Data Display

The data display menu provides a display of all the data structures that are currently available within GenStat and provides an alternative way to display the data than the docked data view. The data are displayed in this dialog if the Use docked data view option on the General tab of the Options is not selected. If this option is selected then the data are displayed in the docked data view.

The menu contains a tree list of all the different types of data folders that are available in GenStat. Each data folder contains data structures and/or data folders. When a folder is selected the data structures and data/or folders contained within that folder are displayed in the adjacent list. You can drag and drop data structures from the data display menu onto spreadsheets and menus.

There is a shortcut menu available for the display and can be activated by right-clicking on any data structure name. The items available on this menu are listed below:

Options

Displays additional options which you can use on the data structures such as deleting, renaming and displaying. The options can also be accessed by clicking the right-mouse on a single data structure or selection of data structures.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected data structure(s).

Rename

Allows you to rename the currently selected data structure(s).

Duplicate

Allows you to duplicate the currently selected data structure(s).

Display

Displays the values of the currently selected data structure(s) in the Output Window. You are prompted with a menu which allows you to specify the layout for the values that are printed in the Output Window.

Create Pointer

Allows you to create a pointer to the currently selected data structures.

Sort

Prompts you with a menu to control how the data structures are to be sorted.