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Default layout

When creating a new Process, the Process editing window displays the default layout. The first property is the main Process diagram and cannot be closed, as shown in the following figure:

default layout

The default layout consists of the toolbar in the top area, the Process property panel and the command property panel in the left area, the multi property panel composed of the Process diagram and Process block (multiple Process blocks can be opened at the same time) in the upper part of the middle area, the attribute property panel and the variable property panel in the right area, and the output panel and debugging panel at the bottom of the middle area.

The debug panel is displayed only when the breakpoint debugging state is entered.

Toolbar​

The toolbar panel in the top area is composed of tool icons, and is displayed or hidden according to the switch between the middle Process icon tab and the Process block property.

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Process property panel and command property panel​

The left area contains the Process property panel and the command property panel, which are displayed in response to the switching of the active property in the middle area:

  • When the Process icon tab is activated, the left area activates and expands the Process property panel correspondingly. At the same time, you can switch to the command property panel, but the command property panel is in the state of no available commands.

    process tab

    • Click the tree node in the Process list to directly locate the Process block component in the Process diagram.

    • Double click the tree node in the Process list to create a Process block property in the multi property panel in the middle area (if it is not opened).

    • Interface Library It is used to manage the selected interface targets (elements / windows) in a unified way. Each interface target can be named by users. At present, each Process has an independent Interface Library, that is, the included sub Process is also an independent Interface Library. The target name is used separately in the main sub Process.

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  • When the Process block property is activated, the left area correspondingly activates the property panel of the expansion command. At the same time, you can switch to the Process property panel, and double-click in the Process list to open the new Process block tab.

    command list tab

Multi property panel​

The upper part of the middle area is a multi property panel, which contains Process chart tab And Process block tab ， You can quickly enter to edit other Process blocks by switching tabs.

Attribute property panel and variables property panel​

The right area contains the attribute property panel and the variable property panel. By default, the attribute property panel is activated, and the two property pages can be switched at will.

  • The attribute property panel consists of output, required attribute and optional attribute. Generally, there are two editing modes when inputting the required or optional attribute:

    • Normal mode: input or select content directly, WYSIWYG.

    • Professional mode: you can enter variables, expressions, etc.

      input method

  • The variable property panel consists of the current Process block variable module, the current subprogram variable module, the Process diagram variable module, the Process input module and the Process output module

    Note: when the command selected by the mouse in the assembly area is in the subroutine, the variable property panel displays the current subroutine variable module.

    variable tab

Output panel and commissioning panel​

The bottom of the middle area contains the output panel and debugging panel. The output panel is resident and stowed by default. The debugging panel is displayed after using the breakpoint debugging function of the toolbar and closes when the debugging function is closed

Adjust layout

Record layout​

When editing a Process, multiple property pages opened, or the upper and lower positions of the property pages in the left and right areas have been adjusted, or a windowed layout display has been made in the middle area, will be recorded. The next time you open it, the layout status will be restored to the last time you closed it.

change layout

Move​

You can adjust the layout by dragging the property header, but there are several constraints:

  • Panel in the left area: two panels can be dragged into a separate panel display at the same time. They can be dragged into the right area for docking, but not into the middle panel area and the bottom panel area.
  • Panel in the middle area: the Process icon tab and the Process block property can be split and dragged into a separate property panel, but cannot be dragged into other panel areas.
  • Panel in the right area: two panels can be dragged into a separate panel display at the same time. They can be dragged into the left area for docking, but not into the middle panel area and the bottom panel area.
  • Bottom panel of middle area: not draggable.

Closing Exhibition​

  • In the left and right areas, when the mouse clicks the tab head, the corresponding panel will be folded or expanded. Move the mouse to the outer frame line of the panel, and a stretchable icon "←→" will be displayed. Clicking the outer frame line can stretch the width of the panel in the left area to the right or reduce the width to the left (there is a minimum width). The panel in the right area also has this rule.

  • In the bottom panel of the middle area, when the mouse is moved to the upper outer frame line of the panel, a stretchable icon "↑↓" will be displayed. Click the outer frame line to stretch the height of the panel upward or reduce the height (there is a minimum height).

Restore default layout​

When the layout is messy and unsatisfactory, you can click the restore icon in the property area on the right side of the top of the Process editing window to restore to the default layout.

restore to default layout