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How-to

Managing entries

This page covers the day-to-day mechanics of the Entry List. For what the Entry List is, see the concept page.

Main buttons

Button What it does
Add Creates a new entry using Default Add Type.
Remove Removes the selected entry. Parent entries may prompt to promote children or delete the hierarchy.
Duplicate Duplicates the selected entries.
Move Up / Move Down Moves the selected entry or hierarchy block.
Hide menu Hide/show editor entries by active entry, type, parents, children, selected-only, or all.
Entry Tools menu Import custom properties, toggle collapse all, or clear the Entry List.

Building hierarchy

The structure row changes parent/child relationships for the active entry:

  • Set Parent: choose a parent for the active entry.
  • Indent: make the active entry a child of the previous compatible entry.
  • Outdent: move the active entry up one hierarchy level.
  • Clear Parent: remove the active entry's parent.
  • Unparent Direct Children: keep the entry but move its direct children up one level.
  • Unparent All Children: keep the entry but move every descendant out of the hierarchy.

Depth limit

Entry hierarchy depth is capped at 12 levels.

Parent/child relationships are what enable Conditions on a child entry.

The Hierarchy Lens helps you move around a deep tree:

  • Shows whether the active entry is top-level, child, parent, or child-parent.
  • Shows depth and direct child count.
  • Parent button selects the parent.
  • First Child button selects the first direct child.
  • Previous / Next buttons select siblings.
  • Direct Children menu lists all direct children.

Deleting a parent

What happens when you delete a parent that has children is set by Parent Delete:

  • Ask When Needed: prompt when deleting a parent with children.
  • Delete Parent Only: delete the parent and promote its children.
  • Delete Hierarchy: delete the parent and all descendants.

This default lives in Confirmations.

Keyboard shortcuts

Most of these actions have shortcuts when the Entry List is the active shortcut target — Add (Shift+A), Remove (X), Duplicate (Shift+D), Move (W / S), and more. See Keyboard shortcuts.