Resource Editor

Use the Resource Editor page to manage text labels that appears throughout the XFRACAS user interface. Permissions required to access this page: Access Admin Tab and Manage Resource Editor.

To open the page, choose Admin > Tools > Resource Editor.

If your implementation has more than one entity, the text resources can be configured separately for each, but the same settings may be used in multiple entities. The drop-down list at the top of the page determines which entity's text resources you are currently managing.

Finding Resources

To find specific text resources, choose Admin > Resource Editor > Find.

In the Find utility, you can search by any of the following:

• Start ID and End ID - specifies a range of resources based on their numerical identifiers. If you specify only a Start ID, all resources from that ID on will be displayed. If you specify only an End ID, all resources up to and including that ID will be displayed.
• Default Text - the labels that are shipped with XFRACAS.
• Display Text - custom labels, if any, that have been configured to meet your particular needs.

Tip: If you type an underscore ( _ ) in this field, the search will return all text resources that have custom labels.

• Location - the user interface page or utility where the resources are used.
• Language - the translation language.

Click Find to view all of the text resources that match the specified criteria.

Editing Resources

In the table of resources returned by the Find utility, click Edit in the row for the text you wish to modify.

In the Edit Resource window, clear the Use Default check box and enter your preferred label in the Display Text field. If applicable, select the Entities where the custom label will be used.

Replacing Resources

To find and replace all occurrences of a text string, choose Admin > Resource Editor > Replace.

In the Find and Replace Utility, specify the text you want to replace and click Preview to view all possible replacements that match the specified criteria.

In the table of possible replacements, you can clear the check boxes for any text labels you wish to leave unchanged. When you are ready to proceed, choose Admin > Resource Editor > Save.

Restoring Defaults

To return all resources in the current entity to the default text, choose Admin > Resource Editor > Default All.

Creating an Update Script

If you need to implement the same text changes in another database, choose Admin > Resource Editor > Update Script.

In the Update Script utility, use the Begin Date and End Date fields to specify a time period (e.g., include only changes made in the past month). Click OK to download a *.txt file that contains SQL statements that will implement the same changes in another database.