Using the Class Maps Browser

Use the Class Maps Browser to add or maintain the class map files in which persistent objects in the schema (that is, instances of the schema classes) are stored.

When you define a class, you can specify a map file for that class.

To open a Class Maps Browser window, perform one of the following actions

• Select the Maps command from the Browse menu.

• Click the Browse Maps toolbar button.

• Press Ctrl+M.

The Class Maps Browser, shown in the following image, is then displayed. (You can change your default browser options, if required, by using the Browser sheet from the Options menu Preferences command.)

The Map Files List window displays the names of all class map files for the current schema. The Map Files List window is displayed in the form specified by your Browser options (that is, it is user-specific).

The JADE default display of the Map Files List window is as follows.

• System map files are displayed in red.

• Class names are sorted.

• Each class name is prefixed with the name of the schema in which it is defined.

• User-defined map files are displayed in black.

• Files are displayed in alphabetical order.

To view all classes mapped to a specific map file

• Click the collapsed node icon of the appropriate map file.

The selected map file node is then expanded, and all classes mapped to the selected file are displayed in the hierarchy tree.