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Component Type
Created: October 12, 2016 | Updated: June 16, 2017
| Applies to versions: 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 17.1. For the latest, read: Component Type for version 19.1
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The Component Type dialog
Summary Copy Link Copied
The Component Type dialog is used to select the type of component.
Access Copy Link Copied
The dialog is accessed in the following ways:
- From the CmpLib editor (File » New » Library » Component Library), click
in the Type column under the Component header. - From the Component Template Editor, click in the Default Value column of a ComponentType in the Parameters region then click .
- In the Configure Migration step of the Library Migrator View (View » Library Migrator), click to the right of Component Type.
Options/Controls Copy Link Copied
Select the desired component type from the list then click OK to select.
Right-click Menu
- Add - use to add a new component type. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Add sub-type - use to add a sub-type to the component type currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new sub-type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Edit - use the edit the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type.
- Delete - use to delete the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. A dialog appears for confirmation before the deletion occurs.