Software Package Builder 3.0 User's Guide
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• Select Specific Messages - By selecting a specific message, the
software element associated with the message appears highlighted
in the Project Structure tree and the corresponding attribute appears
highlighted in the Attribute Table.
Message Counter
A message counter is persistent in the lower, right-hand corner of the
SPB main window. The counter displays the active PSF’s validation
status. The number of errors, warnings, and notes are displayed. The
counter refreshes automatically upon data entry, revalidation, etc.
Policy Help Tab
The Policy Help tab displays detailed information on packaging policy
rules used to validate your PSF. You can use policy help information to
assist in resolving validation errors in your PSF.
• Display Policy Help for a Specific Attribute - Select an attribute
name from the Attribute Table and policy help information for the
selected attribute displays.
• Display Policy Help for a Validation Error - Select a validation
error and click the Policy Help tab for information to aid in error
resolution.
• Access additional attribute information - Click the SPB Help
link from the Policy Help tab to view additional information from the
SPB Help system.
PSF View
The PSF View tab allows you to view portions of the PSF as you build it.
The PSF display is read-only text.
Select a software element from the Package Structure for which you are
interested in viewing the PSF syntax and select the PSF View tab to
display the PSF syntax.
Menus
The following is a brief overview of the menu options provided in the SPB
GUI: