Menus and record lists

In record lists and from the icons that are used in records, you can work on the selected records by right-clicking and selecting an action from the menu. The available commands depend on the record list and the current selection.

Show, Show With, Show Records

There are three ways of opening and viewing a record:

  • Show - displays the selected record, either in the show record view, or the default data sheet.

  • Show With

    • Select Show With Show Record to display the selected entity.

    • Select Show With datasheet name to use the indicated data sheet.

  • Show Records - lists two or more records so that you can compare the selected records and browse their field values.

Show History

Displays the audit history so you can view the changes to the current records and find out who made those changes.

Note: Only available in databases that are set up to use this feature. See your system administrator.

Links

View the links and the link end entities for the selected record.

Matching Records

Finds any records that match the selected record, and then displays them. iBase searches for matching records using the fields that are defined as discriminators in the entity type.

Note: It might take a while to retrieve and display the records. To pause the retrieval, press the Esc key.

iBase Link Chart

Shows the links and link end entities for the record in an iBase Link Chart.

Add to Set

Adds the selected records to a new or existing set.

Set Membership

Lists the sets to which the record belongs.

Create Report

Sets up the report wizard to create a report on the selected record. It uses the default report definition for the entity type selected (if there is one).

Create Link

Create links between two or more selected records. Only available when you select multiple entity records:

  • With two entities selected, the entities are placed at either end of the link.

  • With more than two entities selected, the entities are placed at the End 2 of the link, leaving you to specify the End 1 entity.

Chart

Add the selected records to an Analyst's Notebook chart:

  • Chart > Add to Chart - create chart items for the selected records.

  • Chart > Expand - create chart items for the selected records and then expands them as specified in the Charting Settings dialog to add associated records to the chart.

Add Alert

Monitor activity on a record or changes to the results of a query by adding an alert.

Note: Only available in databases that have been set up to use this feature. See your system administrator.

Properties

Shows the properties for the selected record. These include the record's system properties such as its creation date, the name of the user who created it, and its record identifier (unique record number).