Project Explorer

The Project Explorer, located below the Oasis montaj menus , is the window into the datasets contained within the currently open project.

Data files that you create or open in this project will be displayed in the Project Explorer, organized by data type (e.g., databases, grids, maps, 3D views, voxels, geosurfaces):

You can open existing data files, create new ones, and remove files from within the Project Explorer. Additionally, you can view file properties and access metadata for most data files.

Project Explorer Window Options

The Project Explorer window:

Can be docked to the left or right side of the workspace.
Can float inside or outside the project's workspace.
Can be "pinned" (always visible) or "unpinned" (displayed as a tab at the docking location).
Cannot be closed.

Project Explorer Toolbar

The Project Explorer toolbar provides quick access to frequently used commands and functions within your Oasis montaj project:

$image\togglemanager.jpg$	Save Project Use this command to save the changes made to the project.
$image\newdatabase.jpg$	Manage Menus Use this command to load or unload a menu from the menu bar.
$image\opendata1.jpg$	Run GX Use this command to run a GX from the \gx directory.
$image\savedatabasechanges.jpg$	Run Script Use this command to execute a script with multiple parameters. You can also access the script for editing.
$image\discarddatabasechanges.jpg$	Record Script Use this command to record a script to a new file. If the script file (*.gs) already exists, you will be prompted to overwrite or append to it.
$image\openmap1.jpg$	Stop Recording Use this command to end script recording.

Project Explorer Tabs

Data Tab

The Data tab displays all datasets opened or created within the current project, offering tools to streamline workflow, including:

Data Description Tool – Add descriptive text to datasets listed in the Project Explorer. Enhanced metadata capabilities provide access to the properties of displayed data items.

Bulk Actions – Open, remove, or create multiple datasets by right-clicking on folder items.

Dataset Removal – Remove datasets from the project or permanently delete them from the system, including auxiliary files. This action also removes dataset layers from any unpacked 2D or 3D documents in the current workspace.

Colour Tool – Modify colour distribution for selected grid or voxel items simultaneously.

Dataset Renaming – Rename individual datasets along with their associated auxiliary files.

What options are available?

Click the links below for tools specific to commonly used data types:

$image\projdata.jpg$ Project Explorer - Databases

$image\projgrid.jpg$ Project Explorer - Grids

$image\projmap.jpg$ Project Explorer - Maps

Project Explorer - Voxels

Project Explorer - Geosurfaces

Tools Tab

The Tools tab provides access to Geostats/Geochemistry tools, including:

Histogram
Scatter Plot
Probability Plot
Triplot

These tools can be shown or hidden as needed to keep your project streamlined.

The Geostats/Geochemistry tools require a Geochemistry subscription for Oasis montaj.

Jobs Tab

You can execute slow, computationally intensive, or bulk/repetitive processes (e.g., gridding multiple channels or 2D FFT multiple-grid filtering) asynchronously. Running jobs in the background allows you to continue working on other processing and interpretive steps. Progress is monitored, and results are seamlessly integrated into the current workspace upon completion.

Jobs Tab Header

The tab header provides key status indicators for job progress:

Visual Indicators:

: A spinning wheel denotes ongoing background processing.
: A check mark signifies successful completion.
: A notification icon alerts you to failures or issues.

Numeric Indicator: Displays the number of jobs being processed in the background. The number updates in real time as jobs are completed and added, and resets once all the jobs have finished processing.

Jobs Tab Tree

The tab contains a sequential history list of all launched jobs for the current project, arranged from newest to oldest, along with their status and progress. New jobs are appended in a collapsed state.

Job Entries

Each job entry has the information presented under a node in the tree. Clicking the +/- icon expands or collapses the node.

For non-Seequent Evo jobs, entries are named based on the input data (e.g., database name, database channel, or filter control file), with prefixes indicating their function:

Gridding: Created via the 'Grid Data' tool in the Grid and Image > Gridding menu.
Grid Multi: Created by running Grid Multiple Channels.
Section Gridding: Created via Grid Sections.
Magmap Filtering: Created using Magmap Filtering.

Seequent Evo jobs, marked with a Seequent Evo icon, are named based on the executed Seequent Evo process:

Seequent Evo Object Import: Created via Import from Seequent Evo.
Seequent Evo Object Publish: Created via Publish to Seequent Evo.
Seequent Evo Object Update: Created using the Reload Latest from Seequent Evo context-menu option. (See the Reload from Seequent Evo section in the Import from Seequent Evo topic.)

Job Entry Indicators

Each job entry features the same visual indicators as those in the Jobs tab header, along with additional controls (e.g., a “stop” icon next to a job in progress, a "play" button next to a completed or cancelled operation):

Processing jobs: Ongoing progress is indicated by a spinner icon .

Successfully completed jobs: Successful completion is indicated by a check mark .

Failed jobs: Errors or issues are indicated by a notification icon . Click the icon to view details. Individual node entries or tasks may be flagged with an exclamation icon or a cross mark , providing further information about the captured error.

Cancelled jobs: An active job can be cancelled by clicking the “stop” icon next to the progress icon.
Cancelling a job halts processing, stops the spinner, and updates the status to a cross mark .

For all jobs (except Seequent Evo jobs), a play button appears next to the status icon, enabling reruns:
Rerunning a Job: Double-clicking a job entry or selecting the play button will relaunch the process with previously used parameters, which can be modified before execution.
New Entry Addition: Each rerun generates a new entry at the top of the list.

Output Files

Output files are organized under the parent job entry in a hierarchical structure.

Hovering over a child node of a non-Evo process output displays a tooltip with the full path and file name.

Each output file features one of the following status indicators:

: A file successfully produced is indicated by a check mark.

: A file generated with errors or warnings is marked with a notification icon—click the parent node to view details.

: A file that was not generated is marked with a cross icon.

For specific file types (grid, voxel, geosurface, or database), outputs are automatically added to the Data tab under their respective categories (Grids, Voxels, Geosurfaces, Databases).

Unless imported from Seequent Evo with the Download and open option enabled, files will not open automatically in the workspace—regardless of the configured advanced settings or Grid Multiple Channels display options.

Seequent Evo Processes

Evo-related processes (tasks)—such as downloading, publishing, and translating objects or colourmaps— are listed under the parent node of an Evo job, which is marked with a Seequent Evo icon.

Each task is accompanied by a visual indicator representing its status:

: A task in progress is indicated by a spinner icon.

: A successfully executed task is marked with a check mark icon.

: A task completed with warnings is marked with an exclamation icon. Click the icon to view for more details.

: A task that has failed is marked with a cross icon.

Seequent Evo jobs are not retained when the project is closed and reopened.

Closing Oasis montaj

When closing the project or the Oasis montaj instance while a background process is running, a confirmation prompt will appear. If confirmed, the background process will be cancelled.

If oms.exe continues running in the background (e.g., during a gridding task), the process will execute. Upon reopening the project:

Jobs tab:

No status indicator will be available for jobs completed after the project was closed.
Expanding the job node will reveal the output file(s).
No visual confirmation (e.g., a check mark icon) will be displayed for files generated after closure.

Data tab:

Grids created after the project has been closed will not be automatically added to the Grids list.