Viewing specific configuration data

Configurations can become quite large, and so it is often helpful to view only the parts of the configuration that have data, or even just the parts that you have changed (edited).

Before you begin

When the Configuration Editor first displays a configuration, the “Show Entire Tree” option is selected. Even when viewing the entire tree, you can easily see which commands contain data. Any command with a “paper” icon next to it contains data. Using the Configuration Editor, you can selectively view specific configuration data.

About this task

Use this procedure to view specific configuration data.

Procedure

  1. Select the “Show Only Data” option from the drop down list on the menu bar to limit your view to the parts of the configuration that contain data.
    1. Click on any command to see the data (value) for that command.
  2. Select the “Show Only Changes” option from the drop down list to view the changes that have been made to the draft in relation to the configuration on which it was based (changes that you have made in the current editing session, plus any other changes made to the draft in previous editing sessions).
  3. Select the "Show Mandatory" option from the drop down list view to filter the tree, and show only nodes marked with the Mandatory icon. If you have mandatory nodes in any part of the configuration which are incomplete, a dialog appears when saving to indicate that this is mandatory and must be completed.
  4. As you are editing a configuration, if you want to see what the old value for a changed field was, simply click the binocular icon to toggle back and forth between the old (baseline) and new (changed) values.
    Note: The bottom of the screen always identifies which value you are viewing.