Mist Editors and Tool Windows Overview

This portion of the user guide describes the different editors and tool windows available in Mist.

The Mist UI looks as follows:

Add assets and execute operations using the ribbon along the top of the window.

Easily modify any asset using its visual editor.

Modify an asset's Biml directly in the Biml editor.

Add and edit child assets in Mist's tool windows.

The home ribbon provides the following functions:

Button	Description
Build	Build the open Mist project. The default is a 32-bit build.
Save	Save the project.
View	Choose a tool window to open and bring to the front of the UI.
Import Tables	Open the Import Tables dialog box.
Import Packages	Open the Import Dtsx Files dialog
Connection	Choose a connection type to add to the project. The default is an OLE DB connection.
Package	Add a package to the project.
Table	Choose a table type to add to the project.
View	Choose a view type to add to the project.
Schema	Add a schema to the project.
Database	Add a database to the project.
Principal	Add a principal to the project.
File Format	Choose a file format type to add to the project.
Cube	Add a cube to the project.
Script Project	Choose a script project type to add to the project.
Biml Script	Add a Biml script to the project.
Static Source	Add a static source to a table.
Custom Extension	Add a custom extension to a table.
Annotation	Add an annotation to a logical asset.
Show Help	Display Mist help.
About	Open the About dialog.
License Key	Open the License Key dialog.