Introduction

Directory structures are used to display and edit hierarchical lists with several columns. Directory structures are combinations of directory trees and lists.

Example of use

In the Data Editor, directory structures are used to display the hierarchy between variable instances, variable types, structure elements, etc.

Meaning of the text colors

The text colors have the following meaning:

Modes

There are two different modes for directory structures:

• Select mode

  One or more lines are selected or a cell is selected.

  In this mode, you can move between all lines and cells.

• Edit mode

  The current cell is opened for editing.

  Texts can be edited.

Switching from the selection mode to the edit mode is done by pressing the Enter key or by entering a character, see the Open editing session by holding down the character key check box in the Data and Languages dialog box.

Switching from edit mode to selection mode is done by pressing the Enter key or by pressing an error key.