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Procedure documentationCreating a Catalog

Procedure

  1. Open the application in the Object Manager panel.

  2. Under the Detail section, choose the Contained Objects tab.

    The Contained Objects tab page opens.

  3. Choose Catalog from the Type field and choose Create Object.

  4. In the Object Creation dialog box that appears, enter the name of the catalog and choose Create and navigate to object.

    The newly created catalog appears in the Object Manager panel.

  5. You can add folder, object and link nodes to the root node of the catalog.

    • Add a Folder Node

      1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu of the catalog, choose Create Folder Node....

        The folder node appears below the root node.

      2. Enter the following data in the General tab.

        • Name

          The name is displayed in the tree hierarchy in the catalog maintenance view. The name is used as a backup if the text is not available.

        • Text

          The text is displayed in the catalog browser mode.

      Note Note

      You can also add sub-nodes to the folder.

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    • Add a Object Node

      The object node has reference to BRFplus objects. You can add an initial node, select an existing object or create a new object.

      If you want to create a node which has no binding then use the create an initial node option.

      • Create an Initial Node

        1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu of the catalog, choose Start of the navigation path Create Object Node Next navigation step Create Initial Node... End of the navigation path.

          The object node appears.

        2. Enter the name of the leaf node under the General tab.

        3. Assign an object to the object node. You can either assign an existing object or a new object to the object node.

          • Assign an Existing Object

            1. Under the General tab, choose Graphical Access (Graphical Access).

            2. In the context menu, choose Select Object.

            3. In the Object Query dialog box that appears, enter the name of the expression in the Object Name field and choose the object type.

            4. Choose Search

            5. Select the object.

          • Assign a New Object

            1. Choose Graphical Access (Graphical Access).

            2. In the context menu, choose Create Object.

            3. In the General Data section, enter the name and choose the type of object from the Type field.

            4. Choose Create and navigate to object button.

              The object opens in the Object Manager panel.

              Note Note

              If you choose Create button, the object is created and assigned to the object node.

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      • Select an Existing Object

        1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu of the catalog, choose Start of the navigation path Create Object Node Next navigation step Select Existing Object... End of the navigation path.

        2. In the Object Query dialog box that appears, enter the name of the expression in the Object Name field and choose the object type.

        3. Choose Search.

          The object appears below the Search button.

        4. Select the object.

      • Create a New Object

        • Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu of the catalog, choose Create Object Node and create the object.

    • Add a Link to Catalog

      • Create an Initial Node

        1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu, choose Start of the navigation path Create Catalog Node Next navigation step Create Initial Node... End of the navigation path

        2. Enter the name of the link node.

        3. Choose Graphical Access (Graphical Access).

        4. In the context menu, choose Select Catalog Node.

        5. In the Select a Node dialog box that appears, under the Select Catalog tab, choose the catalog and choose Select.

        6. In the Select Node tab that opens, select the node and choose OK.

          The catalog is assigned to the link.

          Note Note

          The root node can also be linked.

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      • Select an Existing Catalog Node

        1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu, choose Start of the navigation path Create Catalog Node Next navigation step Select Catalog Node... End of the navigation path

        2. In the Select a Node dialog box that appears, under the Select Catalog tab, choose the catalog and choose Select.

        3. In the Select Node tab that opens, select the node and choose OK.

          The catalog is assigned to the link.

          Note Note

          The root node can also be linked.

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  6. Activate the catalog.

  7. Save the catalog.

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