Decorator panel

Any element within a library object that accepts decoration opens the decorator panel when it is selected in the

Library Objects

column. The decorator panel displays the fields for the element where decoration can be applied. The display changes based on the decoration available for the selected element.

Fields in the decorator panel that can be edited display with white backgrounds. Fields that are locked for editing appear dimmed. Fields that can accept calculated values show the ellipsis (...) button to the right that opens the

Expression Builder

windows.

In a typical application, substitutions added to the library object extend to names and descriptions for all elements contained within the library object. This allows for consistent identification of all elements within each instance of the library object that is added to an ACM Project.

Parameters, functions, and expressions can be applied as conditions for instantiation, to populate tags, to populate tag extended parameters, and to configure task, program, or routine names.

Substitutions added to the library object, as well as substitutions added to the library objects higher in the library object hierarchy, are applied automatically. Substitutions can be overridden using the

Substitutions Builder

.

The decorator panel becomes inactive when organizational folders in a library object, or items in the

Selected Objects

column, are selected.

When a module is selected, the decorator panel displays the configurable parameters for the selected module. Various decoration operations are possible and expressions can be added. The decorator will only be enabled for supported modules. Different hardware modules with different catalog numbers can be added to the same library.