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Resource Instance

Introduction​

A resource instance is a snapshot of the resource or the specific resource in a specific environment at a particular time or during a time period, to simulate the real specific resource in a specific situation in the real world.

For example, You are a resource, but You in the first semester of Class 1 of Grade 1 are an instance of the resource.

A resource instance essence is the most important parts of the resource instance.

We can use URL, Name, Introduction, Keywords or other fields to describe the resource instance essence.

For more information, please refer to Concepts

Management​

List all child instances​

  1. Click the system name of a system in system tree
  2. View all or a part of child instances of the system in entity list area
  3. Click Page number button at the bottom of the page to go to other page.

Switch to child instance list​

  1. Click the Entity type indicator / switcher button on the top bar of the entity list window
  2. Click and select Instance button to switch to child instance list
  3. Click Page number button at the bottom of the page to go to other page.

List child or descendant instances and subsystems​

  1. Click the system name of a system in system tree

  2. Click the Dispaly button on top bar of instance list

  3. Select options of Display children or descendants, e.g. Child instances and subsystems

    Options to display child or descendant instances or systems on instance list:

    • Child instances
    • Child systems
    • Child instance and systems
    • Descendant instances
    • Descendant systems
    • Descendant instances and systems

    Options to display children and descendants

    Display descendant instances and systems
    Display descendant instances and systems

  4. View all or a part of child or descendant instances and subsystems of the system in entity list area

  5. Click Page number button at the bottom of the page to go to other page.

Create​

Create a resource instance with URL​

  1. Click Create button on top bar of instance list

  2. Enter the URL of the instance, e.g. https://metaessen.com

  3. Click one option for Where is the initial essence from, e.g. "Database or website"

    The app will automatically gets basic data from the web page, such as name, description, keywords, etc., and fill them in the corresponding fields

  4. If necessary, you can edit the content of these fields

  5. Click the Create resource instance essence button

  6. After the creation is successful, you will see the resource instance essence in the instance list.

create an instance successfully
Created a resource instance successfully

Create a resource instance without URL​

  1. Right Click (or tap and hold) Create button on top bar of instance list
  2. Enter the name, introduction, or keywords
  3. Click the Create resource instance essence button
  4. After the creation is successful, you will see the resource instance essence in the instance list and a URL is created automatically for the instance.

create an instance without url successfully
Created a resource instance using internal URL successfully

View or select​

  1. Click View button at the bottom of an instance item of the instance list
  2. The instance is selected, and the detail of it is displayed on detail side bar or detail popup window

Edit​

  1. Click Edit button at the bottom of a resource item of the instance list

  2. Edit the data of the resource

  3. Click button More on the right-bottom corner

  4. Edit other data or options, e.g. select the options of Whether ot update corresponding resource

    Whether to update corresponding resource

  5. Click Update resource instance essence button

Delete​

  1. Click Delete button at the bottom of a instance item of the instance list
  2. Select one of the delete options of whether to delete the corresponding resource of the instance, e.g. Delete the instance only
  3. Click Yes, Delete it button

Display instance list​

  1. Click Display button on top bar of instance list

  2. Select or unselect Name, Introduction, Keywords, or other sub-checkbox to display or hide the corresponding field

  3. Select other options

    Display options of instance list

  4. Click Display button again to hide the above sub-checkboxes

Multitple instances look like an article after hiding borders and spaces
Multitple instances look like an article after hiding borders and spaces

Display resource data​

Resource data can be displayed if all descriptive fields of its instance are blank (Instances inherent data from the resource).

  1. Click Display button in instance list
  2. Select Resource essence if all descriptive fields are blank

Sort​

  1. Click Sort button on top bar of instance list
  2. Click System order, Name, URL, Created time, or Updated time sub-button to sort instance list
  3. Click the sub-button again to change ascending/descending order
  4. Click Sort button again to hide the above sub-buttons

Sort instances
Sort instances

Access instance essence​

The format of the URL of the separate page for any instance essence: https://metaessen.com/iesn/<instance_id>/

You can access the instance by this URL on a separate page.

Refer to Search

Click search button for an instance
Click search button to search instances

Search instance results
Instance search results

Close instance search results window
Click Close button on instance search

Keyword filter​

Refer to Keyword filter

Click a keyword for an instance
Click a keyword of an instance

Resource instance filter results window
Instance keyword filter results

Close instance filter results window
Click close button on instance keyword filter

Group operations​

Refer to Group operations

Select and edit group of instances
Select and edit group of instances

More or Less button​

There is a More or Less button on some action page (detail side bar or popup window).

Click More to display more fields and click Less to display the necessary fields.