Additional Menu - we want details on what you are using it for today

Author: adrian.gosbell@synapse-i.jp (Adrian Gosbell)

There have been some discussions (buried in other threads) on the fact that Uniface 10 does not have the additional menu. I've mentioned previously that we would look into this, and we are now starting this. We want some details to know what you are using the additional menu for today. The implementation of menus, and therefore context is different between Uniface 9 and Uniface 10, so the more detail, the better. Those who gave me some details (and examples) at the UBG in Mannheim, you don't need to enter (unless you really want to).

1. A utility to compile all components using a particular entity/subtype,	To respond to changes in the modeled code, somewhat superceded by 3 below
2. A utility to show all fields on a component, filtered to an entity if necessary	To allow easy creation of field lists to copy to the defines trigger, which we then use to control field navigation through standard global proc. Also button to check field for 'HID' type and provide a list of these FIELD=F for pasting to the VISIBLE property of the grid widget to hide non-modeled fields used for storing calculations and/or modeled fields which require proc code change, but which the user should not see. A method of ensuring these fields are never displayed is a requirement.
3. A utility to compile/export required objects	A utility which checks the modifcation date of components, messages, and other objects against a cutoff date (like /aft) but also lists for compilation all the affected components (so if the entity has changed, does the same as 1, but also responds to changes in include procs). Allows export of the changed objects, and the list of component requiring compilation, to allow update of the testing system without a version control system or requiring copying the entire IDF and recompiling every component.
4. 'Clipboard'	A utility written by Uli, which allows storing text in a data file accessible from the IDF, these records are then available in a dynamic menu attached to additional to allow easy insertion of standard text, I believe this is superceded by specific behaviour in V 10.
5. Variable Sort	A utility to allow me to tidy up the variables section of proc, it takes the contents, groups by type (boolean, numeric etc), sorts alphabetically and provides the output to paste back to the original proc.
6+ Dynamic	Dynamic menu items built from the data stored in 4.

Version management	Link with TFS listing and xml export for component, entities, menus, include procs, global vars, messages, startup shells, templates, device tables)
Search for entity	Where is an entity painted / used (form / service / report / dsp)
Global actions	To quickly do some stuff
Add operation	Create a new operation in the open component based on a template
Add remark template	Add remark template to an operation (some base documentation about the operation)
Standard exec for forms	Add default params section to and operation / trigger
Standard exec for services	Add default params section to and operation / trigger
Extract operation comments	Extract all the structured documentation of operation's in the components
Add operation COMP_INFO	Quickly create the operation COMP_INFO

Version management	Link with TFS listing and xml export for component, entities, menus, include procs, global vars, messages, startup shells, templates, device tables) Uses context of current open component + .Net dll (com exposed) for link with TFS
Search for entity	Where is an entity painted / used (form / service / report / dsp) It also allows to quickly compile the forms/services/reports/dsp when we do a model change
Global actions	To quickly do some stuff
Add operation	Create a new operation in the open component based on a template Uses context of current open component
Add remark template	Add remark template to an operation (some base documentation about the operation) Uses context of current open component
Standard exec for forms	Add default params section to and operation / trigger Uses context of current open component
Standard exec for services	Add default params section to and operation / trigger Uses context of current open component
Extract operation comments	Extract all the structured documentation of operation's in the components Will store the data in table in the repo database, we added a new entity in the DICT model On this table Full Text Indexing is actif and an external webpage reads on this table.
Add operation COMP_INFO	Quickly create the operation COMP_INFO Uses context of current open component

Version Control	Just the github's uniface-version-control
Webservice dashboard	A form showing stats about use of webservices during the last hour and showing log entries.
Diagrams	To get model diagrams and components interaction graphs.

1) Version Control System	a. check out. b. check in. c. undo / roll back. d. take snapshot. e. view change history. f. list items currently checked out.
2) When editing components ($form$ is set)	a. apply defaults to painted fields on the current form b. apply defaults to all painted boilerplates fields on the current form c. build meta-data based on current form for client-release d. export current form e. reload/refresh the current form f. display the next boilerplate number to use
3) When defining fields for a modelled entity	a. Automatically add 20 standard “user defined field” UCFIELD records to the current entity. b. Automatically add various standard reporting UCFIELD records to the current entity [These options may be superseded by pallets / templates in Version 10]
4) Object compiler	Compile objects based on various criteria, such as modified date, painted entity, painted field etc.
5) Code helper	Displays help and parameter information for any global or included proc.

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