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Bulk Editor Wizard

Use the following steps to become familiar with the Bulk Editor Wizard.

  1. Open one of your existing models and launch the Bulk Editor pane (if it is not already displayed) by clicking Windows, Bulk Editor Pane on the View menu.
  2. Click the Bulk Editor Wizard icon Bulk Editor Wizard Button on the Bulk Editor Toolbar on the Bulk Editor toolbar to open the Bulk Editor Wizard.
  3. Read the information in the Overview page to understand the process of using the wizard and the information contained in the other pages of the wizard. You can also press F1 or the Help button to access the online help specific to this wizard.
  4. Click the Object Types page from the list on the left side. Select one or more of the object types listed (such as Table or Column) for display/editing in the Bulk Editor. You can experiment with the toolbar on this page to filter the object list display or select or clear your choices.
  5. Click the Property Types page from the list on the left side. Select one or more of the property types listed (such as Comment, Definition, Name) for display/editing in the Bulk Editor. You can experiment with the toolbar on this page to filter the property type display or select or clear your choices.

    Note: The property types displayed are those that are common to all the object types selected in Step 4.

  6. Click the Object Instances page from the list on the left side. Expand each grouped object “set” and select all or a subset of the object type instances listed on this page for display/editing in the Bulk Editor. You can experiment with the toolbar on this page to facilitate this selection process.
  7. Click the Display Order page from the list on the left side. Use the toolbar buttons to arrange the Bulk Editor output row ordering by selected Object Types and the column ordering by selected Property Types.
  8. Click the User Settings page from the list on the left side. Familiarize yourself with these optional configuration settings and feel free to experiment.
  9. In Steps 4, 5, and 6 you can save your Object Types, Property Types, and Object Instances to an Option Set (similar to Option Sets in Complete Compare).

    Note: You can only save Object Instances in your Option Set when the Option Set is saved in the ‘current’ model. Saved external XML Option Sets only contain Object Types and Property Types.

  10. Once you are satisfied with the selections made in the previous steps, click the Edit button to close the wizard and return to the Bulk Editor pane that now contains the model metadata based on your selection criteria.