Configuring a Table Format File
When a Project is created, default Table Format files are created and enabled. Simplify file inputs, which is a checkbox under General in the Project properties, controls whether multiple Table Format files for a table type can exist in the Project. For more information, see General Project Properties.
If Simplify file inputs has been cleared, custom Table Format files can be created and enable them at either the Project or System file level. You create a Table Format file in the same way as any other file. However, as part of the creation process, you must select the type of table that the file is to configure. For more information, see Table Type Selection.
Once the Table Format file is created, you configure it by inserting and defining the data fields to show in the table.
1. If the Table Format file is not already open, then open it.
2. For each field to insert in the table, do the following:
a. In the last table row in the Table Format pane, click < Click here to insert a new record> .
The Add Table Format Record window opens. For more information, see Add Table Format Record Window.
b. Complete this window and click OK.
3. For each record in the Table Format pane, complete the properties in the Field Definition pane.
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Width
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The width of the column in which to display values. Although the default field width is specified in the Data Definition file, you can enter a different width here for the column in the table view. The range is a value from 1 to 255.
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Disabled
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Indicates whether the field is display-only. When this checkbox is selected, it is display-only. This checkbox is selected and unavailable for a field from a foreign table because foreign fields are always display-only.
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Text color
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Indicates the color for the text in the column.
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Background color
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Indicates the background color for the column.
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You can use the Edit a Field Wizard to modify configuration settings for any field inserted in the Table Format pane. After selecting the row for this field, select the Edit Field command on either the Edit menu or shortcut menu to start this wizard. For more information, see Using the Add/Edit a Field Wizard.
If the Table Format file is for a FMEA Worksheet table, the Add Field command is also available on the Edit menu and shortcut menu. Selecting it starts the Add a Field Wizard, which allows you to insert a new FMEA field in the FMEA Design file and save configuration settings for it to the Data Definition file. For more information, see Using the Add/Edit a Field Wizard. Once the FMEA field is inserted in the FMEA Design file, you can insert it in the Table Format file as indicated in step 1.
4. When finished, close the Table Format file.
Once Table Format files for the Project or a particular System file have been created and configured, you can enable them in the Project properties. For more information, see Enabling Table Format and Form Set Files.
If a Table Format file for an embedded table is modified, you are asked whether you want to reload the embedded table. If you click Yes, changes made to the Table Format file for the table’s main view are also made to all forms where this table is embedded. For more information, see Embedded Tables on Forms.
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In a Table Format file, you can insert fields for changing the items to which a record is tied. For example, you can insert System Tree Item and Configuration in the Table Format file for the FRACAS Incidents table and then use these fields to select the system tree item and configuration. Or, you can insert Incident in the Table Format file for the FRACAS Maintenance Logs table and then use it to select the incident.
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