Tree View

Tree View is an important part of the DEXi model window and its Model Page. It shows the structure of the currently edited DEXi model.

Tree View

In Tree View, you can:

  • Select a single attribute by clicking it or using keyboard arrows.

  • Invoke Model Page commands. Most of these commands refer to the currently selected attribute.

  • Move attributes and subtrees shown in the Tree View using standard drag-and-drop mouse commands.

  • Expand and collapse the display of sub-trees by clicking the symbols + and -, respectively.

Status

While editing the model, the status of its attributes is shown in Tree View using the following symbols:

Basic Incomplete Incomplete basic attribute: an attribute having an undefined scale.

Basic Complete Completely defined basic attribute.

Aggregate Undef Aggregate attribute whose utility function cannot be constructed due to undefined scales of its own and/or its descendants.

Aggregate New Aggregate attribute with an undefined utility function (but everything is ready for its construction).

Aggregate Incomplete Aggregate attribute with a partially or incompletely defined utility function.

Aggregate Complete Aggregate attribute with a fully defined (100% determined) utility function.

linked Linked attribute.

Remark

Usually, the goal is to completely define all DEXi model components. In Tree View, this is indicated by “all green” status symbols. Occasionally and only with a good reason, it is acceptable to leave a partially defined utility function incomplete and/or to have a linked attribute linked.