The Description Panel Main Menu

The functions of the five menus in the Control Panel Main Menu bar are described below:

The File Menu

  1. Refresh
    Refreshes the treeview inside the description viewer.

  2. RollBack Changes
    Undoes the changes made to the descriptions of the mineralisation models/deposits.

  3. Commit Changes
    Permanently saves the changes made to the descriptions of the mineralisation models/deposits.

  4. Print...
     

  5. Print Through MS Excel...
     

  6. Exit
    Exits the program.

The Edit Menu

  1. Create New Model/Deposit...
    Creates a new mineralisation model/deposit.

  2. Add Attribute...
    Adds a new attribute value item (row) to the selected mineralisation model/deposit.

  3. Delete Attribute...
    Deletes a selected attribute value item (row).

  4. Copy Node
    Copies the selected attribute value item (row).

  5. Paste Node
    Pastes the copied attribute value item.

  6. Create Directed Graph
    Creates a directed graph for a selected mineralisation model/deposit.

  7. Find...
    Searches a word below a selected item in the description viewer.

  8. Reset Search Results Indicators
    Resets the highlighted items that are results from a previous search process.

The View Menu

  1. Full Expand
    Expands the entire treeview inside the description viewer so that all attribute value items (rows) will be displayed.

  2. Full Collapse
    Collapses the entire treeview inside the description viewer so that all attribute value items (rows) will be hidden.

  3. Columns ->
    Contains a checklist of columns that can be added to the treeview inside the description viewer.
     

The Options Menu

  1. Show Grid
    When checked, all rows will be shown inside a grid.

  2. Show Inherited Attributes
    When checked, inherited attribute values will be displayed in the treeview.

  3. Edit Mode
    When checked, the treeview is in edit mode, in which user can perform modifications to the descriptions for the mineralisation models/deposits.

  4. Search Mode
    When checked, the treeview is in search mode, in which user can only search for items inside the treeview, but cannot modify the descriptions for the mineralisation models/deposits.

  5. Session Info...
    Displays the knowledge capture session information, i.e. Contact address for the person who entered the attribute, and its reference source.

The Help Menu

  1. Contents...
    Opens the html help for the knowledge capturer.

  2. About Model(Deposit) Model
    Displays company information for knoweldge capturer.