You use the Engineering Data Editor (EDE) for viewing data and performing editing or other operations on one or more items of a specified item type.
The Edit View Dialog dialog allows you to define the items you want to see in the table view. You customize a filter and layout for the display on the Advanced Table Properties Dialog dialog.
The main features of the EDE are:
Header
The header displays the following information:
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The number of EDEs opened by you in the current session.
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The Item Type, Filter, and Layout selected in the Edit View dialog on which your table is based.
EDE Toolbar
The EDE Toolbar is displayed below the header and includes commands that are frequently used when you are working with the EDE. Some of the toolbar actions are available as right-click shortcuts when you select on a row, cell, or group of cells. For more information, see EDE Toolbar and Shortcut Menu .
Search
Use the Search box to search the EDE grid. Type an alphanumeric string, as you type the active search engine begins filtering out character by character, the grid items that do not match your string.
Data
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You can populate data viewed in the table in one of the following ways:
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Selecting a table cell and typing the appropriate information.
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If the property has a select list associated with it, then you choose the value from the select list.
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If the cell is populated by a value that results in calculating another cell, the software performs the calculation and displays the result in the appropriate cell.
If the cell is populated by a read-only property or a property that is only automatically generated by validation or calculation, you cannot edit that cell. You can select an entire row, corresponding to the properties of a single item tag, by selecting the corresponding row number to the left of the table. Then you can view the properties in the Properties window and edit item properties there, too.
The contents of cells can be copied to other cells, provided the cell contents are compatible.
The maximum number of rows per page is 500 rows. Below the grid you can find details
of how many rows are displayed and how many cells are selected.
Data Manipulation
You can perform the following operations in the grid of the EDE:
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Move a cell from one location to another like in Excel.
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Change the width of a cell by dragging the edge of the cell header and making the cell wider or narrower. When you save the settings, the software retains cell widths the next time you open the layout.
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Freeze one or more columns to prevent them from scrolling. Hover the mouse over the left side of the first column (normally the Item Tag column) until the cursor changes to a double-headed horizontal arrow. Select and drag the vertical line to the right side of the last column you want to freeze. The software prevents all the columns to the left of the dragged dividing line scrolling horizontally.
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Select a cell in the left empty column to select the entire row.
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Double-click a cell to select its contents for editing.
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For a multiple selection using the SHIFT or CTRL keys, select the relevant row numbers.
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Select the upper left empty header to select all the items.
Printing
You can print out the contents the current table. For more details, see Print EDE Content.
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When navigating in the EDE, the Properties window is enabled. When you select a tag in the EDE, the data for the tag appears in the Properties window. Editing a property of a tag in the Properties window is immediately reflected in the EDE and vice versa.
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After exiting Smart Electrical, and starting a new session, the software retains the size and position of all the windows that were open in the previous session.