Accessing and Using the Procedure View Panel

In App Studio, you can use the Procedure View panel to create multi-component procedures. You can access the Procedure View panel by doing one of the following:

After creating your procedure, the Procedure View panel and Procedure canvas open, as shown in the following image. The first component of every procedure file is a comment component. You can close this canvas and create your procedure or leave it open.

File View panel and Procedure canvas

To create new components, in the Procedure View panel, right-click the comment or the procedure folder, point to New, and click the component type you want to create. The component will be added to the procedure after the component that you right-clicked. For example, right-click on the comment file, point to New, and click Report.

If a component of the procedure is open, a green arrow is shown next to the component icon, as shown in the following image.

Comment icon

When multiple components are open at the same time, they are categorized underneath the procedure tab. The following image shows a chart component, report component, and comment component, all open under the Procedure5.fex tab.

Chart component, report component, and comment component tabs

This functionality allows you to switch between canvases quickly. You can close the components when you are done editing, and leave the components that you are still working on open. You can open and close these components as you develop your procedure.

Example: Multi-component Procedure

The following image shows a multi-component procedure in the Procedure View panel, with Comment, Join, Set, and Report components. The Comment, Join, and Report components are open. Notice that the Report canvas is currently active.

Multi-component procedure in the File View panel


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