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4.2. Add: Children Objects
About this task
Configuration: Add a child node.
Runtime example: Child node.
Configuration: Add a Child Node
Drag and Drop a Screen
Note: Dragging and dropping a screen speeds up configuration when the node will use an Overlay action type, which is one of three available action types.
Procedure
Select a screen in the Navigation Configuration window lower right pane.
Drag the screen to a selected Children folder in the Navigation Configuration Editor left-pane.
The screen file name displays as the node name.
(Optional) Rename the node name.
Select the root node.
Do one of the following.
Right-click the name; select Rename on the Popup menu.
Select Edit>Rename on the Configuration Editor menu bar.
Press F2 on the keyboard.
The name can now be edited.
Type in the name that should display on the menu bar.
Result: The node will now display on the Navigation menu bar; the screen that will display is automatically entered in the Overlay parameters Screen name field.
Use Menu Items
Select Navigation Configuration in the Navigation Configuration Editor left-pane.
Do one of the following.
Right-click the selected Navigation Configuration or Children icon; select Add Configuration Object on the Popup menu.
Click Edit>Add Configuration object on the Navigation Configuration Editor menu bar.
An Add Configuration Object dialog box opens.
Enter the following.
Field
Description
Name
Name that will display on the Navigation Menu bar.
Type
The Navigation Node is the object that a user will click on to perform the selected root node action.
Icon
An icon can be selected from the icon drop down list to represent the node.
The icon selection will depend on your system's specifications and whether or not you use custom icons.
Default
Notes
The default icon for a node may be different, based on your system's icon list.
The Navigation bar configuration can specify whether or not an icon will display or if an image will display.
Click OK.
Results
The Add Configuration Object dialog box closes; The name that was entered displays as the root node name in the Navigation Configuration window left pane.
Note: When a child is added using the Add Configuration Object dialog box, an action type and specifications required for that action type will have to be entered before the navigation configuration can be saved with no errors.
Runtime Example: Child Nodes
A Child group has been added to the Navigation bar, as follows.
A
SECTORS
A
No Action child object contains children that have Overlay actions.
Folder icon has been selected.
B
SECTOR 01 - SECTOR 05
The SECTORS child contains five children, each of which opens an assigned CimView screen.
Each child is assigned the default icon.
A cascade menu displays the children relative to their position in the configuration tree.
A
SECTORS
Displays with the assigned folder as a child container.
B
SECTOR 01 - SECTOR 05
Display in a list that expands when SECTORS is selected.
