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Create/Modify General Variable

(Template Builder) Build → General Data Elements → Variable → New/Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Creates or modifies a general variable. Learn more about General Variables.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
General Variable Name
If creating a general variable, enter a name for it.
If modifying a general variable, enter its database name.
Type
Select one of the following:
■left/right - Define either the left or the right variable, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite variable by default.
■single - Define a nonsymmetric variable.
Property File Name
You can:
■Use an existing property file by specifying the name of the property file that contains the parameter values of the component.
When you specify a property file, your template-based product automatically updates the dialog box with the values from the property file.
■Create a new property file by specifying a new name. When you specify a new name, your template-based product displays the database path that it will use to create the new file.
Your template-based product always creates a new property file in the default writable database.
Datablock Name
Enter the name of a data block from the property file. Data blocks are enclosed in square brackets within the property file.
Attribute Name
Enter the name of an Attribute from the property file. This name is found within the datablock specified above.
Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn about Recording Comments.
Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.
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