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Dialog Edit terminal strip

In this dialog all the display settings and data for the terminal strip that you have selected are displayed. These settings are stored in a scheme.

Using the popup menu, you can call different edit functions, with which you can for example sort and number terminals, add and delete alignable accessories or generate multi-level terminals. A schematic preview of the terminals makes it easier, among other things, to recognize different terminal types, potential types and multi-level terminals. In addition to the properties of the terminals the properties of the connected connections can also be displayed.

Overview of the main dialog elements:

Scheme:

Here you select a scheme from the drop-down list to define the settings. Click [...] to open the dialog Settings: Column configuration. There you can edit existing schemes or create a new scheme.

Table

The columns defined in the selected scheme will show in the table. Certain data are only displayed here (the fields are then grayed out), and others can be edited. The following columns can, amongst others, be displayed:

Toolbar:

The arrow buttons of the toolbar can be used to change the order of terminals within the terminal strip. The complete row is moved in each case. Multi-level terminals are kept when they are moved.

Button

Meaning

(Generate multi-level terminal)
(Generate multi-level terminals)

Generates a single multi-level terminal / multiple multi-level terminals with the number of levels specified in the subsequent dialog from the marked terminals. In the process the levels are assigned automatically in descending order, in as far as they are not yet filled. The terminal with the highest level becomes the main terminal, all other terminals become auxiliary terminals.

Note:

The Do not use main terminals property has to be deactivated for the terminal strip so that multi-level terminals can be generated correctly.

(Disconnect)

Disconnects terminals belonging together (e.g. multi-level terminals) or terminals and associated accessories. Only the marked rows are disconnected. It is only possible to move one level of a multi-level terminal to a different terminal if the multi-level terminals are split.

(Generate manual saddle jumper (external))
(Generate manual saddle jumper (internal))

Generates a manual saddle jumper between the marked terminals.

  • External: Generates a manual saddle jumper between the external saddle jumper connection points.
  • Internal: Generates a manual saddle jumper between the internal saddle jumper connection points.

The respective button is only active if the marked terminals dispose of a corresponding saddle jumper option. If manual saddle jumpers are already defined for some terminals within the marking, the saddle jumpers are - where possible - combined into a continuous saddle jumper as well as additional nodes to the existing saddle jumper inserted.

(Delete manual saddle jumper (external))
(Delete manual saddle jumper (internal))

Deletes an existing manual saddle jumper between the marked terminals.

  • External: Deletes a manual saddle jumper between the external saddle jumper connection points.
  • Internal: Deletes a manual saddle jumper between the internal saddle jumper connection points.

Tip:

If you want to split and resort multi-level terminals, you should first delete the sorting and the split the terminals. If the reverse workflow is used, it is possible that the terminals are combined again.

The device position is deleted when the Delete sorting option is carried out. During splitting a separate device position is assigned to each terminal. If the device position of the terminals is empty, consecutive terminals from one main terminal to the next one are combined.

[Sort]:

Allows automatic sorting of all terminals in the current terminal strip. Multi-level terminals and other terminal devices are retained during sorting. An exception is formed by the Delete sorting option - in this case the terminal devices are broken up and the terminals are sorted separately. The following options are available:

Popup menu:

The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (e.g. date, integer, multilingual) - the following menu items that are, depending on the situation, available for influencing the table or editing the values in the fields. You can find an overview of these popup menu items in the section Popup menu items.

In addition, the following dialog-specific popup menu items are available:

Menu item

Meaning

New functions

Opens the Generate functions dialog, allowing several functions to be simultaneously generated.

Delete

Deletes the selected object.

Generate function templates

Available if the Do not use main terminals property is activated for the terminal strip definition. Generates function templates from the selected terminals. These are used to specify the terminal strip structure - if you do not use main terminals.

Delete function templates

Deletes the function templates for the selected terminals.

Adding alignable accessories

Opens the Part selection dialog. There you can select alignable accessory parts. The corresponding parts are entered at the main terminal or - if you do not use main terminals - at the terminal strip definition.

Alignable accessories visible

Makes the alignable accessories visible as additional rows in the dialog. Accessories that cannot be aligned (i.e. accessories such as labels that are attached directly to a terminal or terminal strip) are shown in the separate column Preview accessories.

Delete alignable accessories

Deletes the alignable accessories.

Alignable accessories following

Sorts the alignable accessories before or after the main terminal: If this option is activated, the accessory is sorted in behind the main terminal, otherwise before it. A small arrow in the "Row" column indicates the direction during editing.

View: Connection-point-oriented

Shows all the connection points of the terminals, irrespective or whether connections are connected there or not. This means that additional rows are displayed for connection points to which no connection is connected. Information is thus displayed that is also available in connection-point-oriented reports.

Number terminals

Opens the Number terminals dialog.

Move

Opens the Move dialog. Here you can move the selected terminals on the terminal strip to create gaps between the terminals.

Connection point: Swap Internal / External

Only available if a cell is marked in the Terminal connection point (internal) or Terminal connection point (external) column exists. Its usage mainly makes sense in the connection-point-oriented view. Changes the setting of the Internal / external property for the marked terminal connection point. This means that a previously internal terminal connection becomes an external terminal connection and vice versa. The internal and external terminal connections can be defined individually in the process.

Terminal: Swap Internal / External

Swaps all the internal and external terminal targets of the marked terminals. In the connection point logic of the terminal the setting of the Internal / external property is swapped to this purpose. This means that all the previously internal terminal targets become external terminal targets and vice versa.
For saddle jumper connection points (internal / external) and jumper connection points (internal / external), the display is not updated immediately; it is not updated until the change is applied.

Device selection

Available if one main terminal is marked or if one or more levels of a multi-level terminal are marked. Opens the Device selection dialog for selecting a suitable part.

Properties (global)

Opens the Properties (global): <...> dialog. Allows you to edit the properties of the terminal globally.

Note:

Before carrying out a device selection confirm the changes you made in the dialog Edit terminal strip by clicking the [Apply] button to ensure that you are using the updated data.

See also