Help Index → When something does not behave as expected → Use case 53
Node View menus depend on the tab, the clicked node’s structural level and whether you clicked or dragged. Locate the intended record instead of using a destructive command as a substitute.
Before you start
- Identify the operation you actually want and back up before any data-changing action.
- Expand the relevant tree enough to distinguish its outer array, complete records and nested child fields.
- Before sync, formatting or structured refresh, copy EACH pending Raw JSON pane to its own external file: one sync can overwrite all others. Reapply non-inventory edits one pane at a time, syncing and comparing exact values before the next. Parse errors can leave an old tree with green status; [] is ignored, and Pretty Print can erase invalid text.
- Do not sync/Pretty Print Inventory Raw JSON: dictionary assignment is defective. Use Organizer for supported moves or Replace Items from Backup for supported replacement.
Steps
- Preserve EACH pending pane externally before refresh: one sync can overwrite the others. Reapply non-inventory edits one pane at a time, syncing and verifying exact values. Stop after parse errors even if green; [] is ignored and Pretty Print may erase invalid text. Use structured tools, never defective Inventory Raw JSON sync/Pretty Print. (control reference)
- Use an ordinary right-click on an actual Node View node. Clicking empty space supplies no node menu; right-clicking Raw JSON opens the text editor’s different menu. (control reference)
- For Set Player Location to this Endpoint, open Teleport Endpoints and click a complete endpoint directly beneath the outer array. Its child coordinates and the array root do not receive that action. (control reference)
- For Restore a Base, click the outer base array. For Backup a Base, click the base record. For Backup this Inventory or Replace Items from Backup, click a complete inventory directly below the inventory array. (control reference)
- If you see Delete N Nodes, dismiss the menu and try a stationary right-click: right-button dragging opens a separate selection/deletion menu on every tab. Check which visible nodes were included before ever confirming deletion. (control reference)
Expected result
- The normal menu presents only actions applicable to the clicked tab and node. Toggle Expansion 2 Levels, Highlight In Text Box and Copy This Node’s Text are general node actions.
- Normal Delete Node appears on bases and starships, not ordinary inventory or endpoint menus. Generic right-drag deletion remains exposed on all four tabs.
What changes, and when to save
Opening or dismissing a menu does not save. A changing action can modify memory immediately; any live write remains a separately confirmed File → Save.
Check the result
- Reopen the menu on the intended complete record and read the exact command before activating it. For starship deletion, select whole occupied ownership-slot records, not individual fields or the list root.
Important details and recovery
- Do not delete child nodes to force another command to appear. Generic deletion is not a safe inventory-management or endpoint-inspection shortcut.
- A menu command’s presence is not proof that arbitrary hand-edited data is valid. Resolve uncertainty before acting.