You have opened a project.
- Options > Settings > User > Management > Part selection. In the dialog Settings: Part selection dialog select a user-defined template from the drop-down list. Select the API option and click [...].
- You have selected a main function in the graphical editor or in a navigator. Edit > Properties. You clicked [...] in the Parts tab next to the Data source field. In the dialog Settings: Part selection (user) dialog, click on a user-defined template from the drop-down list. Select the API option and click [...].
In this dialog you determine which parts properties to load with the API interface.
Selecting parts via API is a purely functional interface. How the selection option is structured and how the selection dialog appears depends on the implementation of the corresponding API program.
Overview of the main dialog elements:
Enter the action to be started when you select a part with the API interface. This action is prepared with an API program.
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