Managing Paragraphs

4.2 Managing Paragraphs

A paragraph is a piece of code that can be executed to obtain the result.

In OFS Investigation Toolkit, paragraphs offer a workbench to author code or a query using various interpreter-friendly scripting languages supported in OFS Investigation Toolkit.

The following sections describe the features and tasks common across paragraphs:

Common Screen Elements in Paragraphs

The following table describes the elements in the Paragraph Settings Bar that can be used to perform various actions on individual paragraphs in a notebook.

Table 4-2 Elements in Paragraph Settings Bar

Button	Icon	Action/Description
Run Paragraph	Description of the illustration play-icon.png	Click this button to execute the code or query in a paragraph. After execution, you can view the result in various formats. For more information, see Managing the Results .
Enter Dependency Mode	Description of the illustration dependency-icon.png	Click this button to add or remove dependent paragraphs. Paragraphs with dependent paragraphs are executed in the dependency order. For more information, see Paragraph Dependencies .
Comments	Description of the illustration comments-icon.png	Click this button to add comments to a paragraph.
Expand	Description of the illustration expand-icon.png	Click this button to expand a paragraph and view the paragraph in full-screen mode.
Show/Hide Line Numbers	Description of the illustration show-hide-icon.png	Click this button to show or hide line numbers in the code in a paragraph. NOTE: This button is applicable only to the code section.
Visibility	Description of the illustration visibility-icon.png	Click this button to manage the visibility settings in a paragraph. It controls how a paragraph may be viewed by the author and other users who have access to the notebook.
Settings	Description of the illustration settings-icon-2.png	Click this button to perform the following actions: Resize the width of a paragraph. Change the order of placement of the paragraphs by moving them up or down. Clear the paragraph result. Open the notebook in Embedded window. Clone the paragraph. Delete a paragraph.