Project Explorer view

Project Explorer view shows the resources in the workbench.

The files in the view are given in the hierarchical order.

From the Project Explorer view, you can open and manipulate files.

Project Explorer view toolbar

From the toolbar of the Project Explorer view, you can perform these actions:

	Collapse all	collapses all the items in the view
	Link with Editor	toggles whether the view selection is linked to the active editor
	View menu	opens the drop-down menu ↓
	Minimize	minimizes the view
	Maximize	maximizes the view

From the drop-down menu of the Project Explorer view, you can perform these actions:

	Projects Presentation	allows displaying projects either flat or in hierarchical order:
	Top Level Elements	allows choosing the top level element to be Projects or Working Sets:
	Select Working Set...	opens the Select Working Set dialog where you can select a working set:
	Deselect Working Sets	deselects current working sets
	Edit Active Working Set...	opens the Edit Active Working Set... dialog where you can change the current working set:
	Package Presentation	allows displaying packages either flat or in hierarchical order:
	Customize View	allows customizing view filters and content modules:
	Link with Editor	toggles whether the view selection is linked to the active editor

Context menu of the project explorer

The context menu of the Project Explorer view contains different sets of options, those vary depending on the selected node.

Context menu of a project

New	allows creating new programs, files, and libraries (refer here to learn details about creating new objects with LyciaStudio and here to watch a short video):
Go Into	displays the children of the selected entry
Copy	copies the selected resources to the clipboard
Paste	pastes resources into the selected project or folder
Delete	deletes the selected resource from the workspace
Remove from Context	removes the selected resources from the context menu
Move	starts the dialog in that you specify the new location for the selected resource:
Rename...	allows specifying a new name for the selected resource Before renaming the project, save any open files from it.
Import	opens the Import wizard for importing projects, programs, and files:
Export	opens the Export wizard for exporting projects, programs, and files:
Build Project	allows building the whole project
Refresh	refreshes the selected resource and its children
Close Project	closes the selected project
Close Unrelated Projects	closes the projects unrelated to the selected one
Validate	validates the selected file and provides results in the Validation Results window:
Run static code analysis	launches 4GL Analiser, the static 4GL code analyzer integrated into LyciaStudio
Deploy to default application server	deploys all the programs in this project to the default application server instance
Deploy with SSH	opens the configuration window for SSH deployment
Deploy with custom parameters	opens the Deployment configuration window:
Run As	allows running the application via one of graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb and opening the Run Configuration window:
Debug As	allows choosing the graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb - to debug the application with and opening Debug Configuration window:
Restore from the Local History...	allows restoring the resources from the local history
Team	allows working with repositories (exact commands of the menu group depend on the repository selected - GIT or CVS)
Compare With	allows comparing files with each other and with external files
Replace With	allows replacing files with each other and with external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
Configure	allows converting the selected resource to JavaScript Project or to Plug-in Projects
Source	allows formatting the project, organizing imports, manipulating strings, etc.
Properties	opens the Properties window for the selected project:

Context menu for a folder or library

New	allows creating new programs, files, and libraries (refer here to learn details about creating new objects with LyciaStudio and here to watch a short video):
Go Into	displays the children of the selected entry
Copy	copies the selected resources to the clipboard
Paste	pastes resources into the selected project or folder
Delete	deletes the selected resource from the workspace
Remove from Context	removes the selected resources from the context menu
Move	starts the dialog in that you specify the new location for the selected resource:
Rename...	allows specifying a new name for the selected resource Before renaming the project, save any open files from it.
Import as Project	allows importing the selected recourse as a project
Import	opens the Import wizard for importing projects, programs, and files:
Export	opens the Export wizard for exporting projects, programs, and files:
Refresh	refreshes the selected resource and its children
Validate	validates the selected file and provides results in the Validation Results window:
Run As	runs the application via one of graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb and opens the Run Configuration window:
Debug As	chooses the graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb - to debug the application with and opens Debug Configuration window:
Restore from the Local History...	restores the resources from the local history
Team	allows working with repositories (exact command depend on the repository selected - GIT or CVS)
Compare With	compares files with other internal and external files
Replace With	replaces files with other internal and external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
Properties	opens the Properties window for the selected folder or library:

Context menu for a file

New	allows creating new programs, files, and libraries (refer here to learn details about creating new objects with LyciaStudio and here to watch a short video):
Open	open the file in LyciaStudio with the associated editor
Open With	allows the user to choose an editor to open the file:
Copy	copies the selected resources to the clipboard
Paste	pastes resources into the selected project or folder
Delete	deletes the selected resource from the workspace
Remove from Context	removes the selected resources from the context menu
Move	starts the dialog in that you specify the new location for the selected resource:
Rename...	allows specifying a new name for the selected resource Before renaming the project, save any open files from it.
Import...	opens the Import wizard for importing projects, programs, and files:
Export...	opens the Export wizard for exporting projects, programs, and files:
Deploy to default application server	deploys the file to the default application server instance
Refresh	refreshes the selected resource and its children
Validate	validates the selected file and provides results in the Validation Results window:
Run As	runs the application via one of graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb and opens the Run Configuration window:
Debug As	chooses the graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb - to debug the application with and opens Debug Configuration window:
Team	allows working with repositories (exact command depend on the repository selected - GIT or CVS)
Compare With	compares files with other internal and external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
Replace With	replaces files with other internal and external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
Properties	opens the Properties window for the selected file: