This feature allows you to add user-defined properties to existing wiring equipment categories. This option applies to the user-defined categories as well as to those that have been supplied with Smart Instrumentation.
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On the Wiring module menu bar, select Tables > Wiring Equipment > Categories.
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In the Wiring Equipment Category dialog, select a category and select Properties.
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To select a user-defined icon for the current wiring equipment category, under Icon file name, select Browse to navigate to the icon file that you require.
The icon that you select will appear in the Domain Explorer or the Reference Explorer next to each wiring equipment item belonging to the current category.
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In the Wiring Equipment Category Properties dialog select Add.
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Under Header, type the text that will appear as the property name on the Category Properties tab of the appropriate wiring equipment properties dialog.
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From the Type list, select the type of value for the new customized category property. You will then be able to enter a value for this new property on the Category Properties tab of the appropriate wiring equipment properties dialog. The values can be numeric, text, or date/time.
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Select Add to define another new property.
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Select OK to accept your definitions and close this dialog.
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You cannot delete or rename any of the predefined properties belonging to the shipped wiring equipment categories.
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After adding a category property, it becomes available on the Category Properties tab of the appropriate wiring equipment properties dialog.