4 Object Browser

The Object Browser is the left-hand pane of the main Desktop window of VoiceObjects Desktop for Web. It contains folders and subfolders that are filled with the respective objects available for that type in the current project.

Folders and Subfolders

The following folders may be available in the Object Browser:

Folder	Content
<Categories folders>
Components	Contains a subfolder for each available object type belonging to the Components category.
OSDMs	Contains a subfolder for each available object type belonging to the OSDMs category.
Resources	Contains a subfolder for each available object type belonging to the Resources category.
Logic	Contains a subfolder for each available object type belonging to the Logic category.
Action	Contains a subfolder for each available object type belonging to the Action category.
Layers	Contains a subfolder for each Layer object available in the current project. Items contained in these subfolders represent the available states of the respective Layer object.
Business Tasks	Contains the available Business Task objects in the current project.
Clipboard	Serves as a temporary container to group multiple objects, which can then be treated as a unit.
Libraries	Contains any project libraries linked into the current project.
Configuration	Contains subfolders for each configuration object type (VoiceObjects Server, Service, User).

The Categories folders and the Configuration folders are created dynamically. If no object exists in the current project for a particular type, the respective folder will not appear.

Depending on your user role and on the Desktop mode you are in you may see

· All Categories folders including the Clipboard and the Libraries folder

· the Configuration folder only

· all folders.

When creating a new project, the Object Browser initially displays at least the following folders:

· the Logic folder with the Expression subfolder containing some system expressions (for those who have access to the objects folders).

· the Configuration folder initially containing the User subfolder with one User object (again only for those who have access to)

· an empty Clipboard and an empty Libraries folder.

Categories folders

The folders containing the dialog objects represent the object categories Components, OSDMs, Resources, Logic, Action, Layers and Business Tasks.

Each Categories folder contains one subfolder for each object type that belongs to that category. The elements within these subfolders represent the actual objects available in the current project.

When right-clicking a Categories folder or an object type subfolder the respective context menu comes up. When right-clicking a particular object within a folder a different context menu comes up.

In the Layers folder the subfolders do not represent object types but Layer objects. The names of the subfolders represent the names of the Layer objects. Accordingly, the items contained in these subfolders do not represent objects but the available states of a Layer object.

In the Object Browser, the Layers folder is indicated by a Layer icon .

See the paragraph on the New menu in Chapter 3 –Desktop for Web Elements for all available object types grouped into categories.

For details on each object type see the Object Reference.

Clipboard folder

The Clipboard folder serves as a temporary container to group multiple objects, which can then be treated as a unit.

The clipboard only contains references to objects, not the objects themselves. Thus, all objects in the clipboard also show up in their respective Categories folders.

When adding a new object to the clipboard, it is always added at the bottom.

In the Object Browser, the Clipboard folder is indicated by a Clipboard icon .

When right-clicking the Clipboard folder the respective context menu comes up.

Libraries folder

The Libraries folder contains one subfolder for each library project that is linked into the current project. The names of these subfolders represent the names of the respective library projects. Within these subfolders the library objects are grouped into types and categories in the same way as the objects in the Object Browser.

In the Object Browser, library folders are indicated by a Library icon .

When right-clicking the Libraries folder or any of its subfolders the respective context menu comes up.

Configuration folder

The Configuration folder contains subfolders for a set of configuration objects:

Server and Service, both explained in detail in the Deployment Guide, and User, which is explained in detail in the Administration Guide.

In the Object Browser, the Configuration folder is indicated by a Configuration icon .

When right-clicking the Configuration folder or any of its subfolders the respective context menu comes up. When right-clicking a particular object within a folder a different context menu comes up.

Object Browser Icons

Several icons may appear in front of an object in the Object Browser. These icons represent the following properties:

Icon	Property
	(Green Lock icon) The object has been locked by you. For details on locking/unlocking objects see Lock or Unlock Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	(Red Lock icon) The object has been locked by any other user.
	The object is disabled or the user account is inactive. For details on disabling/enabling objects see Enable or Disable Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	(Green Lock icon) The object is disabled and has been locked by you.
	(Red Lock icon) The object is disabled and has been locked by any other user.
	Only appears in front of User objects in the Configuration folder: The user has been deleted. For more information on managing users see Chapter 2 – User Management – Basic Topics in the Administration Guide.

Object Browser Context Menus

Within the Object Browser various context menus open up depending on the area you point to when right-clicking. The available context menus and their commands are listed below.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking a Categories folder (e.g. Components) or any object type folder (e.g. Module)

These commands have the following functions, some of which will be explained in more detail in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Expand/Collapse		Expands or collapses the respective folder.
Refresh		Refreshes the Object Browser.
Search	Objects	Opens up the Search editor with the respective object type(s) pre-selected. For details on the Search editor see Search Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	Unused Objects	Lists all objects that are not referenced by other objects. For details see Search Unused Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
New	In case of Categories folder: <list of object types belonging to this category>	Opens up the object editor for the selected object type in order to create a new object.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking a particular object

