Context Menu for Components and Elements

Note
Most options in this context menu do not work for elements in included components. Those options are deactivated if you right-click an element in an included component.

In the "Outline" tab, the context menu of a component or element - including arguments and local variables of the trigger - contains the following functions:

Copy (<Ctrl> + <c>)

Copies a selected included component or element to the ASCET clipboard.

Paste (<Ctrl> + <v>)

Pastes a component or element of the ASCET clipboard.

Delete (Del)

Deletes a selected included component or element.

Rename (F2)

Renames a selected included component or element.

Replace Component

Replaces a component with another included component. The name of the old component remains.

Open Component

Opens the specification editor for a selected included component.

Notes

Opens the notes editor for a selected included component - you can make notes about the included component here.

Properties (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <p>)

Opens the Properties editor for a selected included component or element.

Data (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <d>)

Opens the data editor for a selected included component or element.

Implementation (<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <i>)

Opens the implementation editor for a selected included component or element. Search of component implementations is possible.

Show Path

Shows the path of an element or included component.

Copy Path to Clipboard

Copies the path of an selected included component to the clipboard.

Model Path	Model Path.
Model asd:// Link	Path in ASCET protocol format that allows operating/referencing an ASCET component in a model as hyperlink.
Database Path	Database/workspace path.
Database asd:// Link	Path in ASCET protocol format that allows operating/referencing an ASCET component in the database/workspace as hyperlink.

Create ASCET Link

Creates an ASCET link that opens the conditional table and (except for the self element, i.e. the root of the element tree) highlights the selected element in the "Outline" tab.

Import

Data

For Selected Element

Imports data for a selected element.

Export

Component (<Ctrl> + <e>)		Exports the current component/project or the selected included component into an export file of selectable format.
Generated Code Saves the generated code in the file system.	Flat	For the edited component/project.
	Recursive	For the edited component/project and all referenced components.
	Generic	Generic C code for processing at a later point using external tools, e.g. an external Make/Build process.
Data	For Component	Exports a component/project data set.
Data	For selected Element	Exports data for the selected elements.

Insert Component

Inserts a component in the editor.