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Introduction to the DG builder GUI
Hitting this button causes current DG to be backed up to the database connected to DG builder.
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This button updates the JSON not the XML. The XML is what is used at run-time.
To the left of start is a beige rectangle. This is actually a button, when clicked a menu will appear.
Validate XML - makes sure the XML is valid. Generally I find this isn't as helpful as other XML validating tools because it doesn't have line highlighting. Sometimes it is easier to get the XML version of the DG and use another tool to perform this function. This option does not validate the XML against any schema.
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