Context Menu Components (Block Diagram)
In the "Specification" view of the block diagram editor for SWCs
, the context menu of an included component contains
the following functions:
Views
Opens the Views options dialog window. All available views are listed, and the visibility of the included component in each view can be edited.
Create ASCET Link
Creates an ASCET link (see ASCET Links) that opens the component and highlights the included component in the drawing area.
Bring to Front
Places the selected diagram element in front of all other objects in the drawing area.
Send to Back
Places the selected diagram element in the back of all other objects in the drawing area.
Ports
Opens a submenu to change the way the component ports are displayed in the selected graphical occurrence.
included component without flexible layout:
Methods
Not available for included components without flexible layout.
Hide Unconnected Ports
Hides unconnected ports. The ports remain enabled (see Enabling and Disabling Methods, Processes, Runnable Entities).
Show All Unconnected Ports
Shows all unconnected ports that are enabled.
Get/Set
Adds/removes Get and Set ports to/from the selected graphical occurrence.
Available for Calibration interfaces, classes, modules and records.
included component with flexible layout:
Methods
Opens the Port Editor (see Show/Hide Ports of an Included Component).
Remove Unconnected Ports
Hides and disables unconnected ports.
Show All Unconnected Ports
Not available for included components with flexible layout.
Get/Set
Adds/removes Get and Set ports to/from the selected graphical occurrence.
Note
Available for Calibration interfaces, classes, modules and records.
Layout
Opens a submenu to change the appearance of the selected diagram element.
Attributes | Opens the Layout Settings window. |
Enable flexible layout | Shows if flexible layout has been activated in the component manager or not. Can be used to determine whether the layout of this component can be altered whenever the component is included in a block diagram or project. |
Select Icon | Adds an icon from the database/workspace to the layout. |
Remove Icon | Removes the icon from the layout. |
Use default Attributes | Restores the default layout defined in the layout editor of the component (see Restoring the Default Layout). |
Set Attributes as default | Uses the current layout of the selected graphical occurrence as new default layout for the component (see Using Changes as a New Default Layout). |
Show Sequence Calls
Shows the sequence calls.
Temporary Variable
Note |
|---|
Temporary variables are deprecated; they will be removed in a future ASCET version. Consider using common subexpression elimination instead. |
Adds a temporary variable to the output(s) of the included component.
Remove Occurrence
Removes the graphical occurrence of a selected component from the diagram (but not from the edited component).
Browse Connected Elements
Browses the elements connected to the selected included component.
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.
Properties
Opens the Properties editor for a selected included component.
Data
Opens the data editor for a selected included component.
Implementation
Opens the implementation editor for a selected included component. Search of component implementations is possible.
Show Path
Shows the path of the selected included component.
Show Occurrences
Shows all graphical occurrences of the included component.
Show Referencing Element
Displays all elements in the component that reference the selected element. See also Searching Elements that Refer a Selected Element.