Project panel #

Element tree

The panel provides a hierarchical view of project elements and tools for bulk editing. It consists of:

Icon bar
Element tree

Icon bar #

The icon bar provides shortcuts for working with elements in the tree:

Element	Description
	Switch to selection mode
	Sort alphabetically
	Location of current element in the tree
	Refresh
	Add system
	Import system

Select mode #

Select

In selection mode you can perform bulk actions on selected elements (delete, edit, script generation). The context menu shows actions relevant to the current selection.

Elements checking

In this mode, a checkbox appears next to each element so you can include it in the bulk action.

Elements checking

Sorting #

Sort

Two sorting modes are available: user-defined and alphabetical. Use this button to switch between them. In user-defined mode you can reorder elements by dragging them.

Element moving

Refresh Display #

Refresh

After certain actions (for example, renaming an element or changes made by other users), refresh the panel to show the current state.

Adding a System #

Add System

Opens the dialog for adding a new system. Systems have no parent folder in the tree, so this option is placed in the icon bar instead of the context menu.

System Import #

Import System

Import a system from a .json file exported from another MetaCroc project. For a successful import, both projects should have matching settings; this is useful for cloning systems.

Right-click an element to open its context menu.

Import System

Menu item	Action
Open in new tab	Opens the item in a new tab in the workspace
Add folder	A folder under the selected system is added
Lock	Locks the system object for current user. Does not lock subordinate objects.
Duplicate	Creates a copy of the selected element and its children. You can choose a suffix for the copied names.
Delete	Deletes the entire system including its children
Export	Exports the system in .json format for import into another MetaCroc instance
Import	Starts the import wizard
Generate script	Opens the Script Generation Wizard

Mass script generation #

You can generate output scripts for all elements in a folder. Right-click the folder and choose Generate script:

Mass Generation

There are several options:

Option	Description
Object types	Select which object types to include in the generation.
Status	Filter by element status.
Settings	Choose output layout: a single file or one file per output in a ZIP.
Sorting	Use tree order or alphabetical order.
Ignore errors	Continue generation even when some items fail; errors are skipped.

You can also generate scripts for older versions of elements or templates using the datetime pickers.