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Tree View

This is one of the main views available for Trimble 4D Control Server. The Tree view gives you a complete overview of the connected computers (Controllers and Containers), active modules, and of their hierarchical organization. A fully configured system forms a tree-like structure, where each service or module can be the base of a branch of other services or modules. Thus, it represents a data flow view.

A good example of the functionality-based grouping of modules is the GNSS Receiver module: below this module, you can find several Storage modules and Router modules, all of them working with the data of this specific reference station only.

Use the Tree view for the following:

Displaying the Tree view

As it is the case with all views in Trimble 4D Control Server, you can add several Tree view instances to the UI, both as docked panes or as floating windows. When you start Trimble 4D Control Server for the first time, the main UI displays no Tree view.

To add a Tree view instance to the UI, do one of the following:

The new instance is docked to the main window. The first time, it only displays the root item Trimble 4D Control Server. When you exit the Trimble 4D Control Server UI with this view visible, it will display again at startup.

Properties

Tree views can be modified using the Tree view properties. To access the Tree view properties if they are not yet displayed, right-click into the Tree view area to open its shortcut menu, then select Properties. There you can change the view mode, allow or prohibit drag & drop operations and enable/disable some confirmation dialogs.

Actions on modules

You can freely add modules to, and remove them from, the Tree view while all other modules are running. For example, it is no problem to add or remove a Storage module without interrupting the normal operation of the system.

Tip - If you hover the cursor over a module name in the Tree view, a tool tip displays the current action and health status of this module.

Tree view modes

The Tree view comes in two modes.

To select the view mode, do one of the following:

In the Controller view mode, the Controllers are displayed in the form <computer name>:<port number>. The port number typically is 31021. Containers appear in this mode below their Controller in the form: <computer name>:<Container name>.

Icons

In the Tree view, each Controller, Container, and module is represented by its name and a representative icon. The icon may change its appearance depending on the object status.

Navigating in the Tree View

To access commands for an object without selecting it, right-click for a shortcut menu.

See Also

Displaying contents in panes

Properties of the Tree view

Selections at the Tree view

Edit Wildcard Scheme for Configuration Name dialog

The usage of modules

Views in the information area