The CenterView™ Builder interface provides the following panes and bars to aid you in dashboard construction:
Located in the upper-left portion of the CenterView Builder interface, the Project/File Browser provides a component view of the current dashboard project. Selecting the Project tab opens the Project Browser, which provides a hierarchical view of major dashboard components, starting with dashboard at the topmost level, and proceeding to pages, KPIs, images, DataFunnel™s, etc. as sub-levels.
Selecting the Files tab opens the File Browser, which provides a file view of the various dashboard component files and their locations. For more information on dashboard files, see Dashboard Data.
Located in the lower-left portion of the CenterView Builder interface, the Object Browser provides a hierarchical view of the XML objects used in the current dashboard. Use this view to browse to and add objects to the dashboard project.
Selecting an object or file in the Project/File Browser shifts the Object Browser view, showing all objects in the object tree that are down from the selected object or file. By default, the Object Browser view is fully expanded to show the object hierarchy.
Selecting an object in the Object Browser causes a list of all available XML objects supported by that object type to appear in the Object Palette.
You can add sibling objects (objects at the same level as the selected object) by right-clicking an object and selecting Insert tag. Add a subordinate object by right-clicking an object and selecting Add child tag.
The Object Browser has four header buttons to help you manipulate the object tree:
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Collapse all nodes in the tree. Closes all open branches in the object tree. |
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Expand selected object. Opens all branches of the tree from the selected object down. |
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Move selected object up. Moves an object up one position among its sibling objects. |
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Move selected object down. Moves an object down one position among its sibling objects. |
Located in the lower-right portion of the CenterView Builder interface, the Object Palette provides a list of subordinate XML objects available for the object currently selected in the Object Browser.
Selecting an object from the Object Palette inserts an object of that type as a sub-element to the object currently selected in the Object Browser .
Selecting 
in the Object
Palette header causes the focus in the Object
Browser to move upward one level, to the parent of the currently-selected
object.
Located in the upper-right portion of the CenterView Builder interface, Object Properties provides a list of all properties that can be configured for the object type currently selected in the Object Browser. Use Object Properties to modify the property values associated with the XML objects in the dashboard. Object Properties also pops up brief descriptions of selected objects/properties.
Modify an object property by selecting it in the Object
Properties pane. You can change the property by typing directly
in the value field, or if a specific set of values is supported, by selecting
a value from a drop-down list. Some objects provide an ellipsis button
that opens a separate dialog from which you can enter
attribute values.
Located directly below Object Properties,
a description field gives a brief description of the currently selected
XML object. You can see more information about an XML object by clicking
the help button 
in the description field. This opens
a description of the XML object from the Corda©
CenterView Object Reference.
Preview provides a current rendering of the selected project entity. The preview updates in real time as you navigate the object tree and add, change or delete objects in the project. By default, Preview is located in the center portion of the CenterView Builder interface, but you can choose to move it to its own separate browser window if desired (see Tool Bar).
Corda CenterView includes a limited version of the open source Tomcat Web application server to support the Preview pane. You should start Tomcat prior to loading CenterView Builder if you want to leverage that feature.
Tomcat is installed automatically as part of the Corda CenterView Development installation option (see Corda CenterView Installation for more information). No further configuration is necessary, and configuration settings are maintained in <product_root>\Server\config\dashboardserver.properties.
To start Tomcat, do one of the following:
Windows: Run <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\startup.bat. You can stop Tomcat by running <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\shutdown.bat.
Note: Corda CenterView creates shortcuts for starting and stopping Tomcat on Windows*, which are available from Start > Programs > CenterView.
Macintosh: Run <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\startup.sh. You can stop Tomcat by running <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\shutdown.sh.
Linux*: Run <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\startup.bat. You can stop Tomcat by running <product_root>\Tomcat\bin\shutdown.bat.
As you view a dashboard project in the Preview pane, there are various console links throughout the page, such as Banner Console, Topnav Console, KPI Console, and Page Console. These links are not visible in the published version of the dashboard but are useful for troubleshooting your project as you develop it. The console links allow you to view all the XML used to generate the selected view.
