Component Manager

This chapter contains a detailed description of the Component Manager, its menu structure and operation.

The function of all menus and menu items is explained. Before reading this part, you should be familiar with ASCET by having studied chapter Understanding ASCET and the Tutorial in the ASCET Getting Started volume.

The ASCET Component Manager opens when the program starts. This is where you start the various editors (see Block Diagram Editor). You can also manage several user profiles and, via an option dialog, set station- and user-specific options, e.g., the definition of storage directories, preferences such as screen display options, or the start-up behavior of the software (see Setting Up ASCET).

The main purpose of the Component Manager is, however, to systematically store and manage all data created during the work with ASCET in a database or workspace (see Managing Data, Databases and Workspaces).

This help component only describes the functions forming an integral part of the Component Manager. The editors, the experiment environment, as well as some add-ons, are described in separate help components.