A view is a window containing a hierarchical display of a DTM library object and any associated objects. You can display the information with various levels of detail. The following table shows view types and the levels to which you can expand them: View Type Expansion Collection Collection attributes and result descriptions (preceded by icons), which expand to benchmark, result, and difference files Test Test attributes Group Subgroups, tests within groups, and test attributes Variable Variable attributes History History records
1 – cre_nvu
To replace the current view with a new view, perform the following steps: 1. Pull down the View menu. 2. Choose the type of view menu item (Collection, Test, Group, Variable, or History). To create an additional view window, perform the following steps: 1. Pull down the View menu. 2. Choose the New menu item. 3. Choose the type of view menu item (Collection, Test, Group, Variable, or History).
2 – exp_vu
To expand an object in a view, double click on a display line that is preceded by an icon). Note that this causes the line to expand or collapse both children and attributes, depending on its current state. Children and attributes represent levels of detail about an object. Alternatively, you can expand an object in a view by clicking on the object, then choosing the Expand menu item to display the children or attributes of the object. For example, after using a test view to display the tests in the current library, you can expand a specific test to display its attributes. Attributes of a test include the following: a template file, a benchmark file, a prologue file, an epilogue file, variables, groups, type of test, filters, and comparison type.
3 – clps_vu
To collapse an expanded object in a view, double click on a display line that is preceded by an icon. By collapsing view objects, you hide the next level of detail (children and attributes) being displayed in a view. Alternatively, you can collapse the children or attributes of an object by clicking on the object you want to collapse, then choosing the Collapse menu item.
4 – sel_vu
To select a single object in a view, click on the object. You can select more than one object by pressing the Shift key while you click on objects in the list.
5 – clos_vu
To close the active view window when more than one view window is open (without exiting DTM), pull down the View menu and choose the Close View menu item. The Close View menu item is accessible from both the Library and View menus. It is inactive if only one window is open.