TradeSkillMaster 2.0 - Groups & Sub-Groups Explained

I think is is important to give a visual metaphor for how groups and sub-groups work in TradeSkillMaster (TSM) 2.0 because it can seem confusing.

The video after the jump goes into great detail to explain the metaphor and help you understand what is happening when adding and removing items from groups and sub-groups. Read on for more theory and the video.





YouTube: TradeSkillMaster (TSM) 2.0 - Groups & Sub-Groups Explained

Written Explination

Think of groups as a large plastic storage tub (the type that are as large as a storage trunk). Inside that tub place a smaller plastic storage container that is the size of a loaf of bread. This is a sub-group.

Inside that loaf of bread-size container place a container that is the size of a sandwich. This is a sub-group of a sub-group.

Inside that sandwich-size container place another container that is the size of a matchbox. This is a sub-group of a sub-group.

We have a storage storage tub. Inside that is a container the size of a loaf of bread. Inside that is a container the size of a sandwich. Inside that is a container the size of a matchbox.

Inside that container the size of a matchbox place a ring. That ring is an item in a sub-group of a sub-group of a sub-group of a group.

It might look something like this: storage tub > loaf of bread-size container > sandwich-size container > matchbox-size container > ring.

In TSM 2.0 terms it is: group > sub-group > sub-group > sub-group > item.

Why have I gone into so much detail to build this metaphor? Because when removing items from sub-groups they remain in the group or sub-group that contains its group or sub-group.

In TSM 2.0 if I remove the "ring" from the matchbox-size container it doesn't get removed from the storage tub. Instead it gets moved into the group or sub-group above it in the hierarchy.

In our metaphor a ring removed from the matchbox-size container would be "dumped" into the sandwich-size container.

If it was then removed from the sandwich-size size container is would be "dumped" into the loaf of loaf of bread-size container.

If it was removed from loaf of loaf of bread-size container it would be "dumped" into the storage tub.

Therefore an item, if removed from a group or sub-group, moves to the group or sub-group above it (also known as a "parent" group).

To get an item removed completely from all of the nested groups you select the top-most group, select the item and click "remove". This will remove the item from all groups similar to how it worked in TSM 1.0 (when you would remove an item from a group).

It takes a little getting used to but once you understand how it works you adjust fairly easily.

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