Information valid for AMI version 8.0 initial release
Summary
The Browser Gadget is a navigation tool for structure objects. It lets you select the current object to work with, and also provides operations such as adding new objects, copying objects, linking and unlinking objects, reordering child objects, and moving objects from one place to another.
When the gadget first opens it presents a set of tabs labelled with the names of structure types (e.g. Events, Lists, etc.) The choice of which types to show is made in the Workspace Editor.
Clicking on a tab opens it up to show all that structure type's root level objects. Those that have child objects are displayed with an arrow icon in front of them. Clicking on one of these arrows 'opens' the object and displays its children. Clicking on an object's name selects that object as the current context, also causing other open gadgets to update. The current object is highlighted in orange.
Selection Mode
By default the Browser gadget lets you only select a single object at a time, and that object becomes AMI's current object. However, there is a menu option that displays a checkbox in front of every object, and these allow you to make a multiple selection without changing the current object. If no checkboxes are ticked, commands such as Copy or Link will apply to the current, highlighted object. If even one object's checkbox is ticked though, the commands will apply to those objects instead.
Drag and Drop Features
By default the Browser gadget does not allow objects to be dragged around the tree structure with the mouse. However, System administrators can enable the drag-and-drop mode for a Browser gadget. This allows a user to perform some object actions by dragging the objects.
Objects can be dragged with the mouse to reorder them within the current parent object, or moved to another parent (assuming the user has the correct access rights).
Hovering an object over another object briefly will open the object if it contains children. Dropping an object on top of another object will attempt to move the dropped object in to that object. Dropping an object on to the bin will attempt to unlink that object.
Workspaces with Multiple Browsers
Administrators can define workspaces which contain more than one Browser gadget. When a workspace contains multiple browsers, only one of them can be used to select the current object. The other browsers can be used to select objects for actions such as copy and paste.
Although only one browser at a time can act as the 'main' browser, the user can change which browser performs this role by clicking the 
icon in the gadget's header.
Favourites
The Browser gadget can be configured to show a star icon to the left of every object. This icon works in conjunction with the Favourites lists defined in the Favourites gadget. The user can click the star icons to add objects to Favourites lists.
If there are no Favourites lists defined in the Favourites gadget, then clicking the star icon will bring up a prompt to create a new list, and then add the object to that list. If there are more than one Favourites lists, then clicking a star will bring up a dropdown showing the available Favourites lists, as well as the option to add a new list. However, if there is only one Favourites list defined, then clicking a star icon will just add that object to the list, as a one click operation.
Gadget Action Menu Items
Copy
Copies the currently selected objects to the clipboard allowing them to be pasted into both this and other Gadgets.
Paste Link...
Pastes the objects from the front page of the clipboard, linking them at the currently selected structure point. Selecting this menu item displays the Paste Object dialog.
Paste Duplicate...
Similar to the Paste option, but it creates duplicates of the objects on the front page of the clipboard, inserting them at the currently selected structure point. Selecting this menu item displays the Paste Duplicate dialog.
If there are any globally unique attributes to the object, this operation would normally fail because those unique attributes would need to be duplicated. To avoid this problem you can specify a Unique Prefix and/or Suffix to be added to the values of such attributes. If, for example, the attribute 'SKU Code' is globally unique, and you entered "xxx" in the Unique Prefix field, then the SKU "ABC123" would be duplicated as "xxxABC123."
Add to List...
This item is only enabled when the user has selected one or more objects. It brings up a dialog with two dropdown controls. The first shows all the top level List structures; the second shows all the child objects of the List selected in the first control. Clicking the Okay button adds copies of the selected objects into that List child object.
Add to Previous List
Like 'Add to List...', but it automatically uses the same List object as before.
Add Object
Allows the user to create a brand new object, linking it at the currently selected structure point. Selecting this menu item displays the Add Object dialog.
Add Root Object
Allows the user to create a brand new 'root'-level object, linking it as a child of the currently-open structure. Selecting this menu item displays the Add Root Object dialog.
Reorder Children
Allows the user to re-order the child objects of the currently selected object. Selecting this menu item displays the Reorder Child Objects dialog.
Synchronise Children...
Synchronise the child objects of some or all of the instances of the selected object.
Move
Allows the user to move the selected objects to a new structure point. Selecting this menu item displays the Move Object dialog.
Unlink
Unlinks the currently selected objects, moving them to the Bin. Selecting this menu item displays a standard confirmation dialog.
Delete
Removes all instances of the selected object from all locations in the structure. Be very careful when using this feature as it cannot be undone.
Empty Bin
Removes all objects in the selected bin, except for those that are the last instance of that object. Last instance objects can only be removed using the Delete feature.
Add Comment
Allows the user to add a new comment to the selected objects and optionally email a notification to others.
Access Rights
Brings up a dialog showing you user access permissions for the selected object. You can also change the permissions.
Set Root Context
Makes the browser gadget treat the currently-selected object as the 'root' object of the structure. The browser will not display any objects outside of the selected root object, which can help to speed up navigation when working with a small subset of objects. This setting is saved between sessions.
Clear Root Context
If a root context is set, this menu option clears that setting and refreshes the browser structure to show all the objects which were previously hidden.
Set Default Context
Sets the currently-selected object to be the default context for this user. This setting is saved between sessions, and this context will be loaded by default whenever the user logs in or refreshes the browser.
Clear Default Context
If a default context has been set using the menu option above, this menu option removes it.
Disable/Enable Selection Checkboxes
Hides or shows the checkboxes to the left of each object.
Options
Brings up the Options dialog (see below).
Refresh
Refreshes the currently selected object only. Other objects are not refreshed, even if they have been opened up to show their children. If no object is highlighted, this command has no effect at all.
Gadget Options
Show Bin
Should the Bin object be visible underneath the document root?
Show Documents
Should the Document sub-structure be visible underneath the document root?
Show Completed Events
Should events flagged as completed be visible in the browser?
Sort Objects in the Bin using:
Allows a different sort order to be selected for objects displayed in the bin
Invert Bin Sort Order
Inverts the sorting applied by the previous sort order when checked.