Edit parameters

Prerequisites

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

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 in the row of a parameter.
5. Enter the information in the Edit Parameters dialog window:

   

   • Select the source of the parameter in the Source drop-down list.
   • Use the radio button to select the parameter type.
   • Edit the name of the parameter in the Name text box.
   • The description of the parameter can be edited in the Description text box.
   • Deactivate the Mandatory switch if the parameter is not required (only for internal source).
   • The data type of the parameter can be selected in the Data Type drop-down list (only for internal source).
   • The unit of the parameter can be edited in the Unit text box (only for internal source).
   • The minimum value of the parameter can be edited in the Minimum text box (only for internal source).
   • The maximum value of the parameter can be edited in the Maximum text box (only for internal source).
   • The default value of the parameter can be edited 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 variable or structure element can be edited in the Root Path text box (only for linked source).
6. Click Save.

   Alternatively, the information in the parameter row can be edited.

7. Click Save in the detailed view.
8. Enter a version comment in the Save Changes dialog window.
9. Click Save.

The parameter is edited and appears in the list.