Variants/Options

Project Setting

Separator for variant texts

Is the character placed between variant name and component code when displaying variant text by means of the Device Properties or the Insert Variant Text command.

Unique Names for Variants/Options

E3.series checks whether the assigned option names are unique. When this option is not checked, the combination of folder and option name determines the uniqueness.

Variants or options whose names are not unique, are listed in the Output Window's Results tab.

Create New Alias

Aliases are a summary of different variant and option combinations with one name. Aliases are used to recall recurring boolean expressions by name.

Alias name

Please define a corresponding name (i.e. alias) for the desired variant or option combination.

See also: Creating and managing variants & options

Boolean expression

Select the corresponding buttons to define a Boolean expression. These buttons are available only when previously having selected a group under Select Groups.

Boolean operators are conjunctions or expressions such as AND (conjunction), OR (disjunction), NOT (negation).

The following syntax operators are allowed:

• & AND conjunction

• | OR conjunction

• ! NOT conjunction

• () nesting

Basic forms of boolean conjunctions:

• OPT-1 & OPT-2: Object is available if option 1 and 2 are active

• OPT-1 | OPT-2: Object is available if option 1 or 2 are active

• !OPT-1: Object is available if option 1 is not active

Different operators on the same level must be differentiate by brackets, except from NOT operators.

The boolean expression used for the alias can afterwards be assigned to the selected object(s).

Does not exist/Only exists

Here, a global state Does not exist or Only exists can be defined for an alias.

When this alias is defined on a device it will or won't be displayed corresponding to the appropriate variant constellations within the working area.