Many of the item views configured via Configure the explorer allow for multiple configurations, i.e., multiple instances of the view. A list of them is provided below. The ViewSettings tag enables you to set custom labels, hover-tips, image icons, etc. for the menu options presented on the Items ribbon and in the View drop-down for these views. To use this tag, you would include it in each configuration, as needed.
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with SystemWeaver concepts such as Items, Parts and Attributes
- Knowledge of XML
- An installation of the SystemWeaver swExplorer client (swExplorer)
- Assignment of the SW Architect role in the database
Built-in Views That Support Multiple Configurations
- Allocation
- Baseline configurator
- Baseline configurator (First level)
- Clone item
- Compare
- Complete status
- Coverage (mapping item)
- Coverage: item -> item
- ECU Allocation
- Fail Comp. Allocation
- Part list editor
- RM Plus Light
- Traceability matrix
- Variability Editor
- Variability matrix
- XML Export
- XML Import
Example
<Configs> <Config id="Func1"> <ViewSettings> <Caption>Function realization</Caption> <RibbonGroup>Design</RibbonGroup> <Description>Hint shown in the ribbon</Description> <Image typeImage="25"/> </ViewSettings> ....
<Caption>
The name of the item view instance. It is displayed in the View drop-down menu and as a label for a button on the Items ribbon.
<RibbonGroup>
This specifies the Item ribbon menu group on the Items tab where the button will be available. This is optional.
Note: To add to a ribbon group on a custom tab, you will need to specify this in the Item ribbon configuration. |
<Description>
The hint shown when hovering over the button on the ribbon, if the <RibbonGroup> is specified. This is optional.
<Image>
The image number of the icon to be used for the button. Possible attributes are guiImage or typeImage. See Available Icon Images for Configuration Items. This is optional.