These commands have the following functions, which will be explained in more detail in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Edit		Opens up the object editor for the selected object.
Insert into Dialog		Inserts the selected object into the dialog flow before a selected object in the dialog flow. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Append to Dialog		Appends the selected object to the object selected in the dialog flow. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Replace in Dialog		Replaces an object selected in the Dialog Designer with the selected object. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Display Dialog		Displays the dialog flow in the Dialog Designer starting with the selected object.
Display and Validate Dialog		Displays the dialog flow in the Dialog Designer and validates the dialog flow starting with the selected object.
Copy		Creates a copy of the selected object.
Delete		Deletes the selected object.
Add to Clipboard		Adds a reference of the selected object to the Clipboard. Not available for objects in the Clipboard.
Move	To Top	Only available for objects in the Clipboard. Moves the selected object to the top of the Clipboard.
	Up	Only available for objects in the Clipboard. Moves the selected object one position up in the Clipboard.
	Down	Only available for objects in the Clipboard. Moves the selected object one position down in the Clipboard.
	To End	Only available for objects in the Clipboard. Moves the selected object to the end of the Clipboard.
Remove		Only available for objects in the Clipboard. Removes the selected object from the Clipboard.
Export		Exports the selected object and all its referenced objects as an XML file.
Lock/Unlock		Locks or respectively unlocks the selected objects.
Enable/Disable		Enables or respectively disables the selected objects.
Search Parent Objects		Displays a list of all parent objects of the selected object.
Tools	Project Documentation	Opens up the Project Documentation window to specify various options and create the corresponding project documentation as a PDF document.
	Storyboard Export	Opens up the Storyboard Export window to specify various options and create the corresponding storyboard as a Microsoft Excel file.
Properties		Opens up a window displaying the standard properties of the selected object and allows to modify them. For more information see Properties in the Object Reference.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking the Clipboard folder

These commands have the following functions:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Expand/Collapse		Expands or collapses the Clipboard folder.
Insert into Dialog		Inserts all objects that are currently in the Clipboard before the selected object in the dialog flow. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Append to Dialog		Appends all objects that are currently in the Clipboard to the object selected in the dialog flow. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Replace in Dialog		Replaces an object selected in the dialog flow with all objects that are currently in the Clipboard. Only available if a Dialog Designer is open.
Wrap with Sequence	New Sequence	Opens up the Sequence editor to create a new Sequence object that wraps all objects that are currently in the Clipboard. The new Sequence object will be stored in the Sequence folder.
	Insert into Dialog	Opens up the Sequence editor to create a new Sequence object that wraps all objects that are currently in the Clipboard. The new Sequence object will be stored in the Sequence folder and inserted before the selected object in the dialog flow.
	Append to Dialog	Opens up the Sequence editor to create a new Sequence object that wraps all objects that are currently in the Clipboard. The new Sequence object will be stored in the Sequence folder and appended to the selected object in the dialog flow.
	Replace in Dialog	Opens up the Sequence editor to create a new Sequence object that wraps all objects that are currently in the Clipboard. The new Sequence object will be stored in the Sequence folder and replaces the selected object in the dialog flow.
Empty Clipboard		Removes all objects that are currently in the Clipboard.
Delete All Objects		Deletes all objects that are currently in the Clipboard from the entire project.

i8Note: If you do not have an object selected in a Dialog Designer not all of the above-mentioned commands will be displayed.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking the Configuration folder or a configuration object type folder (e.g. User)

These commands have the following functions:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Expand/Collapse		Expands or collapses the Configuration folder.
Refresh		Refreshes the Object Browser.
Search	Objects	Opens up the Search editor with all object types pre-selected. For details on the Search editor see Search Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	Unused Objects	Lists all objects that are not referenced by other objects. For details see Search Unused Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking a particular configuration object

These commands have the following functions, being explained in more detail in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands if no other reference is mentioned:

Menu Command	Function
Edit	Opens up the object editor for the selected configuration object.
Control Center	Only available for Server objects. Opens up the Control Center for the selected Server object in the right-hand pane. For detailed information on the Control Center see the Deployment Guide.
Copy	Creates a copy of the selected configuration object.
Delete	Deletes the selected configuration object.
Lock/Unlock	Locks or respectively unlocks the selected configuration object. For general information on locking/unlocking objects see Lock or Unlock Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands. For further information on locking configuration objects see Chapter 2 – Configuring Servers and Services in the Deployment Guide.
Properties	Opens up a window displaying the standard properties of the selected configuration object and allows modifying them. For more information see Properties in the Object Reference. In the case of Server objects and User objects you can also control access to the respective objects here. For more information on the security settings see Chapter 2 – User Management – Basic Topics in the Administration Guide.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking the main Libraries folder or an individual Libraries folder

These commands have the following functions:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Expand/Collapse		Expands or collapses the respective folder.
Refresh		Refreshes the Object Browser.
Search	Objects	Opens up the Search editor with all object types pre-selected. For details on the Search editor see Search Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	Unused Objects	Lists all objects that are not referenced by other objects. For details see Search Unused Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
Configure Libraries		Opens up the Project Version editor with the Libraries tab in the front to modify the list of libraries for the current project version.

Context menu opening up when right-clicking anywhere else within the Object Browser

These commands have the following functions:

Menu Command	Submenu Command	Function
Refresh		Refreshes the Object Browser.
Search	Objects	Opens up the Search editor with all object types pre-selected. For details on the Search editor see Search Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
	Unused Objects	Lists all objects that are not referenced by other objects. For details see Search Unused Objects in Chapter 7 – Basic Commands.
Export Project Version		Opens up the Export window in order to export an entire project version. For details see Export a Project Version in Chapter 2 – Working with Projects.
New	<listing all object types>	Lists all object types to select one and create a corresponding new object.