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Edit tree grid

Overview​

Next Design's tree grid can display many models in a tree in the vertical direction, and at the same time, can display design items for each model in columns in the horizontal direction. Therefore, it is suitable for browsing and editing specific design items side by side while overlooking the hierarchical structure of a large-scale model.

Editing operations in the tree grid are explained below in the following order.

  • Add model
  • move the model
  • edit field
  • Collapse the tree
  • filter
note
  • Grid display columns can be changed temporarily, but the state is not saved.
  • The grid's initial visible columns can be customized in the profile.

add a model​

To add models as rows in the tree grid, do the following:

Add model

Operation procedure
  1. Click to select the row of the parent model in the tree grid.
  2. Open the leftmost pull-down list from the toolbar above the tree grid and select the entity to add.
  3. Enter the name of the model to add in the text box to its right and press Enter to add the new model to the end of the selected model's children.

move the model​

To move the model displayed as rows in the tree grid to change the hierarchy or change the order:

move model

Operation procedure
  1. To move a model to another parent and change the hierarchical structure, drag the model to be moved and drop it on the new parent model.
  2. To change the order between sibling models, select the model you want to move, then do one of the following:
  • Drag and drop between the destination sibling models.
  • Press the alt+up down key.
  • Click the [Move Up] and [Move Down] buttons from the toolbar at the top of the tree grid.
  1. To move a model up or down a hierarchy level, select the model you want to move, then do one of the following:
  • Press the alt+left right key.
  • Click the [Outdent] and [Indent] buttons from the toolbar above the tree grid.
caution
  • Since models in the same hierarchy are classified and displayed by entity, it is not possible to move between different entities. The order of entities can be customized in Profiles.
  • In the case of a move that changes the hierarchical structure, it can be moved only if the entity to be moved can be added to the parent entity of the move destination.

edit field​

To edit a model's fields that are displayed as columns in the tree grid, proceed as follows:

edit model fields

Instructions
  1. Click or double-click a cell in the row or field column of the model to be edited in the tree grid.
  2. The field will be in edit state, edit the field and confirm.
Useful editing functions

The following editing functions are provided to improve the editability of fields on the tree grid.
This allows you to edit the fields assigned to cells with an Excel-like experience.

  • Autofill
  • copy the value of the selected field
  • reflect the value of the cell above

:::note

  • It is not possible to paste the value copied by copying the value of the selected field to Next Design in another process.
  • Values copied by Copying Selected Field Values can be pasted only while the project is open.
  • When copying the value of the selected field to copy the rich text type field, the format is also copied.
  • Pasting values into reference fields creates and pastes relationships instead of just pasting strings.
    This association is created by maintaining common field values in the source and destination classes. In addition, multiplicity constraints and path constraints of the paste destination field are taken into consideration when pasting.

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Collapse the tree​

To collapse or expand the tree, follow these steps:

collapse tree

Operation procedure
  1. To toggle the expanded state of individual child nodes in the tree, click the ▲ icon that appears to the left of the model's icon.
  2. To collectively change the expansion level of the entire tree, click the hierarchy level to expand from [View] > [Editor] > [Level Filter] on the ribbon, just like the tree diagram.
note
  • When using the [Level Filter] on the ribbon, switch the operation target to the tree grid by clicking the tree grid first.

filter​

To filter to extract and display specific row elements:

filter

When filtering columns by keyword

Operation procedure
  1. Click the Filter Columns by Keyword button on the tree grid top toolbar.
  2. In the filter row that appears at the top of the tree grid, enter the Keyword string for the column of the field you want to filter.
  3. Only row elements with field values matching the entered string will be displayed in the tree grid.

:::note

  • You can filter by exact match by enclosing the keyword string in double quotes.
  • You can filter by AND condition by separating keyword strings with spaces.
  • You can filter by OR conditions by separating the keyword strings with commas.

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Order of evaluation of AND and OR conditions

When filtering with a combination of AND and OR conditions, the AND conditions are applied first, then the OR conditions. Note that the conditions are not evaluated in order from left to right.

When filtering columns from choices

Operation procedure
  1. Click the Filter Columns from Selection button in the tree grid top toolbar.
  2. Click the icon that appears in the title row at the top of the tree grid.
  3. Options are displayed. Enable the check boxes for the options you want to display and click the [OK] button.
  4. Only row elements with enabled choices are displayed in the tree grid.
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