Data View

The data view provides a display of all the data structures that are currently available within GenStat in a docked pane on the left hand side of the interface. The view contains a tree list of all the different types of data folders that are available in GenStat. Each data folder contains data structures and/or data folders. When a folder is selected the data structures and data/or folders contained within that folder are displayed in the list.

Each data structure is represented in the list with a different icon and the properties for each structure are displayed in tooltips (activated by moving the cursor over the structure name). Data structures can also dragged and dropped from the view onto spreadsheets and menus.

Note that the docked data view is only displayed if the Use docked data view option on the General tab of the Options is selected. If this option is not selected then the data will be displayed in a dialog.

Right-click menu

There is a shortcut menu available for the view and can be activated by right-clicking on any data structure name. The items available on this menu are listed below:

Copy Copies the name of the selected data structures to the Clipboard.

Delete Deletes the selected data structures.

Display Displays the values of the selected data structures in the Output Window. You are prompted with a menu that allows you to specify the layout for the values that are displayed in the Output Window.

Rename Allows you to rename the selected data structures.

Duplicate Duplicates the selected data structures.

Sort Opens a submenu that can be used to control the sort order used to display the data structures.

Create Pointer Creates a pointer that points to the selected data structures.

Create Spreadsheet Creates a spreadsheet from the selected data structures. If the data structures are of different length or type then they will be opened within different pages in a multi-page book.

Display Tooltips Controls whether to display tooltips containing information on the properties of each data structure.

Properties Displays the properties for the selected data structures.

Copy	Copies the name of the selected data structures to the Clipboard.
Delete	Deletes the selected data structures.
Display	Displays the values of the selected data structures in the Output Window. You are prompted with a menu that allows you to specify the layout for the values that are displayed in the Output Window.
Rename	Allows you to rename the selected data structures.
Duplicate	Duplicates the selected data structures.
Sort	Opens a submenu that can be used to control the sort order used to display the data structures.
Create Pointer	Creates a pointer that points to the selected data structures.
Create Spreadsheet	Creates a spreadsheet from the selected data structures. If the data structures are of different length or type then they will be opened within different pages in a multi-page book.
Display Tooltips	Controls whether to display tooltips containing information on the properties of each data structure.
Properties	Displays the properties for the selected data structures.