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Procedure

  1. In the Object Manager panel, under the Detail section, choose the Assigned Objects tab.

    The Assigned Objects tab page opens.

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

  3. In the Object Creation dialog box that appears, enter the name of the catalog and choose Create & Navigate To Object.

    The newly created catalog appears in the Object Manager panel.

    This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

  4. You can add structure, leaf and link nodes to the root node of the catalog.

    • Add a Structure

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

        The structure node appears below the root node.

        This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

      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 structure.

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    • Add a Leaf

      1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu of the catalog, choose   Create Subnode   Leaf  .

        The leaf node appears below the root node.

        This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

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

      3. Assign an object to the leaf node. You can either assign an existing object or a new object to the leaf 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, choose the object and choose Select.

      • 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 & 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 leaf.

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    • Add a Link

      1. Under the Structure subsection, in the context menu, choose   Create Subnode   Link  

        This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

      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.

        End of the note.

  5. Save the catalog.

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