Overview of the Script Editor

After setting up a project and creating a new script, you can start creating code with the Script Editor.

You can write the code that should be run in the script editing pane.
You can add other resources from DXP - Open Edition to your script and work with them.
You can use a large number of existing code snippets.
You can get AI assistance
Advanced search capabilities
You can run the script when you are finished.

Script Editor view

You can run functions in the Script editing pane by right-clicking to open the context menu. Here are some:

Version Management: Click Version Management to open a window that shows previous versions of the current script
Split Horizontally: Split the Script editing pane horizontally. You can work on two different scripts the same time now
Split Vertically: Split the Script editing pane vertically. You can work on two different scripts the same time now
Code Snippets: See Code snippets in the Script Editor for more details
Explain Selected Code: Explains the selected code using OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The output will be displayed at the OpenAI Chat panel
Refactor Selected Code: Refactors selected code using OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The refactor version will be displayed at the OpenAI Chat panel ready for copy

Toggle explorer: Opens the resources panel
Search: The search feature allows users to search for code throughout all scripts within your selected project.Additionally, it offers the ability to replace code, enabling users to make modifications efficiently
Toggle fullscreen mode: Fullscreen mode is a feature that allows the user to expand the Script Editor to occupy the entire screen, hiding other elements such as the browser’s address bar, tabs, and operating system taskbar

In the dropdown you will find:

Open: Open an existing project
Create: Creates a new project
Global Search: The global search feature allows users to search for code snippets across all scripts in all existing projects
Refresh Masterdata: Refreshes Masterdata. This is used when outer resources are changed in order to update your project with the latest changes. For example, redefining an API or a Table
Recently opened projects: Shows all recently opened projects from the user

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The shell bar includes the following actions and functions:

Resize Vertically: Relocates the resource pane under the project pane
Toggle log: Disables the Run script dialog and replaces it with a similar-purpose pane
Toggle OpenAI Chat: Facilitates an OpenAI ChatGPT chat pane for AI assistance during coding, featuring adjustable settings for Model, Temperature, Max Tokens, and Stream. Additionally, offers an option to export the ongoing chat

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