Flynet Viewer Mapper Help

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Creating a New Screen Definitions File

With the Mapper, you can create a new Screen Definitions File using one of two primary approaches:

1.	Directly (from "scratch")

2.	Importing from the Screen Workflow Recording Viewer

Whenever possible, it is recommended to use the Screen Recording Viewer to generate your definitions file. This may or may not provide an extensively detailed definition, depending on the amount of work and detail put-in while creating the recording.

Even when creating a file from scratch it is essential that a recording or trace of the live application be available. The recording/trace files are the source of screen images that are essential to the usability of the Mapper.

To Import from the Recording Viewer

1.	Follow the directions in the Workflow Recording help for Whole File Generation, which copies the complete XML for a new definitions file to the system clipboard

2.	Select the File - New menu option

3.	Using the FlyConnector form, optionally enter an application name (this is not the file name)

4.	Select the View - Text (XML editor) menu option

5.	Select the small, initial XML text in the text editor and press the Control-V key to paste the generated XML from the clipboard

6.	Select the View - Graphical menu option to see your imported definition in the graphical view

7.	Select the File - Save As menu option to name and save your new file

8.	Now, see the following instructions to help in making additions and changes to your file

To Create a new file Directly (from "scratch")

This option may frequently be necessary when only a trace file (.log) of an emulation session is available, or when a recording is made but with inadequate or inaccurate screen identification.

1.	Select the File - New menu option

2.	Using the FlyConnector form, optionally enter an application name (this is not the file name)

3.	Select the File - Save As menu option to name and save your new file

4.	Add your first Screen element by right-clicking on the FlyConnector element and chosing New - Screen

5.	Click on the Import button on the new Screen element to import the first screen in your recording

6.	Now that you see the screen you are working with, you can name it

7.	You need to define the screen recognition by swiping unique text that identifies this screen and creating one or more Recognize elements

8.	If your screen has fields that should be read or written by your application, you should add one or more FieldMap elements so that the field locations and sizes can be maintained in your definitions file rather than in your application(s)

9.	Use the Control-S key to frequently save your additions/changes, as with any file under development