Edit Interface window

How do I open the Edit Interface window?
  1. In the decorator pane, click the
    Interfaces
     tab.
  2. On the
    Interfaces
     toolbar, click the
    Edit
     button.
Use the
Edit Interface
 window to modify the parameters of the interface. The window contains two panes, a parameter pane and an
Interface Members
 pane. By default, the settings in the parameter pane are categorized by function.
This table describes the items in the
Edit Interface
 window.
Name
Field Type
Description
Categorized
Button
Click to change the parameter display to categorize parameters by function.
Alphabetical
Button
Click to change the parameter display to parameters in an alphabetized order.
Property Pages
Button
Click to display the property pages when they are hidden.
01 Interface Details
Name
Text entry
The name of the interface. This field is required.
Usage
Dropdown menu
Choose whether the interface in an input interface consumed by the library or output interface produced by the library.
Interface Description
Text entry
(optional) Describe the usage of the interface.
02 Interface Connection
Key Id
Text entry
The identifier for the key assigned to this interface.
Revision
Text entry
The revision number of this interface.
Interface Members
Add member
Button
Click to open the
Tags
 window and choose an
I/O Configuration
 tag to assign to this interface.
Edit
Button
When an interface member is selected, click to open the Interface Member window and modify its parameters.
Delete member
Button
When an interface member is selected, click to delete the interface member from the list.
Import members
Button
Not available.
List
Grid
List of all the interface members configured for this interface. Displays the name of the member, the type of data it contains, the value of the member and any descriptive text.
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