RowTether lessons
Using RowTether in Unreal Engine: guided lessons, exercises and integration examples.
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RowTether practical guide
Reviewing DataTable references, comparing CSV changes and creating rules with RowTether. The exercises use sample tables to locate errors, analyze changes and export the results.
The guide assumes you can create or import an Unreal DataTable. Lesson 0 explains how to prepare the project and download the practice files.
Contents: table setup, broken references, Name/String relationships, CSV comparison, game rules and report export. The final exercise reviews the removal of a row. Assistant integration is optional.
Reading a review
| Question | Where to find the answer |
|---|---|
| Did the review finish? | Run status. Completed does not mean no errors. |
| What could be inspected? | Scope and coverage, including reasons for partial coverage. |
| What is wrong or would be affected? | Distinct current findings and predicted CSV impact. |
Targets represents destinations; Consumers represents content that uses them. Keep these names and paths so the practice files resolve correctly. Afterwards, transfer the reasoning to your own game tables.
By the end, you will be able to locate a broken reference, review the effect of a table change and export a report with the review scope and results.
Core path
The lessons follow this order and end with an integration exercise. Extensions can be consulted separately.
- 0. Prepare a RowTether practice project — Prepare data with a known review result.
- 1. Run and read your first review — Locate two broken references and explain each one.
- 2. Compare against a clean selection — Use a clean control without confusing it with a repair.
- 3. Declare a relationship stored as Name or String — Declare a relationship that a Name field alone does not express.
- 4. Preview CSV impact without importing it — Identify affected consumers before importing a change.
- 5. Create and preview a game rule — Turn a game requirement into an explicit check.
- 6. Export a review to read and share — Keep a review another person can interpret.
- 7. Final exercise: review the removal of T2 — Identify references affected by removing T2 and document the result.
Optional extensions
- (Optional) Connect an assistant to explain results — Use an assistant to explain review evidence.
Reference documentation
See the plugin documentation for each function’s parameters, results and limits.