Toolkit panels and icons

This section describes the toolkit panels and the different icons available.

Toolkit Panels

The MVS Toolkit application is divided into four panels:
Panel Description
MV Web Service Explorer Displays a directory of all defined Web Service Providers, Web Services and Web Service Operations and Resources.
MV Server Explorer Displays a directory of all defined D3 and mvBase server connections.
Editor Displays any server connection definition, Web Service Provider definition, Web Service or Web Service Operation (or Resource) that has been opened for editing.

In the image, the Editor panel is the area where the MyWebServiceProvider tab is currently displayed.

Informational Displays information in three tabs as follows:
  • The Properties Tab displays the current properties for any defined MV Servers, MV Web Service Providers, Web Services or Web Service Operations (or Resources) that have been selected from the MV Web Service Explorer panel.
  • The Cached Services Tab displays all Web Services and their associated operations and resources defined on the Web Service Provider that has been selected from the MV Web Service Explorer panel. Note that the selected Web Service Provider must have an active connection to enable the display.
  • The Web Server Log Tab displays the any logging messages for the Web Service Provider that has been selected from the MV Web Service Explorer panel. Note that the selected Web Service Provider must have an active connection to enable the display.

In the image, the Informational panel is the area where the Properties, Cached Services, and Web Server Log tabs are currently displayed.

See Using the informational panel for more information.

Panel Icons

The following icons are available from either the Explorer panels, the Editor panel, or the Informational panel.

Icon Description
Collapses all nodes in the associated Explorer panel.
For the Explorer panels:

Displays all menu operations available for the selected node.

Minimizes the associated panel.

When a panel is minimized, an icon representing that panel and the Restore icon will display on the side of the application window.

  • Minimized MV Web Service Explorer or MV Server Explorer icons display on the left side of the application window.
  • A minimized MV Web Service Editor icon displays on the right side of the application window.
  • A minimized Properties icon displays in the bottom-right corner of the application window.

Click the icon to restore a panel to its original position.

Maximizes the associated panel to full screen status in the application window. As a result, all other panels are minimized.

Click the icon to restore minimized panels to their original position.

Restores the associated minimized panel to its original position.
Top level of the MV Server Explorer panel.

When an Explorer panel is minimized, clicking this icon toggles the display between the two Explorer panels. When both Explorer panels are minimized, clicking this icon re-displays the Explorer panel.

Top level of the MV Web Service Explorer panel.

When an Explorer panel is minimized, clicking this icon toggles the display between the two Explorer panels. When both Explorer panels are minimized, clicking this icon re-displays the Explorer panel.

Icon representing a minimized Editor panel.

Clicking this icon restores the Editor panel to its original position.

Pins the currently displayed properties to the Properties panel.

This means that selecting a different node from either of the two Explorer panels does not change the current display in the Properties panel.

Click this icon again to unpin the currently displayed properties.