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Study management

Study is a document within GUI, where you can carry out all operations provided by the SALOME functionality. This is a certain abstraction layer between actual document data (probably, remote data available through CORBA) and data presentation (in the Object Browser). The study is composed of Data Object instances, united in a tree-like structure.

All operations with studies are available from the File menu.

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New - creates a new study. The study will be created with default name Study1. It is possible to create several studies, each accessible from the task bar.

Open - allows to open an existing study by browsing for it in a standard Search File dialog box, choosing the required .hdf file and clicking Open button.

Reopen - reloads the current study from the *.hdf file. This menu command can be used to reverse the study to the latest saved state.

Connect - allows to open an unloaded study.

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Select one of the studies, which has been previously created and unloaded and click Ok button.

Note:
SALOME is a multi-study platform. It means that simultaneously you can work with several studies.

Close - closes the current study, alternatively it is possible to click on the cross in the upper right corner of the study window.

Note:
If the study has not been previously saved, this option will call the following dialog box with several options:
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Here, Unload option unloads the current study from the SALOME Desktop. It can be reloaded in the same working session, but if you quit the SALOME application, all changes in the unloaded study will be lost.

Save - saves the current study. Saving a study you also save its layout, i.e. all positions and sizes of dockable windows. It means that the difference in settings of the same windows (for example Python console) is possible between different modules (the same window can have different size and position when other module is activated). Also each module can indicate which common windows are necessary for working, and only they will be displayed when this module is active.

Note:
If the study hasn't been previously saved, Save will call the standard Search File dialog box where you can enter the name for your study and save it.

Save as - allows to save the current study with a new name. Input a new name for the study in the standard Search File dialog box and click Save button.

Dump study - allows to Dump a SALOME Study in one or several Python scripts. The following dialog box allows to browse for the location and define the name for a Python file.

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  • Publish in study - if checked in, the component objects created by Python commands will be published in the created Study when the script is played, otherwise the objects will not be published in the Study.
  • Save GUI state - if checked in, the current application layout will be saved in the Python file.

To confirm your choice click Save.

Notebook - allows to predefine study variables.

Load Script - allows to load a saved Python Script.

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To confirm your choice click Open.

Properties - allows to edit the properties of the current study.

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  • Author - allows to change the name of the study author
  • Created - gives the date and time of Study creation
  • Locked - allows to lock the study for modifications. Just click on this field and choose Yes item. In this case your study will be locked for any modifications for all users. Next time you try to edit it, you will see the following warning message:
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  • Modified - allows to see if any modifications have been introduced into study since its last save.
  • Modifications - allows to view the list of changes made in the study. In this dialog box click on the Modifications field and scroll it down. Each record contains the date and time of the modification and the name of the user, who has introduced it.

Preferences - allows setting preferences applicable to Salome in general and its modules.

Most recently used - contains a list of recently opened studies, giving the possibility to fast load the required study.

Exit - unlike Close, closes not only the current, but all opened Salome studies.