entity, or in another editor.

  1. In the Design explorer view, open a location (represented by open location).
  2. Click on an entity line to display its instances present in the location.
  3. To open an instance, you can either:
    • Double-click on it. It will automatically open in the PDP formatted editor specific to the entity,
    • Or right-click on it and select:
      • Open to open the instance in the PDP formatted editor specific to the entity.
      • Open with to open the instances in other editors:
        • The first editor is the flat editor, which displays the instance in an xml format. You can modify the instance in this editor but it is not recommended. It is advised to modify it in its dedicated PDP formatted editor.
        • Three other editors are also available by default: text editor, system editor and in-place editor. You can also add other editors in your preferences, accessed via the Window menu, Preferences > General > Editors > File Associations.
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The instance is then displayed in the editor area of your workspace.

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