Favorites

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Favorites

The Favorites list can be opened both in the sidebar and in a separate window. To open the favorites list in its own window:

 

1.Select Tools > Favorites. The window that opens contains the same functions as in the sidebar.

 

Add favorite

To add, for example, menu options that you often use:

1.Select the Command tab in the sidebar.

2.Right-click on a command and select Add to favorites. The command has now been added to your favorites in the Favorites tab.

You can add the same function to the same favorites list multiple times, this can be useful for example when you are using different folders in your favorites list to manage different processes.

If you have added a new instruction text that contains a link starting with "http://" or "https://", you can right-click on the instruction, alternatively press the icon , and select Open... to open the link in your default browser.

Right-click and select Remove from favorites to remove an item from the favorites list.

Right-click and select Delete instruction to delete an instruction from the favorites list.

In the same way you may add a set of object types from the place objects tab to your favorites. If there are queries in the Search tab that you regularly use to retrieve data from the database, you can also add them as favorites.

 

Categorize favorites into folders

You can categorize saved favorites into folders.

All folders in the favorites list are closed when you log in to the application. If you open any folders, this is saved automatically when you switch between different tabs or windows.

1.Select the Favorites tab in the sidebar.

2.Press New Folder. A dialog box opens.

3.Name the folder and press Save. The folder is added to the list of favorites.

4.Move selected favorites to the folder by selecting them, press and hold the mouse pointer and drag and drop the favorite to the folder you want to place it in.

 

Add user instructions

You can add your own instructions in the Favorites tab. Partly as a way to categorize saved favorites and partly for clarity in each folder with favorites.

1.Select the Favorites tab in the sidebar.

2.Press New Instruction. A dialog box opens.

3.Write the instruction in the box and press Save. The instruction is saved in the list of favorites.

4.Move the instruction in the tree structure by selecting it, press and hold the mouse pointer and drag and drop the instruction to the place you want to place it.

 

Share favorites with other users

You can share saved favorites with other users. A shared list of favorites is automatically added to the favorite list of the user sharing it. Other users need to actively choose to view the shared list. Shared favorites can be sorted into folders.

To share favorites, administration rights are required.