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4.3. CimLayout: Tab Container
About this task
The CimLayout tab container creates tabs, each of which can be configured the same way a CimLayout configuration with one tab only is configured.
CAUTION: Make sure that your system resources can support the number of tabs, splits and the screens that are selected for the CimLayout container.
Procedure
Right-click CimLayout Configuration in the CimLayout Configuration Editor.
Do either of the following.
Click Edit>Add Configuration Object on the CimLayout Configuration Editor menu bar.
Right-click the selection; select Add Configuration Object on the Popup menu.
An Add Configuration Object dialog box opens.
Enter and select the following.
Field
Description
Name
Identifies the selected container.
Type
TabContainer
Click OK.
A tab configuration object is added to the CimLayout Configuration Editor left-pane.
Note: Each Configuration object that is added to the tab container object will display on its own tab in the CimLayout container.
Select the tab container object.
Do either of the following.
Click Edit>Add Configuration Object on the CimLayout Configuration Editor menu bar.
Right-click the selection; select Add Configuration Object on the Popup menu.
An Add Configuration Object dialog box opens.
Add and configure the object type that will define the first tab.
Note: Any one of the containers, Screen , Splitter or Tab container can be added.
CAUTION: Make sure that your system resources can support the number of containers and the screens that are selected for the CimLayout container.
Select the tab container object again to add and configure one or more additional tabs.
Results
During runtime the tabs are available for selection in the CimLayout container.