Menus and toolbars

Opens the new Project dialog. Here, you can configure all the basic settings for a new project (see chapter "New Project").

Opens a standard Windows dialog for opening a file. You can only open Tricentis TDM Studio project files here. These have the file extension .tdm.

After selecting project file and clicking on Open, the project is loaded into Project Explorer and can be edited there. If another project is already loaded, it will be closed. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changes.

Closes the currently loaded project. Tricentis TDM Studio remains active when you choose this command.

Saves any changes that you have made to the current object (template, variable or user function).

Note: As soon as a template, variable or user function is changed, the title bar or the tab title shows (*) after the object name to indicate that changes have been made. This feature can be activated/deactivated in the Options dialog (see chapter "Environment / General").

Saves all the changes that have been made to the current project.

Shows a list of recently used projects that you can open via the sub menu. Optionally, the last used templates can also be opened. The first project in the list is the one that was most recently used. You can set the number of projects shown in the list from 0 to 24 (see chapter "Environment / General"). In addition, a tooltip shows the full path for the project.

Below this entry are commands that have to do with the import of data or Tricentis TDM Studio projects. By default, no command is included here. Optional additional wizards can mount commands.

The entry File / Import is only visible if it contains commands.

Under this entry are commands that have to do with the export of data or Tricentis TDM Studio projects. By default, this contains the command to create a Tricentis TDM StudioAutoLoader project. Optional additional wizards can mount additional commands here.

Prints the currently active template, variable, or user function.

Shows a preview of the printed template, variable, or user function.

The last action is reversed.

The last undone action is applied again.

The selected content is copied to the clipboard and it is removed from the file.

The selected content is copied to the clipboard and it remains in the file. You can also use this command to copy templates, template folders, tasks, user function, or the content of the output window to the clipboard.

Inserts the content of the clipboard at the cursor position.

Templates and template folders can only be inserted under the Templates node, tasks only under the Tasks node and user functions only under the Functions node.

Depending on the context, this deletes the selected templates, template folders, tasks, frames, user function, or text.

If you delete a template from a task, only the reference to this template is removed. Deleting a template under the Template node, on the other hand, irretrievably removes the template from the system.

Selects the entire content of the active editor window or of the output window.

Opens the Search Pop-up within the editor. This dialog is restricted to the active window. Use F3 to navigate to the next occurrence.

Opens the Replace Pop-up within the editor. This dialog is restricted to the active window. Use F3 to navigate to the next occurrence.

Opens the Global Search window which is used to start a project wide reference search.

Shows/hides the Project Explorer window.

Shows/hides the Output window.

Shows/hides the Error List.

Shows/hides the Search Results window.

Shows/hides the Code Snippets window.

Shows the Tricentis TDM Studio Start Page in the editor window.

Shows the project-related start page in the editor window. Only available when a project is loaded.

This sub menu allows you to display or hide the available toolbars.

Generates data for the start task stored in the project properties.

The display and logging of the processing steps and results is carried out as described in the function Generate data (current order). This function is only available if a start job is selected in the project.

Generates data for all the tasks in the active project.

Display and logging of the processing steps and results is the same as for the command Generate Data Selected Task described above.

Checks the programming code in all templates and variables.

Display and logging of the processing steps and results is the same as for the command Generate Data Selected Task described above.

Translates user functions so that they can be used in Tricentis TDM Studio.

If a user-defined function has not been compiled or if it has been compiled with errors, then it can not be called (e.g. with AutoComplete) and used in a template.

The compilation status is shown in the output window and any errors are listed in the error list. As a rule, user functions should be defined as public so that they can be re-used.

Closes the active editor tab.

Closes all open editor tabs.

The active editor tab is split horizontally. This allows you to independently display and edit two different areas of the window content.

Click Select Split Horizontally again to restore the original display.

The active editor tab is split vertically. This allows you to independently display and edit two different areas of the window content.

Click Select Split Vertically again to restore the original display.

Arranges the open editor windows so that they overlap. This is only available if you have selected Multiple windows in the Options dialog..

Arranges the open editor windows horizontally in alphabetical order of their names. This is only available if you have selected Multiple windows in the Options dialog.

Opens the Tricentis TDM Studio online help.

Opens the Tricentis Support Portal (internet connection required).

Opens the Tricentis TDM Studio Website (internet connection required).