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
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Right-click CimLayout Configuration in the CimLayout Configuration Editor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.