update

src/core/js/caosdb.js

@@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ async function retrieve_dragged_property(id) {
  * a web page using a specialized XSLT named entity palette.
  * @return An array of entities.
  */
+//TODO the name is inaccurate; actually the existing RT/Property panel is
+//created; Suggestion: Split it or rename
 async function retrieve_data_model() {
     // TODO possibly allow single query
     let props = await connection.get("Entity/?query=FIND Property");

src/core/js/edit_mode.js

@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ var edit_mode = new function() {
      * Reload the toolbox, e.g. when new Properties or RecordTypes have been added.
      */
     this.reload_edit_mode_toolbox = async function() {
-        var model = await edit_mode.retrieve_data_model();
+        const model = await edit_mode.retrieve_data_model();
         edit_mode.load_tool_box(model);
     }
 
@@ -634,7 +634,9 @@ var edit_mode = new function() {
         edit_mode.add_draggable_property_to_model(model);
         var editPanel = edit_mode.get_edit_panel();
         removeAllWaitingNotifications(editPanel);
-        editPanel.innerHTML = xml2str(model);
+        // remove previously added model
+        $(".caosdb-f-edit-mode-existing").remove()
+        $(editPanel).children()[0].appendChild(model);
     }
 
 

src/core/xsl/entity_palette.xsl

@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
   <xsl:output method="html"/>
 
   <xsl:template match="/Response">
-    <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
-    <div class="list-group-item btn-group-vertical caosdb-v-editmode-btngroup caosdb-f-edit-mode-create-buttons">
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary caosdb-f-edit-panel-new-button new-property">Create Property</button>
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary caosdb-f-edit-panel-new-button new-recordtype">Create RecordType</button>
-    </div>
     <div title="Drag and drop Properties from this panel to the Entities on the left." class="caosdb-v-editmode-existing caosdb-f-edit-mode-existing d-none">
       <div class="card-header">
         <h6>Existing Properties</h6>
@@ -35,7 +30,6 @@
           <xsl:apply-templates select="./RecordType"/>
         </ul>
     </div>
-    </div>
   </div>
   </xsl:template>
 

src/core/xsl/main.xsl

@@ -120,7 +120,14 @@
             <div class="card-header">
               <span class="card-title">Edit Mode Toolbox</span>
             </div>
-            <div class="caosdb-f-edit-panel-body"></div>
+            <div class="caosdb-f-edit-panel-body">
+              <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+              <div class="list-group-item btn-group-vertical caosdb-v-editmode-btngroup caosdb-f-edit-mode-create-buttons">
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary caosdb-f-edit-panel-new-button new-property">Create Property</button>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary caosdb-f-edit-panel-new-button new-recordtype">Create RecordType</button>
+              </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
     </div>