EDesignData_Dlg-FormComponentTypeEditorComponent Type_AD
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: EDesignData_Dlg-FormComponentTypeEditor((Component Type))_AD for version 19.1
Summary
The Component Type dialog is used to select the type of component.
Access
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
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.