Introduction > Context Menu Updates

The ToolKitAndWebTemplate, Model Download 1.0007, has the following updates to ImpactECS object based context menus. These updated context menus can be accessed by right-clicking objects within the Folders panel or the Main panel within the Desktop Client. The new commands are executed by clicking on the desired command from the context menu.

Updated Menus

NOTE: The additional commands are NOT available at the Root Folder level of the folder tree.

All ObjectsContext Menu

There is one added functionality within context menus of all objects: “View in Web”.

View in Web

This menu command will open the object in the user's default browser using the web application.

ToolKitAndWebTemplate, Model Download 1.0007

Topic Status: Needs Review as of 12/3/2021, 4:10 PM

Calculation Context Menu

There is one functionality within the calculation context menu: “View Calculation History”.

View Calculation History

This menu command will open a query that shows all the various version of the selected calculation, allowing the user to view older versions of the calculation (provided System Versions is enabled).

ToolKitAndWebTemplate, Model Download 1.0007

Topic Status: Needs Review as of 12/3/2021, 4:10 PM

Cost Object Context Menu

There are four added functionalities within the cost object context menu: "Hide Calculation Buckets", "Show Calculation Buckets", “Sync Cost Objects with Template”, and “View Grid Property Formats”.

Hide Calculation Buckets

This menu command will hide the 4 default calculation fields of the cost object: Name, Type, Conversion Calc, and Conversion Calc Type.

Show Calculation Buckets

This menu command will show the 4 default calculation fields of the cost object: Name, Type, Conversion Calc, and Conversion Calc Type.

Sync Cost Object(s) with Template

This menu command will update all existing cost objects with the same ItemTemplate with any changes to the template - this update will happen without recalculation.

NOTE: the ItemTemplate field must exist in the model for this to work. See Additional Model-Level Fields for additional information.

View Grid Property Formats

This menu command open an ImjpactECS table that details all the grid property formats of the Cost Object in focus. Grid properties for each field name of the routing and each row of the local factors.

ToolKitAndWebTemplate, Model Download 1.0007

Topic Status: Needs Review as of 12/3/2021, 4:10 PM

Queries Context Menu

There are two added functionalities within the queries context menu: “Update Query MaxRecords” and "View Query History".

Download Query XML

This menu command retrieves the query text from designated query, saves the XML code as a text file, and opens the file so the user can review and save it.

Update Query MaxRecords

This menu command will update the query's Maximum Records field to “0” so that the query will return every record.

NOTE: ImpactECS defaults the Maximum Records field to 100 to keep from puling large amounts of data from underlying databases.

View Query History

This menu command will open a query that shows all the various version of the selected query, allowing the user to view older versions of the query (provided System Versions is enabled).

ToolKitAndWebTemplate, Model Download 1.0007

Topic Status: Needs Review as of 12/3/2021, 4:10 PM

Script Modules Context Menu

There are four new functionalities within the script context menu: “Set Debug False”; “Set Debug True”; “Set Formatting Status”; “Set Scripting Language”. These actions update the user fields for the Script Modules objects as described in Additional Model-Level Fields.

Set Debug False

This menu command will update the text of the Debug field to "False", which will disable any debug messages included within the script.

Set Debug True

This menu command will update the text of the Debug field to "True", which will enable any debug messages included within the script.

Set Formatting Status

This menu command will update the text of the FormattingStatus field with the word "Complete" to show that the script was reviewed and the formatting adheres to Scripting Guidelines.

Set Scripting Language

This menu command will update the text of the ScriptLanguage field with the language of the script.

View Script Module History

This menu command will only appear if System Versioning is enabled. This command will open a query that shows the history saved via the System Versions logic.