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Command: Frame Selection

Function: The command opens the Frame Configuration dialog.

. Call:
  • Visualization menu

  • Click the Configure button in the References property.

Requirement: A Frame element or Tabs element is selected in the editor. The Element Properties view is open.

Dialog: Frame Configuration

The dialog allows you to select one or more of all available visualizations. The selected visualizations are displayed at runtime in the window area of the frame element or tab control.

Important

Visualizations can be nested at any depth by means of Frame elements. In order to use the Switch to any visualization frame selection type without any problems, a Frame must not contain more than 21 referenced visualizations.

For more information, see also the description for the Input configuration of an element: Action Switch frame visualization.

Table 95. Available Visualizations

By Visualization Name

The list of available visualizations of the project and libraries is sorted alphabetically.

By Type or Instance

The list of available visualizations of the project and libraries is sorted by type or instance.

Input field for a filter

If a filter text is specified, then only those visualizations whose names contain the filter text are listed.

_visu_icon_project.png

Project with project visualizations below it

_visu_icon_namespace.png

Library with project visualizations below it



Table 96. Selected Visualizations

_visu_icon.png Add

Click the symbol to add a visualization to the list of selected visualizations.

Requirement: This is selected in Available Visualizations.

Tip

To add a visualization, double-click a visualization below.

_visu_icon_delete.pngDelete

Click the symbol to delete a visualization from the list.

Requirement: This is selected in Selected Visualizations.

The visualizations are automatically numerically indexed via the order in the list. The top visualization has the index 0. The next visualization has the index 1 and so on.

Note

The Frame and Tabs elements use the index of the variables which are specified in the Switch frame variable property.

_visu_icon_arrow_up.png: Move Up

Click the symbol to move a visualization up in the list.

Requirement: This is selected in Selected Visualizations.

_visu_icon_arrow_down.png: Move Down

Click the symbol to move a visualization down in the list.

Requirement: This is selected in Selected Visualizations.