Navigation Tree: Use, Edit, Backup, Restore

The building navigation tree is a faster, customizable way for you to navigate through the contents of a building.  The tree appears at the top of the building navigation sidebar.

To use the building navigation tree:

1. Go to Home / Building Name.
2. Click Navigation Tree.  The tree appears in a small, attached window.  If it has not been edited, the tree is organized according to the building navigation sidebar.

1. Use the + and - signs to show and hide the children in the tree.
2. Click on the name of an element in the tree to go to the desired location.

You can use the tree editor to do the following:

• Edit the items in the tree, the way they are organized, custom graphics that are assigned them.
• Backup the tree to a file.  This provides a convenient way for you to restore the tree in the event of unexpected or unwanted changes.
• Restore a tree to an earlier backup file.

To edit the tree:

1. Go to Home / Building Name / Advanced / Tree Editor.
2. Use the buttons under Tree Functions to make changes to items in the tree.
3. Click Save when finished.

To backup the existing tree:

1. Go to Home / Building Name / Advanced / Tree Editor.
2. Click Backup.  The tree is saved to a predetermined location on the Tracer ES server and named according to the building name, date, and hour of the backup.

To restore the tree from an earlier backup:

1. Go to Home / Building Name / Advanced / Tree Editor.
2. Click Restore. The Restore Navigation Tree window appears.
3. Select the backup file from which you want to restore the tree.  The backups are named according to the building name, date, and hour of the backup.  If more than one backup was made within the same hour, each will have the same name in the list.  More recent backup files appear closer to the top of the list.
4. Click Restore.

Related Topics

• Building Summary: View
• Building Navigation Sidebar