Using Workspace Folders

Workspace folders serve to group related documents together, much like directories serve to group related files on a disk drive.

To add a folder to the workspace, first make the File View active (click on the Files tab in the workspace window). Next, click the right mouse button on the workspace label (the root node) and select the Add Folder item from the drop-down menu. Then, after Design Pad G4 inserts a new folder into the workspace, enter the desired folder name.

You can also add a folder to another folder (i.e., as a sub-folder). To do so, right-click on the folder name and select the Add Folder item from the drop-down menu. As before, you need to rename the folder after Design Pad G4 inserts it into the workspace---use the Rename item from the folder drop-down menu.
After you have added folders to the workspace, you can re-arrange the workspace folder structure using drag and drop. That is, you can select a folder, drag it to a new location, and release it there. For instance, you can move a sub-folder to the workspace root node, or you can move a folder into another folder. Of course, when you drag a folder to a new location, the folder contents move with it.

You can remove a folder from the workspace altogether by right-clicking on the folder and selecting the Remove item from the drop-down menu. When you remove a folder from the workspace, the folder and all of its contents (including sub-folders and their contents) are also removed from the workspace. To ensure that you did not inadvertently choose to remove a folder, Design Pad G4 will prompt you to confirm you selection before proceeding.


You can add information about a folder in the Folder Properties dialog box. To view the folder properties, right-click on the folder and select Folder Properties item from the drop-down menu. The Folder Properties dialog box (Figure 8.4) displays the folder name along with notes about the folder. You can use the Notes field to add information about the folder contents. For example, you could explain the relationships between the schema documents in the folder (e.g., how they work together, etc.)

Figure 8.4. Folder properties dialog used to record notes about the contents of the folder.