Type Option Group
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N.B: To access this window in Opera Job Management: from the Archives menu, select Typology option groups. The window can also be opened from the Typology Options using the Group field.The Option group list window allows you to create and manage the groups associated with Typology Options.
Groups allow options with the same function but different characteristics to be grouped together, making it easier to select options when designing typologies in a job.
For each group, it is possible to define the associated system, description, printing settings, and display options.
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Filter fields
The upper part of the window contains the filter fields, which allow you to search for and select previously entered groups.
- System
: allows you to filter groups according to the selected system.
- Chapter
: allows you to filter groups according to their chapter.
- Keyword: allows you to search for groups using a search keyword.
- Position: allows you to filter groups according to their assigned position.
Function buttons
The buttons in the central toolbar allow you to manage the typology option groups.
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: allows you to insert a new group.
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: allows you to delete the selected group.
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: allows you to modify the data of the selected group.
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: allows you to copy an existing group from the archive.
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: allows you to print the data of the groups stored in the archive.
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: opens the Technical catalogs management window, which allows you to associate a catalog page or related technical documentation with the group.
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: allows you to export the contents of the current window to a spreadsheet-format document, such as Excel. More information about using this function can be found on the dedicated page.
Main group data
- Name
- Shows the identification name of the group. It can be an abbreviation representing the function of the options included in the group.
- System
- Allows you to indicate the system to which the group belongs.
- Desc.
- Allows you to enter the group description, which helps identify the function of the associated options.
- Code
- Allows you to associate an identification code with the group.
- Keyword
- Allows you to assign a search keyword to the group, making it easier to find in the archive.
Printing and export options
- Show on window chart
- If enabled, allows the group and its associated options to be included in the window chart printout.
- Show in diagrams
- If enabled, allows the group information to be included in diagram printouts.
- Export to XML file
- If enabled, allows the group information to be exported to an XML file. This function is available when the advanced Standard Output step is installed in the program.
- No data option
- If enabled, excludes the group from option management in the typology data.
- Send to webservice
- Allows you to enable publication of the group on the web, when the function is available.
- Structure private group
- If enabled, allows the group to be managed as private to the structure.
- Global
- Inserts the group options into all the structures of the typology.
- Display in sashes printout
- If enabled, allows the group information to be included in the sashes printout.
- Mandatory option
- If enabled, indicates that an option belonging to the group must be selected when configuring the typology.
- Single valid option
- If enabled, allows only one option belonging to the group to be considered valid.
Chapter and position
- Chapter
- Allows you to indicate the chapter to which the group belongs.
- Position
- Specifies the position of the group in the option selection windows. The value auto indicates that the position is managed automatically by the program.
- Typology desc. position
- Allows you to indicate the position where the group description must appear in the typology. The value auto indicates that the position is managed automatically by the program.
The Icon button
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Icon: allows you to associate an identifying image with the group, using the standard icon and image loading methods.
The associated icon can make it easier to recognize the group when selecting typology options.
