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Viewing Information About an Option
To view information about an option, go to the tree view table in the left pane (of an option pool or an option set), locate the option, and click . The Details tab of the option information page contains information about the option such as when it was created and modified, its description, and the product or library context in which it was created.
The Details tab shows the Choices table that lists all choices defined for the option. From the Choices table you can add new choices by clicking , or delete selected choices by clicking .
The following actions are available from the Actions menu:
Action
Description
Edit
Edit the option attributes. For more information, see Editing an Option.
Delete
Delete the option from the option pool. For more information, see Deleting an Option.
New Choice
Add a new choice to the option.
Rename
Rename the option. For more information, see Renaming an Option.
Information Page for an Option with Numeric Values
You can add the Display Units table to the information page of a numeric option by adding a new tab and clicking Customize > General > Display Units. The Display Units table lists the measurement system, the default units for the supported measurement systems, the units that were selected to override the defaults.
The Choices table lists the choices defined for this option. For numeric choices, it also lists the choice value with the corresponding unit of measure.
Where Used Table
An option may be referenced by a parameter used in the advanced selection logic of a configurable module.
To view configurable modules that reference this option:
1. In the tree view on the Option Pool page or the Structure page of an option set, select an option to get information on.
2. Click the Where Used tab in the right pane. The Where Used tab shows the Referenced as a parameter by the following parts table with a list of configurable modules that use the selected option.
The Referenced as a parameter by the following parts table is also available on the information page of the option. You can also show it as a separate tab on the options information page by choosing Customize > Where Used.