Note: You can disable Console links in the Preview pane, if desired (see Tool Bar).
Use the console views to review your dashboard XML and locate errors.
CenterView Builder has a simple menu bar that consists of three drop-down menus:
The File menu contains general access functions for CenterView Builder. Many of these functions are also available from the Tool Bar.
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Function |
Description |
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New dashboard |
Creates a new dashboard project. |
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New page file |
Creates a new page file. |
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New KPI file |
Creates a new KPI file. |
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New image template file |
Creates a new image template file. |
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New datafunnel file |
Creates a new datafunnel file. |
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Open dashboard |
Opens an existing dashboard project. |
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Open theme |
Opens an existing theme. This option closes any open projects and allows you to open and modify a theme file (.bnfxml). Changes made to the theme file affect all projects that use that theme. |
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Recent dashboards |
Allows you to open a recently-opened dashboard project by selecting it from a list of recent projects. |
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Close dashboard |
Closes the current dashboard project. |
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Save dashboard |
Saves the current dashboard project. |
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Save dashboard as |
Opens the Save As dialog so you can specify a file name to save the current dashboard. |
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Exit |
Closes CenterView Builder. |
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Save file |
Saves the current XML file. Available only when XML View is selected (see Tabs). |
The Edit menu provides access to standard text editing features and to CenterView Builder preferences. Some options are only available in specific views (see Tabs for more information on views).
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Function |
Description |
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Undo |
Reverses the last completed action in the current project. Available only in Dashboard view. |
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Redo |
Re-applies the previously undone action. Available only in Dashboard view. |
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Delete tag |
Deletes the XML object currently selected in the Object Browser. Available only in Dashboard view. |
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Preferences |
Provides user preference controls. Changes to Preferences affect all projects opened in CenterView Builder. |
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Cut |
Text cut function. Same as CTRL-X. Available only in XML View. |
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Copy |
Text copy function. Same as CTRL-C. Available only in XML View. |
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Paste |
Text paste function. Same as CTRL-V. Available only in XML View. |
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Revert |
Undoes all changes to the XML. Available only in XML View. |
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Find |
Opens a search dialog so you can search for strings in the XML. Available only in XML View. |
The Help menu provides access to CenterView Builder help resources:
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Function |
Description |
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Tutorial |
Launches Corda CenterView's online tutorial. |
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Documentation |
Opens the CenterView Builder online help file. |
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Visit Corda.com |
Launches the Corda Web site in a Web browser. |
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Check for Updates |
Contacts the Corda Web site to see if updates to Corda CenterView are available. |
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Corda Technical Support |
Launches the Corda Technical Support Web site in a Web browser. |
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Purchase Corda Products |
Launches the Corda Sales Web site in a Web browser. |
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About |
Provides version and copyright information for the currently-installed CenterView Builder. |
Located directly beneath the menu bar, the button bar provides quick access to commonly-used CenterView Builder functions:
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Button |
Description |
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Creates a new dashboard project. |
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Opens an existing dashboard project. |
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Closes the current dashboard project. |
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Saves the current dashboard project. |
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Creates a new page object file. |
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Creates a new KPI object file. |
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Creates a new Image Template object. |
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Creates a new datafunnel object file. |
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Reverses the last completed action in the current project. |
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Performs the previously undone action. |
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Updates the Preview pane with the latest project changes. |
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Displays/hides console links in the dashboard project. |
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Opens the Preview pane in a separate browser window, or restores the Preview pane to the CenterView Builder interface. |
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Opens the CenterView Builder online help file. |
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Specifies whether to display the entire project in the Preview pane or just the component on which you are currently working. | |
Located in the bottom-left corner of the CenterView Builder interface, there are three tabs that allow you to control your view of the dashboard project:
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Tab |
Description |
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Dashboard |
Provides the standard view of the current dashboard project. |
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Image Template |
Opens Corda Builder™ so that you can edit the currently-selected Image Template. For more information on Corda Builder, see the Corda Builder User Guide. |
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XML View |
Provides a view of the XML code contained in each component file of the current dashboard project. The left pane lets you browse to and select the desired component file. The right pane shows the XML content of the selected component file. |
