Sidebar Expansion
The project sidebar offers a ‘raw’ view of the data stored in the Cradle Database. When first opened a list of item types is displayed. If there is a [+] indicator, then you can expect to expand the tree to lower levels.
In the example below Reference item type has been set up with an auto numbered ID and the Key being the hierarchical attribute. A rule has been defined to allow the items to be linked to items of the same type with the “RELATED TO” link type.
- All (All Items) This will show all the items of that type (subject to the user preference limits) when the node is expanded. Other than in very sparse databases this is not usually that a user wants to show.
- Top (Top Level Items) This is more akin to looking at the level1 headings in a document. These are the items you have designated as having the most significance. They have no links down to them links. In the example you’ll see that item REF-4 (3.1) may appear to be a sub level item, but it has not been linked to a parent.
- Bottom (Bottom Level Items) These are the leaves of the tree, the items that have no further downward links to children.
- Disconnected (Not Linked to Anything) These items have no parents or children, REF-6 (3.1.2) is shown here. This indicated an item that has been unlinked or its parents have been removed and either needs re-linking or reordering below a new parent.
The last Disconnected (Not Linked to Other Item Types) option in the menu looks at item of different types when deciding to list the item or not.