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Overview
Online IDE
Online IDE
- Login
- Control Panel
  Control Panel
- Basic Areas
  Basic Areas
Visual Editors
Visual Editors
- Introduction
- Business Objects Editor
  Business Objects Editor
  - Introduction
  - Class
  - Enumeration
  - Shadow Class
  - Associations
  - Operations
  - External Data Structures
  - Localization
  - Helpful Tools Helpful Tools
    Table of contents
    
    Navigate
    
    Auto Path
    
    Auto Layout
- Form Editor
  Form Editor
  - Introduction
  - View
  - Model
  - Controller
  - DataSets
  - Logic
  - Validation
  - Event Listeners
  - Localization
  - UI
    UI
    
    Controls
    Controls
    
    Common Options
    
    Templates
    
    Container
    Container
    
    Layout
    
    Panel
    
    Tab
    
    Table
    
    Modal
    
    Input
    Input
    
    Text Box
    
    Textarea
    
    Password Box
    
    DatetimePicker
    
    Form
    Form
    
    Label
    
    Icon
    
    Button
    
    Data
    Data
    
    Data List
    
    Chart
    
    Other
    Other
    
    Partial View
- Exposed API Editor
  Exposed API Editor
- External API Editor
  External API Editor
- Theme Editor
  Theme Editor
  - Introduction
  - Configuration
    Configuration
    
    Colors
    
    Fonts
    
    Look And Feel
    
    Variables
  - Icons
  - Components
  - Resources
  - Theme LESS Code
  - User LESS Code
- Configuration Editor
  Configuration Editor
  - Application
  - Indexes
  - Security
    Security
    
    Authentication
    Authentication
    
    Introduction
    
    OS Authentication
    
    External Login
    
    Permissions
    
    Roles
    
    Encryption Strategies
  - Implementation Strategy
- Common Editor Features
  Common Editor Features
  - Top Ribbon
Tools
Tools
Tutorials
Tutorials
- Hello world
  Hello world
- Music Store
- ChatterBox
- My Store
  My Store
  - Basic Application
  - Roles & Permissions
- How To
  How To
Mamba
Mamba
- Introduction
- Syntax
  Syntax
  - Operators
  - Statements
    Statements
    
    Conditions
    
    Iterations
  - Exceptions
- Libraries
  Libraries
  - StdLib
  - AppLib
  - CommonLib
  - XmlLib
  - WebLib
  - FileIOLib
  - RegExpLib
  - DebugLib
  - ThreadLib
  - AutomationLib
  - Form Models
  - Form Controls
  - Domain Library

Helpful Tools¶

At the bottom right corner of the Editor, you will find some Tools that can help you with the organization of your Business Objects:

Navigate ¶

The Navigate button is quite helpful when you have large models that span outside the visible borders of the designer. You can click on it, view a minified version of your designer and navigate to the place you wish by adjusting the red rectangle.

Auto Path ¶

The Auto Path button automatically transforms a spaghetti-looking model into a model with clear associations. It's a time saver whenever you have a large or complicated Model with cluttered Associations that you don't want to re-design in a more clear way by hand.

Auto Layout ¶

The Auto Layout button automatically arranges your classes in a visually optimal way. Whenever you end up with a model filled with overlapping classes, you can click on this helper and let zAppDev arrange them for you.