Products

In this window, you can define and configure products. A product is an object in the library which can be used in a Project. A product can be as small as a single motor (or smaller), or be as large (or larger) as a complete pumping system or conveyor belt

A product can contain the following items:

Configurations
Attributes;
Interfaces
I/O;
Value set;
Document, logical, scada and electrical modules;

This window contains one main view and the possibility to Configure the Products.

In the main view, you can find all your products. When the right mouse button is pressed in the main view, the options Enable and Disable are available. With these options, it's possible to enable or disable multiple products at once.

Add a new product

Click Add new product'. A new product row will be created.
Enter a unique Id for the product.
Optionally, enter a name (multi-language), name extra, group, subgroup and description, etc.
If you do not want this product to appear in the library and/or project windows, it can be disabled by unchecking the ‘enabled’ checkbox.

New products will be created below the selected product/row.

New products can only be created if a 'top' product is selected.

Add sub-product

It is possible to create nested products. This is done with a popup window where it is possible to select the products you want, as sub-products.

Click Add sub-product. A popup will show.

Select products you want to add to the product 'Tank' as sub-products.
Press 'Add' to add the selected product.
Press 'Cancel' to close the popup window and do nothing.

Notes:

- Only 'top' products (not sub-products) are shown in the popup window and only those products can be added as a sub-product.

- Products with spare I/O are not shown in the popup window.

- Products can only be added to 'top' products, not to existing sub-products.

- To add a sub-product to a 'top' product with a specific position. select the sub-product where the new sub-product should be below, then click Add sub-product.

When a product has sub-products, the field structure id generates a unique id because it is possible to add 1 product multiple times. The structure code can be modified.

Notes

Products can only be added as sub-product:
If the product is not used on an I/O unit/station inside the library;
If the product has no spare I/O.
Spare I/O can only be added to products that are not used as sub-product
Product with sub-products cannot be used on I/O unit/stations inside the library and inside the project.
The 'enabled' checkbox cannot be changed in a sub-product. The value will be inherited from the original product.
Items like Attributes, I/O, etc. cannot be added to sub-products, this can only be done to the original product.
Only default values can be changed inside sub-products, all other configurations/values cannot be changed. values as module functions, read only status, expressions and I/O links can only be changed on the original product.

HINT: Use the key combination 'Ctrl + G' to go to the original product.

Copy a product and its sub-products

Instead of creating a new product from scratch, an existing product can also be copied.

Select the product to copy.
Click Copy.
The copied product id gets the text ' - Copy (x)' attached to it as a suffix.
Change the new, unique product id after the copy.
Optionally, change the product’s group, subgroup, description and enable or disable it.
All sub-products are also copied but their data stays the same.

Order products and sub-products

Products are ordered by there sequence number.

Only products and there 'first' underlying sub-product can be positioned by drag-drop.

Sub-products of sub-products cannot be changed.

For example.

Product A

- Product B

- - Product C

Product B

- Product C

Product C

In the above, there are 3 products.

Where Product C is added as sub-product to Product B.

And Product B is added as sub-product to Product A.

All top products can be positioned by drag-drop.

Product B on Product A can also be positioned.

But Product C on Product A cannot be positioned, this must be done in Product B.

By changing the order of Product C on Product B, the order of Product C on Product A is automatically changed.

Note

Drag and drop actions are only allowed if a product is dropped Before or After another product. So dropping On a product is not possible.

Delete a product

Select the product to remove. Multiple select is possible.
Click Delete in the main view.
To confirm the delete action, click OK in the message dialog.

Notes:

1. A product in use cannot be deleted.

Tag code

Products and sub-products have the optional columns 'Tag code' and 'Tag description'. The tag code will not be visible by default and can be found in the column chooser.

Image: Library product view

The Tag code and Tag description inside the library can be seen as default values. When the Product is applied inside the project structure, the Tag code and the Tag description is set inside the project.

Changing the values inside the library will not affect the values inside the project.

Tag code will not be set/overridden if the Product inside the project already has a Tag code.
Tag description will not be set/overridden if the Product inside the project already has a Tag description and/or a Tag code.

If the Tag code is set by selecting a Product, the Tag id will be generated.

If the new Tag id is not unique within the project, the Tag id will not be generated.

The example above will result in the following project structure when the product 'Storage tank' is selected:

When the product 'Storage tank' is added, the Tag code/description can be changed.

Image: Project structure view