Conversation Editor

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Conversation Editor

To view and edit recorded transactions or create transactions manually, use the Conversation editor. You can view the navigation trees in two display modes:

When you switch between views, the selected node remains selected. In both the Graph and Tree views, you can perform the following actions from the editor toolbar, shortcut menus, or the view itself.

Conversation Editor Toolbar

The Conversation Tree editor toolbar varies slightly, depending on the display.

Graph View Tools

Tree View Tools

Note: If a tool appears dimmed, it cannot be used with the selected transaction.

The Conversation Editor toolbar contains the following commands:

Tool	Icon	Description
Toggle Display		Toggles the display of the panel for managing a list of conversations. You can specify name, type, token pattern, pattern example, or starter transaction.
Create New Transaction		Adds a new transaction.
Delete Selected Transaction		Deletes a selected transaction.
Up Arrow		Tree View: moves the selected node earlier in the sibling list.
Down Arrow		Tree View: moves the selected node later in the sibling list.
Right Arrow		Graph View: moves the selected node later in the sibling list.
Left Arrow		Graph View: moves the selected node earlier in the sibling list.
Regenerate		Regenerates magic strings and date variables for all transactions.
View Navigation		Opens a menu to select menu navigation highlights for stateful transactions (conversations). You can select the following: No navigation highlight Highlight on transaction's tolerance Highlight as if close Highlight as if wide Highlight as if loose
Toggle		Toggles the display of transaction IDs for debugging.
Match		Pulls a match description from the clipboard and highlights the relevant information in the service image.
Zoom		Opens a zoom menu.
Display		Toggles the conversation display to a tree display.
Display		Toggles the conversation display to a graph display.
Zoom Panel		Zooms this panel to its largest size.