Specification Variables Databank Dialog

This dialog appears by selecting Databanks } Equipment } Specification Variables from the main menu of the application.

From this dialog you can:

1. View the contents of specification variables databanks (‘Designer’ and/or ‘User’).

2. Add, delete or modify the properties of specification variables in your ‘User’ databank.

Using the ‘Database Filter...’ button you may choose to display the equipment specification variables of the ‘Designer’ database, the ‘User’ database or both databases at the same time. By default the table displays specification variables from both databases.

► To view/edit the contents of a specification variables databank…

1. Choose a specification variable from the table by selecting a row. Depending on whether you have selected a specification variable that belongs to the ‘User’ or the ‘Designer’ databases you can either view and edit or only view the properties of that variable. The button icon for viewing/editing the properties of the selected agent changes accordingly from the View Properties ( ) button to the Edit Properties () button and vice-versa.

2. If you have chosen a specification variable from the ‘Designer’ database, then you can proceed to view its properties by clicking on the View () button. The Specification Properties Dialog will be displayed. This dialog presents in several tabs the property values for the selected specification variable. Notice that you cannot modify and save any values on this dialog. If you have chosen a specification variable from the ‘User’ database, then instead of the View () button, the Edit () button will appear. After selecting a specification variable, and pressing this button, the Specification Properties Dialog will appear once again, only this time, you can view as well as edit and save new property values for the selected specification variable.

► To add a new specification variable in the ‘User’ databank…

3. Click on the Add New Variable () button. The Specification Properties Dialog will be displayed. Notice that you can view as well as edit the property values for the selected specification variable. After you type in an acceptable name (must be unique amongst all specification variables in the ‘User’ and the ‘Designer’ databank,) and also specify suitable property values for this variable, click OK to close this dialog and return to the parent dialog. A new line will be added in the table to represent the new specification variable. Before you save the new specification variable as part of your ‘User’ databank, you may edit its properties by clicking on the Edit () button.

► To delete a specification variable from the ‘User’ databank…

4. Select the specification variable that you want to delete (click anywhere on that variable’s row). If the variable resides in the ‘User’ database the Delete () button is enabled.

5. Click on the Delete () button.

► To save the ‘User’ databank…

6. To save the changes made in the databank back into the ‘User’ database, simply click on OK to exit the dialog.

Once the changes in the databank are saved into the ‘User’ database, they are irreversible. In case you change your mind about changes made, and these are not yet saved, you may cancel changes and revert to the saved databank by clicking Cancel on the dialog.