Message Bases Editor Home Tab
From the Home tab on the ribbon, you can create and edit message base text, search and filter the data, define how you want the data to display, and export the data in a variety of formats. You can also edit values inline under the text columns.
| Group/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Editing | The buttons in this group let you edit message base text. |
| Save | Click this button to save your changes. |
| Edit Selection | Click this button to open the <interface name> window and
edit the text of the selected message base. In the default cross-tab view, you can edit only one row at a time. Therefore, if more than one row is selected, this button is disabled. |
| Lock | Click this button to ensure that the message base text value displays as you expect on
update. See Lock a Text Value. Note: Because the
custom text value is always used on update, and since the default value may change with new
releases, locking the current value is the only way to ensure that your text stays the same
from release to release. If you have entered a value in the Custom Text field, then that
value is carried over on update. However, if the Custom Text field is not populated, then
the default text value is copied into the Custom Text field. In other words, after you click
this button, the text value at that time (either custom text, if the Custom Text field is
populated, or default text if it is not) is used from that point on, regardless of any
default text value changes in a new release. |
| Auto Save | Click this button to automatically save your inline edits. Note: Auto Save works only for inline edits. The Save button is disabled
when Auto Save is selected. See Edit an Individual Value Inline and Edit Values in Multiple Rows Using the Ribbon. |
| Restore | Click this button to return the selected message base to its default value. |
| Record | The buttons in this group let you open existing message bases and create and delete custom message bases. |
| Open | Click this button to open the selected message base. |
| New | Click this drop-down list to create a custom message base. |
| Delete | Click this button to delete a custom message base. Standard message bases cannot be deleted. Therefore, this button is available only for custom message bases. |
| Data Set | The buttons in this group let you search for message bases, refresh the display, and reset the search criteria to the defaults. |
| Search | Click this button to open the Search window and select criteria for runtime selectable filters. See Search for a Message Base. |
| Refresh | Click this button to reload the data shown using the current
search criteria. Note: Refresh works differently when
you edit a message base. If you change a value before saving, clicking
Refresh reverts to the previously saved value. |
| Reset | Click this button to reload the data shown using the default search criteria. |
| Find | Click this button to find text, numeric values, or special
characters on the current page. Cells that contain the search value
are highlighted. See Find Content in a Report. Note: Find works only on the current page. |
| Find Next | Click this button to highlight the next instance of the search values entered on the Find window. |
| Clear | Click this button to clear the search values entered on the Find window. |
| View | The buttons in this group let you define display options, view changes that have been made, and manage failed deployments. |
| Cross Tab | Click this button to display message bases in a table format. This is the default view. |
| Rollup | Click this button to display message bases in rollup levels. The data rolls up by message base name. If you have more than one interface, this view lets you edit multiple rows at the same time for the same message base. See Define Rollups and Edit the Same Message Base on Multiple Interfaces. |
| Audit Log | Click this button to view changes that have been made to the message bases, including when the change was made, who made the change, the affected message base and name, and old and new values. You can also use runtime selectable filters to search for specific message bases. |
| Meta Data | Click this button to select criteria to display the attributes associated with message bases. See Export Message Base Metadata. |
| Pending Changes | Click this button to open the Pending Changes window and view
changes that failed to deploy during the save process. You can deploy
all changes from this window. Nothing displays unless there is a failed deployment. |
| Analyze | The buttons in this group let you sort the data and apply auto filtering, rollups, and slicing to the data. |
| Auto Filter | Click this button to enable auto-filtering. Auto-filtering provides column filtering after the report has been generated. See Enable Auto Filters. |
| Sort | Click this button to open the Sort window and select which output columns to sort by and the sort method. See Change Sort Order Using the Ribbon and Change Sort Order Using Column Headers. |
| Report | The buttons in this group let you export the data, forward
the data in an email, and save and restore default values. Permission to export, print, and forward reports must be assigned in your profile for this button to display. See Analytics Permissions. |
| Export | Click this button to export the data from a file for use with third-party applications. You can export data in the following formats: HTML, PDF, Excel, XML, Image, and Delimited. You can also copy data to the clipboard. See Export Report and Dashboard Data. |
| Forward | Click this button to send the data to individuals or distribution lists in an email. See Forward a Report. |
| Click the arrow on this button to access printing options. |