When you double-click an object in the Desktop Client, the default double-click action for that object occurs if a default method is defined for the class definition. For example, if the default method for a PIDRevision object is GenDetail, the software displays the Details dialog box for a P&ID instrument when you double-click it in the Desktop Client. The default double-click action only works for users who have access to the default method.
To configure double-click for a class definition using a default method,
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Class definitions must realize at least one interface.
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Interfaces must have methods associated with them.
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Methods must have the appropriate user role associated with them.
This procedure requires a drag-and-drop operation between list view windows in the
Desktop Client. Edit your user preferences (File > Change User Preferences > Windows) to enable multiple, floating windows.
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In the Desktop Client, click Find > Schema > Class Definition to search for the class definition you want to modify.
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Right-click the class definition, and select Show Realized Interface Definitions from the shortcut menu.
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Right-click the realized interface definition, and select Show Methods from the shortcut menu.
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Select the method that you want to be the default method, and drag the method onto the class definition to create the default method relationship.
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Click OK in the New Relationship dialog box to create the relationship.
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Find an object of the class that you modified.
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Double-click the object, and verify that the dialog box for the default method appears.