Create parameters

Prerequisites

• Production area has been created.
• Dataset structure has been created.
• Structure element has been added.

Procedure

1. Click on a production area in the Configurator tab.
2. Click in the detailed view in the row of a dataset structure.
3. Click on a structure element.
4. In the detailed view, click in the Parameter Configuration tab.
5. Enter the information in the Create Parameters dialog window:

   

   • Select the source of the parameter in the Source drop-down list.
   • Use the radio button to select the parameter type.
   • Enter the name of the parameter in the Name text box.
   • You can enter a brief description of the parameter in the Description text box.
   • Deactivate the Mandatory switch if the parameter is not required (only for internal source).
   • A data type of the parameter can be selected in the Data Type drop-down list (only for internal source).
   • A unit of the parameter can be entered in the Unit text box (only for internal source).
   • A minimum value of the parameter can be entered in the Minimum text box (only for internal source).
   • A maximum value of the parameter can be entered in the Maximum text box (only for internal source).
   • A default value of the parameter can be entered in the Default Value text box (only for internal source).
   • The minimum number of 1D arrays, 2D arrays or 3D arrays can be entered in the Minimum Array Elements text box (only for internal source).
   • The maximum number of 1D arrays, 2D arrays or 3D arrays can be entered in the Maximum Array Elements text box (only for internal source).
   • Activate the Enumeration Values switch if enumeration values are added (only for internal source).
   • Select the format string of the parameter and/or enter text in the Format String drop-down list (only for metadata source).
   • The path to a dataset can be selected in the Dataset Path search field (only for linked source).
   • The path to a parameter or a structure element can be entered in the Root Path text box (only for linked source).
6. Click Save.
7. Click Save in the detailed view.
8. Enter a version comment in the Save Changes dialog window.
9. Click Save.

The parameter is created and appears in the list.