To enter, update or look at sentence types. The window is especially useful for fast entry of sentence types (sentence type constituents i.e. entity types and predicate types) e.g. in a prototyping type of model building. The window serves as an alternative to the the Sentence Model Element-window, where sentence type constituents are entered in a systematic bottom-up manner. Another related window is the Sentences-window.

CONTROLS:

Existing sentence types can be selected from the upper listbox. The constituents will then automatically be selected from the SUBJECT, PREDICATE (and OBJECT) list-edit controls under (their data element types displayed).

Modifying subject, predicate (and object) data element types

Use the radio buttons to select which sentence type constituent to modify. Note that the data elements types also are listed in the quick-entry edit control under. You can modify this list and apply the modified list by pressing the Supplement- or Replace-button. Non-existing data element types included in the list will be added to the sentence model (the KB-name is generated automatically). A pop-up dialog will prompt for domain.

You can also modify the data element types of a constituent by using the Add, Remove, Move Up and Move Down-buttons. Data element types are selected from the listbutton just right of the Add-button. You can also look up data element types with the Look up data element-button and refresh the listbutton with the Refresh data elements-button.

Entering new predicate types and entity types

You can type in a new predicate type or entity type by modifying a SUBJECT, PREDICATE (or OBJECT) list-edit control. Data element types are entered as described above. (KB-names are generated automatically).

SQL-specific controls:

Three radio buttons show if the currently selected sentence type is declared as an export- or import ST-table. You can use the buttons to make such declarations, or removing them.

Creating an import- or export table declaration:

• Enter the table name in the edit-field just under the radio buttons (this is optional for export tables - a default table name will be used if the field is blank). The table name can be prefixed with an SQL-database name (e.g. expdb.exptable). The default ST-table database will be used if no prefix is used (ref. Directory, file and SQL-database preferences-window).
• Press the desired import/export radio button.

Other

• The List Sentences-button is used to open a table window with all sentences of the selected sentence type.
• The Browse Sentences-button is used to open a sentence-window (from which you can browse forward/backward through sentences of the current type).

• The Delete Sentences-button is used to delete all sentences in the selected sentence type.