# Getting Started

## Browser

| The Browser consist of the following browser tabs: Global: The Global tab displays the structure of all object types (projects, items, documents, classes, etc.). My Workplace: The My Workplace tab displays all objects that have been marked as Favorites, Stored Queries, or Reserved Documents, or are part of the Inobx. The browser window allows to display the objects in a structured and easy to access way.
| The browser information in this documentation can be applied on the Java, Web, and Windows client. The respective Manager Information can only be applied on the Java and Windows client.
| The browser window is a floatable window. It can be placed wherever suited best, even outside the client window.
| ### Open the Browser
| The browser window can be opened in different ways: Via the menu (View > Dockable Windows > Browser Window 1): The browser window is opened or hidden. If a tab has been closed before, it will not re-open with this command. Via the menu (View > Browser) The browser window is opened. It cannot be hidden with this command. If a tab was closed before, it will be re-opened again.
| ### Close the Browser Window
| To permanently close the browser window click Tools > Options > User Interface and Connections .... In the Plugins section deselect the EdbExplorer checkbox. The browser window will not be reopened for the next session. To show the browser again, this checkbox has to be selected again.
| ### Display Multiple Level Structure Explosion
| The multiple level structure explosion can be displayed in the browser window by clicking in the forms (project, item, document, classification, etc.). An additional browser tab is opened that shows only the multiple level structure explosion of all entries of the form (e.g. if a search criteria has been entered, only the entries of the search result are shown. If all entries are loaded into the form, all entries are shown in the browser.). (Display of Multiple Level Structure Explosion is not supported in the Web Client!)
| When refreshing this browser tab by clicking the refresh button or by pressing the F5 key, only the displayed records are refreshed.
| ### Display Browser Entries
| Structure (A) Each object type lists all objects of the same kind. The number of objects that can be displayed of one object type is unlimited. The number of objects can be limited in the Form Data mask of the respective userexit parameter. Browser Configuration Relationship (B) Every object type has a different relationship structure. The relationship subfolders contain the same information as the tabs of the respective form. The relationship subfolders will be displayed even when they do not contain any entries. Structure of an Entry (C) Like in the object mask, the structure can be displayed in the browser as well. The structure of an entry is listed below the relationship subfolders and contains the object number, revision, and object name. Flyouts (D) Flyouts appear when moving the mouse over an entry. The flyouts list at least object number, revision and name. Context Menu (E) The context menu contains entry specific functions for the Global and the My Workplace tabs. This functions are described more specific in the respective documents. Refresh button (F) Refreshes the browser. The browser can also be frefreshed by pressing the F5 key. Close tab (G) Single tabs can be closed by clicking the X in the lower right corner of the tab. By default it is only possible to close the Global tab. In the Browser Configuration mask can be defined if a tab should be closeable. Close Browser (H) To close the complete browser window, click the X in the upper right corner of the browser. Container (I) Container are folders that contain entries of the same kind. Toggle Floating (J) When activated, puts the browser window into floating mode. In this mode it can be positioned anywhere on the screen. Even outside the client window. Auto Hide (K) When activated, puts the browser window into auto hide mode. The browser window is then reduced to a tag, when putting the mouse on this tag, the browser window is opened in it's full size. Quick Filter (L) The quick filter allows filtering a number of records that are currently shown in a list. Configure Buttons Menu (M) In the bottom right corner of the browser window, the Configure Browser menu can be opened. It allows to hide tabs (Show More or Fewer Buttons), to close tabs (Add or Remove Buttons), or to display the tabs in different order (Options).
| ### Relations Checkbox
| When the relations checkbox is selected, all relationship subfolders are displayed as well. When the relations checkbox is not selected, only the subfolders are displayed. The relations checkbox has only an influence on the display of the structure in the browser.
| ### QuickFilter
| The QuickFilter is available for all browser tabs. It allows to search for content already retrieved from the database. The QuickFilter menu can be opened by clicking on the magnifying glass. The following menu entries are available:
Menu Entry | Description
Case sensitive | Search term has to be case sensitive
Case insensitive | Search term does not need to be case sensitive
Use wild cards | Allows to use wild cards (*), e.g. "*-20"
Match from start | Search term has to match from the start of the result
Match anywhere | Search term can fit anywhere in the result
Match leaf node only | Searches only in main nodes.
Hide nodes without children | When search term is part of main node, the children nodes are not displayed.
Keep the children if parent node matches | When search term is part of the main node, the children nodes are also displayed.
The search criteria is only valid for the current tab, i.e. it has to be reentered, when switching to another tab.
| ### Configuring the Browser Layout
| The layout and the functions of the Browser are configurable.
| General settings like the structure, the name, the content and the sequence of a tab, etc. can be defined in the Browser Configuration mask. Copy and delete options from the context menu can be defined in the Relation Definition mask. Drag and drop functions can be defined in the Browser Functions mask User rights for the browser can be defined in the Explorer defaults mask. User rights from the current user can be viewed in the Default data mask.