This command establishes the connection to an object model server using the Connect to Server dialog box.

The combo box contains the names of the servers and hosts that you have already connected to, if any, in the current session. On Windows®, the server and host names are saved in the registry so that they are available from one session to the next.

Once you have connected to a running object model server, the model will be loaded into the model pane as shown below:

The connection indicator will change from red —when the inspector is not connected— to green to show that the inspector is connected to the object model server.

This command is used to update the current view on the object model server. If the inspector is not connected to the server, it will try to connect to the server by popping the connection dialog box if necessary. If the current view has not been saved to disk in the Studio, you will be prompted to save the .ilv file to disk. This is necessary because the object model server reads the file in order to load the view specification. Once the object model server has been updated, the new view is accessible to any components. This mechanism is the recommended way to test a view in your component. The steps to test your view are the following:

This command can be used to show all classes that have been temporarily hidden in the model pane. Hiding classes in the model pane can be useful when you have a model that contains many classes and it is difficult to see the classes that you are interested in when building a particular view. See “Class Pop-up Menu”. to learn how to hide a class in the model pane.

This command forces the inspector to disconnect from the object model server if it is connected. Once the inspector has been disconnected, the connection indicator turns red. Use this command if you just want to download the model to create views but you do not want to remain connected.