CFE Toolbar
At the top of the CFE interface there is a toolbar which provides you with many commands used in maintaining your sensor tree and the global state of your configuration.
The Configuration drop down is used to control the state of the configuration setup from a global perspective. It consists of multiple commands which act on the sensor configuration as a whole.
The Validate command reviews the sensor configuration you have setup at the moment and tries to find any issues with it.
The Save command take the entire configuration and saves it to the database. While this saves your changes it DOES NOT make them active!
The Publish command takes your working configuration and makes it active.
The Clear command wipes your current configuration out allowing you to start fresh or utilize a previous or external configuration.
The Rollback command wipes out any changes you have made sine your last save and restores the configuration to the last saved state.
The Load Previous command lets you load a previously published configuration.
The Zip Ship - Create command takes your entire sensor configuration (including images) and serializes it into a zip file which you can use as a backup or to transfer to other vessels.
The Zip Ship - Import command takes a previously exported configuration (file created by a Zip Ship - Create command) and loads it into your setup.
The Add New Item drop down adds new items to the configuration tree located inside the tab strip below the toolbar. You can add a new physical device, new sensor interface or a new calculated interface to your working configuration.
The Validate, Save Changes and Publish buttons are shortcuts to the same operations detailed above in the Configuration dropdown. Since they are so frequently performed explicit buttons were added to make it easier to execute them.