Main window enhancements
The AppBuilder main window provides access to Progress Dynamics development activities, as shown in Figure 3–1. The window is wider to accommodate additional menus, toolbar icons, and additional Progress Dynamics-related status bar items for the current user and company.
Figure 3–1: Progress Dynamics enabled AppBuilder main window
The special options described in Table 3–1 are available in the AppBuilder main window specifically for Progress Dynamics development.
Table 3–1: AppBuilder main window Dynamic-specific menu
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Menu
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Description
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Build menu
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Provides access to Progress Dynamics development features for creating and maintaining application objects.
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Open objects icon
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Allows you to browse objects in the Repository and open them for editing in the AppBuilder.
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Dynamic Properties icon
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Allows you to browse objects in the Repository and open them for editing in the AppBuilder. If you select an item in the browse and right-click, you can choose to remove the item from the Repository or display its properties.
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Status bar addition
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Displays the Progress Dynamics user name and company you specified in the Application Login window.
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The following sections describe the new menus and menu options for the Progress Dynamics AppBuilder main window.